Many natural oxidations are relevant to the origin and running of life but usually proceeded
under mild conditions using molecular oxygen (O2) in the air as the sole oxidant and …

We highlight a new metal–molecule charge transfer process by tuning the Fermi energy of
plasmonic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in situ. The strong adsorption of halide ions upshifts …

The synthesis of mesoporous TiO2 by a solution‐based assembly process and Ag/TiO2
nanocomposites is provided. The efficacy of Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite as photocatalyst in thin …

Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, and needs to be converted into one of the useful
feedstocks, such as carbon monoxide and methanol. We demonstrate the reduction of CO2 …

Plasmonic metal nanoparticle-integrated mesoporous TiO2 nanocomposites (Ag/TiO2,
Cu/TiO2 and Ag–Cu/TiO2), prepared by a simple chemical reduction method, have been …

This study demonstrates a sustainable catalytic CO2 conversion to near 100% CO selectivity
at ambient pressure on In2O3. Critically, high CO yield could be observed at the cost of …

Two dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials have been recently demonstrated to be
effective plasmonic materials and alternatives to costly noble metals. However, tuning the …

Tuning the surface energetics, especially work function (ϕ) of the materials, is of a great deal
of interest for a wide range of surface-and interface-based devices and applications. How …

This work employs ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (APXPS) to delve
into the atomic and electronic transformations of a core–shell Ni@ NiO/NiCO3 photocatalyst …

Efforts to bridge the gap between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis include the
use of surface organometallic chemistry, single atom catalysis and monodispersed metal …