All forms of energy follow the law of conservation of energy, by which they can be neither
created nor destroyed. Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving …

Solar-to-chemical energy conversion via heterogeneous photocatalysis is one of the
sustainable approaches to tackle the growing environmental and energy challenges. Among …

Thermo-photo catalysis, which is the catalysis with the participation of both thermal and
photo energies, not only reduces the large energy consumption of thermal catalysis but also …

Dramatically increased CO2 concentration from several point sources is perceived to cause
severe greenhouse effect towards the serious ongoing global warming with associated …

Photo-thermal catalysis has recently emerged as an alternative route to drive chemical
reactions using light as an energy source. Through the synergistic combination of photo-and …

The effective separation of photogenerated carriers plays a vital role in photocatalytic
reactions. In addition to the intrinsic driving force of photocatalysis, an external field …

Plasmon-mediated chemical reactions (PMCRs) are processes that make use of
nanostructure-based surface plasmons as mediators to redistribute and convert photon …

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is a physical phenomenon exhibited by
nanoparticles of metals including coinage metals, alkali metals, aluminum, and some …

Surface plasmons are coherent and collective electron oscillations confined at the dielectric–
metal interface. Benefitting from the inherent subwavelength nature of spatial profile, surface …

Enormous efforts have been devoted to the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) by utilizing
various driving forces, such as heat, electricity, and radiation. However, the efficient …