The controlled synthesis of nanohybrids composed of noble metals (Au, Ag, Pt and Pd, as
well as AuAg alloy) and metal oxides (ZnO, TiO2, Cu2O and CeO2) have received …

Because of its unmatched resource potential, solar energy utilization currently is one of the
hottest research areas. Much effort has been devoted to developing advanced materials for …

Hybrid nanostructures composed of semiconductor and plasmonic metal components are
receiving extensive attention. They display extraordinary optical characteristics that are …

Plasmon resonances in metal nanostructures have been extensively harnessed for light
trapping in mesoporous solar cells (MSCs), including dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) …

Recently, inorganic and hybrid light absorbers such as quantum dots and organometal
halide perovskites have been studied and applied in fabricating thin-film photovoltaic …

Plasmonics has remained a prominent and growing field over the past several decades. The
coupling of various chemical and photo phenomenon has sparked considerable interest in …

Materials with core-shell structures have attracted increasing attention in recent years due to
their unique properties and wide applications in energy storage and conversion systems …

Among the complex nanostructures, core@ shell nanomaterials are gaining much attention,
as the physical properties of the core and shell can be easily and separately tuned. Two …

Surface-and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS and TERS) techniques exhibit
highly localized chemical sensitivity, making them ideal for studying chemical reactions …

Conducting polymers such as polyaniline (PAni) show a great potential as pseudocapacitor
materials for electrochemical energy storage applications. Yet, the cycling instability of PAni …