Recent advances and perspectives for solar-driven water splitting using particulate photocatalysts

X Tao, Y Zhao, S Wang, C Li, R Li - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The conversion and storage of solar energy to chemical energy via artificial photosynthesis
holds significant potential for optimizing the energy situation and mitigating the global …

Gold nanorods: the most versatile plasmonic nanoparticles

J Zheng, X Cheng, H Zhang, X Bai, R Ai… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Recent Advances in Plasmonic Photocatalysis Based on TiO2 and Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Energy Conversion, Environmental Remediation, and Organic …

A Kumar, P Choudhary, A Kumar, PHC Camargo… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmonic photocatalysis has emerged as a prominent and growing field. It enables the
efficient use of sunlight as an abundant and renewable energy source to drive a myriad of …

Hybrid plasmonic nanomaterials for hydrogen generation and carbon dioxide reduction

S Ezendam, M Herran, L Nan, C Gruber… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The successful development of artificial photosynthesis requires finding new materials able
to efficiently harvest sunlight and catalyze hydrogen generation and carbon dioxide …

Active site engineering on plasmonic nanostructures for efficient photocatalysis

W Jiang, BQL Low, R Long, J Low, H Loh, KY Tang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic nanostructures have shown immense potential in photocatalysis because of their
distinct photochemical properties associated with tunable photoresponses and strong light …

Strong synergy between gold nanoparticles and cobalt porphyrin induces highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

H Sheng, J Wang, J Huang, Z Li, G Ren… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The reaction efficiency of reactants near plasmonic nanostructures can be enhanced
significantly because of plasmonic effects. Herein, we propose that the catalytic activity of …

Near‐Infrared Light Responsive TiO2 for Efficient Solar Energy Utilization

L Jiang, S Zhou, J Yang, H Wang, H Yu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
TiO2, as a benchmark in the field of ultraviolet photocatalysis, is one of the most widely used
semiconductor photocatalysts. However, its inherent drawbacks, including wide bandgap …

Rational synthesis of Au–CdS composite photocatalysts for broad-spectrum photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Z Xu, W Yue, C Li, L Wang, Y Xu, Z Ye, J Zhang - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Incorporation of plasmonic metal nanomaterials can significantly enhance the visible light
response of semiconductor photocatalysts via localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) …

Multicomponent plasmonic nanoparticles: from heterostructured nanoparticles to colloidal composite nanostructures

M Ha, JH Kim, M You, Q Li, C Fan, JM Nam - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic nanostructures possessing unique and versatile optoelectronic properties have
been vastly investigated over the past decade. However, the full potential of plasmonic …

Semiconducting MOF@ ZnS heterostructures for photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production: heterojunction coverage matters

C Liu, T Bao, L Yuan, C Zhang, J Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Construction of semiconducting metal‐organic framework based heterostructures is
emerging as a promising strategy for enhancing their photocatalytic performances. Here …