Chemical reactions induced by the localized surface plasmon (LSP) of metal nanostructures
could be important for a sustainable society to achieve highly efficient conversion from solar …

Carbon, as an indispensable chemical element on Earth, has diverse covalent bonding
ability, which enables construction of extensive pivotal carbon-based structures in multiple …

Tautomerization, the interconversion between two constitutional molecular isomers, is
ubiquitous in nature, plays a major role in chemistry and is perceived as an ideal switch …

Plasmonic nanoparticle catalysts offer improved light absorption and carrier transport
compared to traditional photocatalysts. However, it remains unclear how plasmonic …

Tailored nanostructures can confine electromagnetic waveforms in extremely sub-
wavelength volumes, opening new avenues in lightwave sensing and control down to sub …

Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) is a nonlinear Raman scattering process that can
amplify Raman scattering by up to 10 8 times under modern microscopy configuration. SRS …

Chemical reactions such as bond dissociation and formation assisted by localized surface
plasmons (LSPs) of noble metal nanostructures hold promise in solar-to-chemical energy …

Plasmonic nanostructures have been widely used in photochemical reactions to enhance
reaction rates, decrease energy barriers, or change reaction pathways, but the detailed …

Photochemistry that can be driven at low incident photon flux on optically excited plasmonic
nanoparticles is attracting increasing research interest because of the fundamental need to …

Optically activated reactions initiate biological processes such as photosynthesis or vision,
but can also control polymerization, catalysis or energy conversion. Methods relying on the …