Scalable, cost-effective production and earth-abundant material platforms for clean energy
sources such as green hydrogen are key research problems. Understanding the …

The synthesis of anisotropic gold nanostructures has developed drastically in the last
decade. Under the background of carbon neutrality, the search for highly efficient, stable …

Constructing a near-infrared (NIR) light-responsive antibacterial material keeps a
preferential goal yet a huge challenge. Herein, we controllably manufactured a sandwich …

It is well known that gold nanoparticles have been widely used in various photo-redox
reactions because of the unique surface plasmon resonance effect and the excellent internal …

A reliable and sensitive detection approach for SARS-CoV 2 is essential for timely infection
diagnosis and transmission prevention. Here, a two-dimensional (2D) metal–organic …

Understanding the role of energy dissipation and charge transfer under exothermic chemical
reactions on metal catalyst surfaces is important for elucidating the fundamental phenomena …

We directly measure the three-dimensional movement of intrinsic point defects driven by
applied electric fields inside ZnO nano-and micro-wire metal–semiconductor–metal device …

Near-infrared (NIR) light accounts for about half of the solar spectrum, and the effective
utilization of low-energy NIR light is an important but challenging task in the field of …

Converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into high-value-added chemicals using solar energy is a
promising approach to reducing carbon dioxide emissions; however, single photocatalysts …

Photocatalysis driven by plasmon-induced hot carriers has been gaining increasing
attention. Recent studies have demonstrated that plasmon-induced hot carriers can directly …