Theory and modeling of light-matter interactions in chemistry: current and future

BM Weight, X Li, Y Zhang - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Light–matter interaction not only plays an instrumental role in characterizing materials'
properties via various spectroscopic techniques but also provides a general strategy to …

Anisotropic gold nanostructures applied to improve solar energy conversion

A Zhang, Y Zhang, Z Liu, G Huang, L Wu, Y Fu… - Applied Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Mechanistic Insights into Photocatalyzed H2 Dissociation on Au Clusters

Q Wu, L Zhou, GC Schatz, Y Zhang… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) have attracted much recent attention for
their potential in promoting chemical reactions with light. However, the mechanism of LSPR …

Plasmon Energy Transfer Driven by Electrochemical Tuning of Methylene Blue on Single Gold Nanorods

H Oh, EK Searles, S Chatterjee, Z Jia, SA Lee, S Link… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic photocatalysis has attracted interest for its potential to generate energy-efficient
reactions, but ultrafast internal conversion limits efficient plasmon-based chemistry …

Investigation of the mechanisms of plasmon-mediated photocatalysis: synergistic contribution of near-field and charge transfer effects

Z Fusco, K Catchpole, FJ Beck - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Plasmonic photocatalysis is an attractive way to drive and enhance chemical reactions. The
relative importance of thermal and non-thermal effects in driving the reaction is still under …

Confirming nonthermal plasmonic effects enhance CO2 methanation on Rh/TiO2 catalysts

X Li, HO Everitt, J Liu - Nano research, 2019 - Springer
In some cases, illumination of traditional thermal catalysts and tailored plasmonic
photocatalysts may synergistically combine thermal and nonthermal mechanisms to …

Synergy between thermal and nonthermal effects in plasmonic photocatalysis

X Li, HO Everitt, J Liu - Nano Research, 2020 - Springer
Plasmonic photocatalysis represents the synergetic union of two active fields of research:
plasmonic effects in illuminated metallic nanoparticles and catalytic effects in tailored …

Sol–Gel TiO2 Thin Film on Au Nanoparticles for Heterogeneous Plasmonic Photocatalysis

A Khitous, L Noel, C Molinaro, L Vidal… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A new, simple method for preparing substrates for photocatalytic applications under visible
light is presented. It is based on the preparation of a dense array of gold nanoparticles …

Deciphering the role of light excitation attributes in plasmonic photocatalysis: the case of nicotinamide cofactor regeneration

V Jain, IN Chakraborty, RB Raj… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis with metal nanoparticles is attractive because of their unique plasmonic
properties, such as large absorption cross section, high charge density, spectral tunability …

Plasmon-driven photocatalytic molecular transformations on metallic nanostructure surfaces: mechanistic insights gained from plasmon-enhanced Raman …

K Chen, H Wang - Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Optically excited plasmonic nanostructures exhibit unique capabilities to catalyze interfacial
chemical transformations of molecules adsorbed on their surfaces in a regioselective …