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

Fundamental mechanisms for energy conversion and dissipation on surfaces and at
interfaces have been significant issues in the community of surface science. Electronic …

Interaction between metal and oxides is an important molecular-level factor that influences
the selectivity of a desirable reaction. Therefore, designing a heterogeneous catalyst where …

Significant research has focused on enhancing catalytic performance through solar energy
conversion, and the design of photocatalysis incorporating surface plasmons is drawing …

Hot electron flux, generated by both incident light energy and the heat of the catalytic
reaction, is a major element for energy conversion at the surface. Controlling hot electron …

We introduce a phase change material (PCM) based metal–dielectric–metal (MDM) cavity of
gold (Au)–antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3)–Au as a hot electron photodetector (HEPD). Sb2S3 …

The synergistic catalytic performances of bimetallic catalysts are often attributed to the
reaction mechanism associated with the alloying process of the catalytic metals. Chemically …

Catalysis is more active when the system is moved to a beneficial energy landscape through
electron transfer between the catalyst surface and a reaction intermediate. Charge transfer …

Energy conversion to generate hot electrons through the excitation of localized surface
plasmon resonance (LSPR) in metallic nanostructures is an emerging strategy in …

Excitation of hot electrons by energy dissipation under exothermic chemical reactions on
metal catalyst surfaces occurs at both solid–gas and solid–liquid interfaces. Despite …