Nanometals for Solar-to-Chemical Energy Conversion: From Semiconductor-Based Photocatalysis to Plasmon-Mediated Photocatalysis and Photo-Thermocatalysis

Hematite Films Decorated with Nanostructured Ferric Oxyhydroxide as Photoanodes for Efficient and Stable Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

(2015) Qing Yu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Harvesting Lost Photons: Plasmon and Upconversion Enhanced Broadband Photocatalytic Activity in Core@Shell Microspheres Based on Lanthanide-Doped NaYF4, TiO2, and Au

(2015) Zhenhe Xu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Toward Enhanced Photocatalytic Oxygen Evolution: Synergetic Utilization of Plasmonic Effect and Schottky Junction via Interfacing Facet Selection

(2015) Song Bai et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Engineering Interfacial Photo-Induced Charge Transfer Based on Nanobamboo Array Architecture for Efficient Solar-to-Chemical Energy Conversion

(2015) Xiaotian Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Rationally Designed Energy Transfer in Upconverting Nanoparticles

(2015) Emory M. Chan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multichannel-Improved Charge-Carrier Dynamics in Well-Designed Hetero-nanostructural Plasmonic Photocatalysts toward Highly Efficient Solar-to-Fuels Conversion

(2015) Zhenyi Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mechanistic Understanding of the Plasmonic Enhancement for Solar Water Splitting

(2015) Peng Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Conversion of Carbon Dioxide by Methane Reforming under Visible-Light Irradiation: Surface-Plasmon-Mediated Nonpolar Molecule Activation

(2015) Huimin Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Quantitative Detection of Photothermal and Photoelectrocatalytic Effects Induced by SPR from Au@Pt Nanoparticles

(2015) Hao Yang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Efficient organic degradation under visible light by α-Bi2O3 with a CuOx-assistant electron transfer process

(2015) Hai-Ying Jiang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Interfacial band-edge energetics for solar fuels production

(2015) Wilson A. Smith et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Understanding the Growth Mechanisms of Ag Nanoparticles Controlled by Plasmon-Induced Charge Transfers in Ag-TiO2 Films

(2015) Zeming Liu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Impact of Electrocatalyst Activity and Ion Permeability on Water-Splitting Photoanodes

(2015) Fuding Lin et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Catalysts and Reaction Pathways for the Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

(2015) Ruud Kortlever et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Size-Dependent Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 over Pd Nanoparticles

(2015) Dunfeng Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Rhodium Nanoparticles for Ultraviolet Plasmonics

(2015) Anne M. Watson et al.   NANO LETTERS

On the role of localized surface plasmon resonance in UV-Vis light irradiated Au/TiO2 photocatalysis systems: pros and cons

(2015) Zhongjin Lin et al.   Nanoscale

Plasmon-induced hot carrier science and technology

(2015) Mark L. Brongersma et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Wavelength- and efficiency-tunable plasmon-induced charge separation by the use of Au–Ag alloy nanoparticles

(2015) Hiroyasu Nishi et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Plasmon-mediated photocatalytic activity of wet-chemically prepared ZnO nanowire arrays

(2015) Thang Duy Dao et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Plasmons at the interface

(2015) M. J. Kale et al.   SCIENCE

Efficient hot-electron transfer by a plasmon-induced interfacial charge-transfer transition

(2015) K. Wu et al.   SCIENCE

Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to Formic Acid at Low Overpotential and with High Faradaic Efficiency on Carbon-Supported Bimetallic Pd–Pt Nanoparticles

(2015) Ruud Kortlever et al.   ACS Catalysis

Crystal-facet-dependent hot-electron transfer in plasmonic-Au/semiconductor heterostructures for efficient solar photocatalysis

(2015) Guigao Liu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Exceptional enhancement of H2 production in alkaline environment over plasmonic Au/TiO2 photocatalyst under visible light

(2015) Xianguang Meng et al.   APL Materials

Comparison of Vapor Formation of Water at the Solid/Water Interface to Colloidal Solutions Using Optically Excited Gold Nanostructures

(2014) Susil Baral et al.   ACS Nano

Designer Titania-Supported Au–Pd Nanoparticles for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

(2014) Ren Su et al.   ACS Nano

Plasmon-Induced Hot Carriers in Metallic Nanoparticles

(2014) Alejandro Manjavacas et al.   ACS Nano

MoS2/Graphene Cocatalyst for Efficient Photocatalytic H2 Evolution under Visible Light Irradiation

(2014) Kun Chang et al.   ACS Nano

Plasmonic Janus-Composite Photocatalyst Comprising Au and C-TiO2for Enhanced Aerobic Oxidation over a Broad Visible-Light Range

(2014) Lequan Liu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Hotspot-Engineered 3D Multipetal Flower Assemblies for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

(2014) Kinam Jung et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Metal/Semiconductor Hybrid Nanostructures for Plasmon-Enhanced Applications

(2014) Ruibin Jiang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Programmable Photo-Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Based on Multi-Segmented CdS-Au Nanorod Arrays

(2014) Xiaotian Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Controlled Preparation of Porous TiO2-Ag Nanostructures through Supramolecular Assembly for Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalysis

(2014) Jinbo Fei et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Gold-Catalyzed Direct Hydrogenative Coupling of Nitroarenes To Synthesize Aromatic Azo Compounds

(2014) Xiang Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Photocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide by Hydrous Hydrazine over Au-Cu Alloy Nanoparticles Supported on SrTiO3/TiO2Coaxial Nanotube Arrays

(2014) Qing Kang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Highly Selective Copper-Indium Bimetallic Electrocatalyst for the Electrochemical Reduction of Aqueous CO2to CO

(2014) Shahid Rasul et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Photothermal Conversion of CO2into CH4with H2over Group VIII Nanocatalysts: An Alternative Approach for Solar Fuel Production

(2014) Xianguang Meng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Enhancement of photocatalytic activity for WO3 by simple NaOH loading

(2014) Tetsuya Kako et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Plasmon-enhanced UV photocatalysis

(2014) Mitsuhiro Honda et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Synthesis and Activity of Plasmonic Photocatalysts

(2014) Zaizhu Lou et al.   ChemCatChem

A visible light responsive rhodium and antimony-codoped SrTiO3 powdered photocatalyst loaded with an IrO2 cocatalyst for solar water splitting

(2014) Rikako Asai et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Photocatalytic CO2conversion over alkali modified TiO2without loading noble metal cocatalyst

(2014) Xianguang Meng et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Heavily-doped colloidal semiconductor and metal oxide nanocrystals: an emerging new class of plasmonic nanomaterials

(2014) Xin Liu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Earth-abundant cocatalysts for semiconductor-based photocatalytic water splitting

(2014) Jingrun Ran et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Nanogold plasmonic photocatalysis for organic synthesis and clean energy conversion

(2014) Changlong Wang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

A review of dry (CO2) reforming of methane over noble metal catalysts

(2014) Devendra Pakhare et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Super-Heating and Micro-Bubble Generation around Plasmonic Nanoparticles under cw Illumination

(2014) Guillaume Baffou et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Adsorbate Specificity in Hot Electron Driven Photochemistry on Catalytic Metal Surfaces

(2014) Talin Avanesian et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Electrocatalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Methane and Methanol on Transition Metal Surfaces

(2014) Kendra P. Kuhl et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Nanostructured Tin Catalysts for Selective Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Formate

(2014) Sheng Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Controlling Catalytic Selectivity on Metal Nanoparticles by Direct Photoexcitation of Adsorbate–Metal Bonds

(2014) Matthew J. Kale et al.   NANO LETTERS

Photogeneration of hot plasmonic electrons with metal nanocrystals: Quantum description and potential applications

(2014) Alexander O. Govorov et al.   Nano Today

Redox shuttle mechanism enhances photocatalytic H 2 generation on Ni-decorated CdS nanorods

(2014) Thomas Simon et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Plasmon-induced hot-electron generation at nanoparticle/metal-oxide interfaces for photovoltaic and photocatalytic devices

(2014) César Clavero   Nature Photonics

Theoretical predictions for hot-carrier generation from surface plasmon decay

(2014) Ravishankar Sundararaman et al.   Nature Communications

Synergistic geometric and electronic effects for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide using gold–copper bimetallic nanoparticles

(2014) Dohyung Kim et al.   Nature Communications

Robust carbon dioxide reduction on molybdenum disulphide edges

(2014) Mohammad Asadi et al.   Nature Communications

Interference-Induced Broadband Absorption Enhancement for Plasmonic-Metal@Semiconductor Microsphere as Visible Light Photocatalyst

(2014) Song Sun et al.   ACS Catalysis

Gold photosensitized SrTiO3 for visible-light water oxidation induced by Au interband transitions

(2014) Lequan Liu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Recent advances in TiO2-based photocatalysis

(2014) Hua Xu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Photoreduction of CO 2 over the well-crystallized ordered mesoporous TiO 2 with the confined space effect

(2014) Tao Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Robust and Versatile Light Absorption at Near-Infrared Wavelengths by Plasmonic Aluminum Nanorods

(2014) Olivier Lecarme et al.   ACS Photonics

Photomethanation of Gaseous CO2over Ru/Silicon Nanowire Catalysts with Visible and Near-Infrared Photons

(2014) Paul G. O'Brien et al.   Advanced Science

High-Active Anatase TiO2 Nanosheets Exposed with 95% {100} Facets Toward Efficient H2 Evolution and CO2 Photoreduction

(2013) Hua Xu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Gold-Nanorod-Photosensitized Titanium Dioxide with Wide-Range Visible-Light Harvesting Based on Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance

(2013) Lequan Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Water Reduction with Visible Light: Synergy between Optical Transitions and Electron Transfer in Au-TiO2Catalysts Visualized by In situ EPR Spectroscopy

(2013) Jacqueline B. Priebe et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synergetic promotion of the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 by gold deposition under UV-visible light irradiation

(2013) Junqing Yan et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Heterogeneous visible light photocatalysis for selective organic transformations

(2013) Xianjun Lang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Direct Water Splitting into Hydrogen and Oxygen under Visible Light by using Modified TaON Photocatalysts with d0Electronic Configuration

(2013) Kazuhiko Maeda et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Theory of Photoinjection of Hot Plasmonic Carriers from Metal Nanostructures into Semiconductors and Surface Molecules

(2013) Alexander O. Govorov et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

UV Plasmonic Behavior of Various Metal Nanoparticles in the Near- and Far-Field Regimes: Geometry and Substrate Effects

(2013) J. M. Sanz et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Understanding Trends in the Electrocatalytic Activity of Metals and Enzymes for CO2 Reduction to CO

(2013) Heine A. Hansen et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Energy-Level Matching of Fe(III) Ions Grafted at Surface and Doped in Bulk for Efficient Visible-Light Photocatalysts

(2013) Min Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ultraviolet Nanoplasmonics: A Demonstration of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Fluorescence, and Photodegradation Using Gallium Nanoparticles

(2013) Yang Yang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Catalytic hydroxylation of benzene to phenol with hydrogen peroxide using catalysts based on molecular sieves

(2013) Tao Jiang et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Plasmonic photocatalysis

(2013) Xuming Zhang et al.   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

Tuning Selectivity in Propylene Epoxidation by Plasmon Mediated Photo-Switching of Cu Oxidation State

(2013) A. Marimuthu et al.   SCIENCE

Direct Photocatalysis by Plasmonic Nanostructures

(2013) Matthew J. Kale et al.   ACS Catalysis

Au–Pt graded nano-alloy formation and its manifestation in small organics oxidation reaction

(2013) N. Ilayaraja et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Zinc Gallogermanate Solid Solution: A Novel Photocatalyst for Efficiently Converting CO2into Solar Fuels

(2012) Shicheng Yan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Band Bending in Semiconductors: Chemical and Physical Consequences at Surfaces and Interfaces

(2012) Zhen Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Hydrogen Spillover. Facts and Fiction

(2012) R. Prins   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Metal–air batteries: from oxygen reduction electrochemistry to cathode catalysts

(2012) Fangyi Cheng et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Overall photocatalytic water splitting with NiOx–SrTiO3 – a revised mechanism

(2012) Troy K. Townsend et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Ultrafast plasmon induced electron injection mechanism in gold–TiO2 nanoparticle system

(2012) Luchao Du et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Photocatalytic Water Oxidation on BiVO4 with the Electrocatalyst as an Oxidation Cocatalyst: Essential Relations between Electrocatalyst and Photocatalyst

(2012) Donge Wang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

The Effects of Crystal Structure and Electronic Structure on Photocatalytic H2 Evolution and CO2 Reduction over Two Phases of Perovskite-Structured NaNbO3

(2012) Peng Li et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Theoretical Insights into CO2 Activation and Reduction on the Ag(111) Monolayer Supported on a ZnO(0001) Substrate

(2012) Jianping Xiao et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Surface Plasmon Mediated Chemical Solution Deposition of Gold Nanoparticles on a Nanostructured Silver Surface at Room Temperature

(2012) Jingjing Qiu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Thermo-plasmonics: using metallic nanostructures as nano-sources of heat

(2012) Guillaume Baffou et al.   Laser & Photonics Reviews

Superheating Water by CW Excitation of Gold Nanodots

(2012) Michael T. Carlson et al.   NANO LETTERS

Hot Electrons Do the Impossible: Plasmon-Induced Dissociation of H2 on Au

(2012) Shaunak Mukherjee et al.   NANO LETTERS

Application of inelastic neutron scattering to studies of CO2 reforming of methane over alumina-supported nickel and gold-doped nickel catalysts

(2012) Ian P. Silverwood et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Unusual optical properties of the Au/Ag alloy at the matching mole fraction

(2012) Yoshiaki Nishijima et al.   Optical Materials Express

Surface-coordination-induced selective synthesis of cubic and orthorhombic NaNbO3and their photocatalytic properties

(2012) Peng Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Nano-photocatalytic Materials: Possibilities and Challenges

(2011) Hua Tong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mesoporous zinc germanium oxynitride for CO2photoreduction under visible light

(2011) Ning Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Recent advances in catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide

(2011) Wei Wang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Cu(II) Oxide Amorphous Nanoclusters Grafted Ti3+Self-Doped TiO2: An Efficient Visible Light Photocatalyst

(2011) Min Liu et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

General Synthesis of Hybrid TiO2 Mesoporous “French Fries” Toward Improved Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 into Hydrocarbon Fuel: A Case of TiO2/ZnO

(2011) Guangcheng Xi et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Photocatalytic water splitting using semiconductor particles: History and recent developments

(2011) Kazuhiko Maeda   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

β-AgAl1-xGaxO2Solid-Solution Photocatalysts: Continuous Modulation of Electronic Structure toward High-Performance Visible-Light Photoactivity

(2011) Shuxin Ouyang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Photocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide over Ag Cocatalyst-Loaded ALa4Ti4O15(A = Ca, Sr, and Ba) Using Water as a Reducing Reagent

(2011) Kosuke Iizuka et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Plasmonic-metal nanostructures for efficient conversion of solar to chemical energy

(2011) Suljo Linic et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Localized surface plasmon resonances arising from free carriers in doped quantum dots

(2011) Joseph M. Luther et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Enhanced Photoinduced Desorption from Metal Nanoparticles by Photoexcitation of Confined Hot Electrons Using Femtosecond Laser Pulses

(2011) Ki Hyun Kim et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Photodetection with Active Optical Antennas

(2011) M. W. Knight et al.   SCIENCE

Complete Oxidation of Formaldehyde at Room Temperature Using TiO2Supported Metallic Pd Nanoparticles

(2011) Haibao Huang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Solar Water Splitting Cells

(2010) Michael G. Walter et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Reaction Intermediates and Side Products in the Methanation of CO and CO2 over Supported Ru Catalysts in H2-Rich Reformate Gases

(2010) Stephan Eckle et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Catalytic CO2 Hydrogenation on Nickel: Novel Insight by Chemical Transient Kinetics

(2010) E. Vesselli et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

An orthophosphate semiconductor with photooxidation properties under visible-light irradiation

(2010) Zhiguo Yi et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Freestanding palladium nanosheets with plasmonic and catalytic properties

(2010) Xiaoqing Huang et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Titania supported gold nanoparticles as photocatalyst

(2010) Ana Primo et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Mapping Heat Origin in Plasmonic Structures

(2010) Guillaume Baffou et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Electrocatalytic Recycling of CO2and Small Organic Molecules

(2009) Jaeyoung Lee et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Visible-light promoted bimetallic catalysis

(2009) Akiko Inagaki et al.   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

CO2 methanation property of Ru nanoparticle-loaded TiO2 prepared by a polygonal barrel-sputtering method

(2009) Takayuki Abe et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Photoinduced activation of CO2 on Ti-based heterogeneous catalysts: Current state, chemical physics-based insights and outlook

(2009) Venkata Pradeep Indrakanti et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

CO Oxidation over AuPd(100) from Ultrahigh Vacuum to Near-Atmospheric Pressures: The Critical Role of Contiguous Pd Atoms

(2009) Feng Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Origin of Power Laws for Reactions at Metal Surfaces Mediated by Hot Electrons

(2009) Thomas Olsen et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Gold Nanocages: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

(2008) Sara E. Skrabalak et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Noble Metals on the Nanoscale: Optical and Photothermal Properties and Some Applications in Imaging, Sensing, Biology, and Medicine

(2008) Prashant K. Jain et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Nanoshell-Enabled Photothermal Cancer Therapy: Impending Clinical Impact

(2008) Surbhi Lal et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Heterogeneous photocatalyst materials for water splitting

(2008) Akihiko Kudo et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Preparing Articles on Photocatalysis—Beyond the Illusions, Misconceptions, and Speculation

(2008) Bunsho Ohtani   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Pristine Simple Oxides as Visible Light Driven Photocatalysts: Highly Efficient Decomposition of Organic Compounds over Platinum-Loaded Tungsten Oxide

(2008) Ryu Abe et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Effects of adsorbed water on plasmon-based dissolution, redeposition and resulting spectral changes of Ag nanoparticles on single-crystalline TiO2

(2008) Kazuki Matsubara et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS