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Nanophysics Feb 27, 2024

Nanocrystals set new hydrogen production activity record under visible and near-infrared irradiation

The sunlight received by Earth is a mixed bag of wavelengths ranging from ultraviolet to visible to infrared. Each wavelength carries inherent energy that, if effectively harnessed, holds great potential to facilitate solar ...

Polymers Feb 21, 2024

Solar-driven green synthesis of epoxides

Research published in the journal Science China Chemistry is expected to serve as comprehensive background knowledge and to provide researchers with insight into the recent developments of solar-driven green synthesis of ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 8, 2024

Versatile light control in WSe₂ achieved

Researchers have successfully manipulated distinct exciton species within a hybrid monolayer WSe2-Ag nanowire structure. By exploiting the unique valley-spin locked band structures and electron-hole configurations of TMDs, ...

Analytical Chemistry Feb 5, 2024

Researchers develop biomimetic-photo-coupled catalysis for H₂O₂ production

A research group led by Prof. Wan Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a catalyst with dual photocatalytic and biomimetic catalytic activity for the production ...

Nanomaterials Feb 1, 2024

Wafer-scale patterning of gold nanoparticle arrays enables enhanced biosensing

A research team led by Prof. Li Yue from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced a self-confined solid-state dewetting mechanism. This innovation significantly reduces the ...

Nanophysics Feb 1, 2024

Researchers develop gold nanowire spectroscopy system to reveal how trions are generated

In a significant advancement for next-generation semiconductors, a collaborative research team has made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors.

Analytical Chemistry Jan 30, 2024

A breath of fresh air in plasmonic catalysis: Black gold and solar light's renaissance

Prof. Polshettiwar's group at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai has developed a novel "plasmonic reduction catalyst stable in air," defying the common instability of reduction catalysts in the presence ...

Nanomaterials Jan 30, 2024

Efficient photothermal CO₂ methanation over NiFe alloy nanoparticles

The massive emissions of CO2 from the utilization of fossil fuels have caused a series of environmental issues and climate change. Driven by the fast development of green hydrogen and CO2 capture technologies, the hydrogenation ...

Nanophysics Jan 30, 2024

Researchers showcase new breakthroughs for unlocking the potential of plasmonics

Plasmonics are special optical phenomena that are understood as interactions between light and matter and possess diverse shapes, material compositions, and symmetry-related behavior. The design of such plasmonic structures ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 29, 2024

An efficient numerical program for studying light scattering at the nanoscale

When light encounters a particle, it interacts with the particle instead of just passing through smoothly. The light waves can get scattered in different directions because of the light-matter interactions.

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