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Progress and Perspectives of Plasmon-Enhanced Solar Energy Conversion
Scott K. Cushing,Nianqiang Wu +1 more
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To simplify design of plasmonic metal-semiconductor heterojunctions for high-efficiency solar energy conversion, the parameters controlling the plAsmonic enhancement can be distilled to the dephasing time.Abstract:
Plasmonics allows extraordinary control of light, making it attractive for application in solar energy harvesting. In metal–semiconductor heterojunctions, plasmons can enhance photoconversion in the semiconductor via three mechanisms, including light trapping, hot electron/hole transfer, and plasmon-induced resonance energy transfer (PIRET). To understand the plasmonic enhancement, the metal’s geometry, constituent metal, and interface must be viewed in terms of the effects on the plasmon’s dephasing and decay route. To simplify design of plasmonic metal–semiconductor heterojunctions for high-efficiency solar energy conversion, the parameters controlling the plasmonic enhancement can be distilled to the dephasing time. The plasmonic geometry can then be further refined to optimize hot carrier transfer, PIRET, or light trapping.read more
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Laser Synthesis and Processing of Colloids: Fundamentals and Applications
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Surface-Plasmon-Driven Hot Electron Photochemistry
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Plasmonic metal–semiconductor photocatalysts and photoelectrochemical cells: a review
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Applications of Plasmon-Enhanced Nanocatalysis to Organic Transformations.
Alexandra Gellé,Tony Z. Jin,Luis Carlos de la Garza,Gareth D. Price,Lucas V. Besteiro,Lucas V. Besteiro,Audrey Moores +6 more
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Au/La2Ti2O7 Nanostructures Sensitized with Black Phosphorus for Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production in Visible and Near-Infrared Light
TL;DR: Time-resolved diffuse reflectance spectroscopy revealed efficient interfacial electron transfer from excited BP and Au to LTO which is in accordance with the observed high photoactivities.
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Plasmonics for improved photovoltaic devices
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Plasmonic-metal nanostructures for efficient conversion of solar to chemical energy
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TL;DR: The basic concepts behind plasmonics-enabled light concentration and manipulation are discussed, an attempt to capture the wide range of activities and excitement in this area is made, and possible future directions are speculated on.
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Spectral properties and relaxation dynamics of surface plasmon electronic oscillations in gold and silver nanodots and nanorods
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