Recent development of plasmonic resonance-based photocatalysis and photovoltaics for solar utilization

Molecules

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Fan, Wenguang ^a   Leung, Michael K H ^a   Yu, Jimmy C ^b   Ho, Wing Kei ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Electron oscillation; Hybrid nanostructures; Plasmonic photocatalysis; Plasmonic photovoltaics; Visible light absorption

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT;

CATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84963540844     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules21020180     Document Type: Review

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