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20242026
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5 papers

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Platinum is a Photocatalyst: Large Visible-Light Quantum Efficiency Revealed

Olivier Henrotte, Yin Chak Wong, Jordan Edwards +5

Metal-semiconductor junctions in optoelectronic devices are commonly engineered to promote charge separation. In Pt/TiO2 Schottky junctions, Pt is typically regarded as a catalytic…

physics.optics2025

Atomistic Theory of Plasmon-Induced Hot-carriers in Al Nanoparticles

Gengyue Dong, Simão João, Hanwen Jin +1

Hot electrons and holes generated from the decay of localized surface plasmons (LSPs) in aluminum nanostructures have significant potential for applications in photocatalysis, phot…

physics.optics2025

Hot-carrier generation in bimetallic Janus nanoparticles

Hanwen Jin, Chengcheng Xiao, Matias Herran +3

Energetic electrons and holes generated from the decay of localized surface plasmons in metallic nanoparticles can be harnessed in nanoscale devices for photocatalysis, photovoltai…

physics.optics2025

Optical and electrical probing of plasmonic metal-molecule interactions

Andrei Stefancu, Wenxuan Tang, Ming Fu +9

Plasmonic nanostructures enable efficient light-to-energy conversion by concentrating optical energy into nanoscale volumes. A key mechanism in this process is chemical interface d…

physics.optics2024

Aspect ratio controls hot-carrier generation in gold nanobricks

Simão M. João, Ottavio Bassano, Johannes Lischner

Energetic or "hot" electrons and holes generated from the decay of localized surface plasmons in metallic nanoparticles have great potential for applications in photocatalysis, pho…