Plasmonic Photocatalysis: Principles and Applications (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)

Plasmonic Photocatalysis: Principles and Applications (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by: Zhenglong Zhang (Author)
Publisher:Springer
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Publication Date: 30 Oct. 2022
Language:English
Print Length:99 pages
ISBN-10:981195187X
ISBN-13:9789811951879
Book Description
This book highlights the principles, research advances, and applications of plasmonic photocatalysis. As a new class of catalysts, plasmonic nanostructures with the unique ability to harvest solar energy across the entire visible spectrum and produce effective photocatalysis are viewed as a promising pathway for the energy crisis. Although plasmonic catalysis has been widely reported, the excitation mechanism and energy transfer pathway are still controversial. Meanwhile, the latest discovery of catalysis on nanomaterials is less reported. This book outlines the basics of plasmonic photocatalysis, including the electromagnetic properties of metal materials and surface plasmon, and discusses the catalytic mechanisms including the nearfield enhancements, hot electron, and thermal effects. In addition, the measurement methods and current advances on molecules and nanocrystals are presented in detail. Suitable for graduate students and researchers in physics, optics and optical engineering, and materials science, the book will deepen readers’ understanding of the interaction between light and nanomaterials and expand their knowledge of the principles and applications of nanophotonics.
About the Author
From the Back Cover This book highlights the principles, research advances, and applications of plasmonic photocatalysis. As a new class of catalysts, plasmonic nanostructures with the unique ability to harvest solar energy across the entire visible spectrum and produce effective photocatalysis are viewed as a promising pathway for the energy crisis. Although plasmonic catalysis has been widely reported, the excitation mechanism and energy transfer pathway are still controversial. Meanwhile, the latest discovery of catalysis on nanomaterials is less reported. This book outlines the basics of plasmonic photocatalysis, including the electromagnetic properties of metal materials and surface plasmon, and discusses the catalytic mechanisms including the nearfield enhancements, hot electron, and thermal effects. In addition, the measurement methods and current advances on molecules and nanocrystals are presented in detail. Suitable for graduate students and researchers in physics, optics and optical engineering, and materials science, the book will deepen readers’ understanding of the interaction between light and nanomaterials and expand their knowledge of the principles and applications of nanophotonics. About the Author Dr. Zhenglong Zhang is a professor of physics at Shaanxi Normal University, China. He received his Ph.D. in 2013 from Shaanxi Normal University and the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Then, he joined the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology in Jena, Germany, as an Av-H fellow until September 2016. His research interests include plasmonics and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. He is known for the studies of plasmon-driven chemical reactions by TERS, especially the discovery of plasmonic catalysis on a single molecule.