Plasmon-Induced Hot Electrons in Nanostructured Materials: Generation, Collection, and Application to Photochemistry

Plasmon refers to the coherent oscillation of all conduction-band electrons in a nanostructure made of a metal or a heavily doped semiconductor. Upon excitation, the plasmon can decay through different channels, including nonradiative Landau damping for the generation of plasmon-induced energetic carriers, the so-called hot electrons and holes. The energetic carriers can be collected by transferring to a functional material situated next to the plasmonic component in a hybrid configuration to facilitate a range of photochemical processes for energy or chemical conversion. This article centers on the recent advancement in generating and utilizing plasmon-induced hot electrons in a rich variety of hybrid…

• GI
  Georgia Institute of Technology
• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 11874293, 12174294
• NK
  National Key Research and Development Program of China

  Award: 2020YFA0211300
• DO
  Division of Chemistry

  Awards: CHE2105602, CHE-2002653