Surface-plasmon-driven photo-catalysis

(a,b) Schematics of the SP-mediated photo-catalytic devices. (a) A hybrid device exploiting electrons generated both in semiconductor electrodes and on metal nanoparticles. (b) Autonomous solar water-splitting device in which most electrons originate from the excitation of LSP modes on Au nanoparticles. Figure 7 of "Plasmonic materials for energy: from physics to applications," Svetlana V. Boriskina, Hadi Ghasemi, Gang Chen, Materials Today, 10/2013; 16:379-390. DOI:10.1016/j.mattod.2013.09.003