Plasmonic Photochemistry: A nanoscopic solution to global energy and environmental problems

从包括太阳在内的光源中收集能量，可以在下个世纪提供世界能源需求的很大一部分。为了满足这一关键需求，设计将光能转化为化学燃料的方法是至关重要的。这个项目旨在创造一种新的纳米结构，将光能直接耦合到化学反应中。这将通过创造金属纳米颗粒来实现，这种纳米颗粒可以将光能转化为热电子：这种实体可以在类似于光合作用的过程中有效地驱动化学燃料的生产。

Harvesting energy from light sources, including our sun, can provide a significant fraction of the world's energy need over the next century. In order to meet this critical demand, it is crucial to devise ways to transform light energy into chemical fuels. This project aims to create novel nanostructures that directly couple light energy into chemical reactions. This will be achieved by the creation of metallic nanoparticles that can transform light energy into hot electrons: entities that can efficiently drive the production of chemical fuels in a process similar to that of photosynthesis.