Evidences of plasmonic effect in an organic–inorganic hybrid photovoltaic device using flower-like ZnO@Au nanoparticles

Hybrid-biotaxonomy-like machine learning enables an anticipated surface plasmon resonance of Au/Ag nanoparticles assembled on ZnO nanorods

“…Nano-energy materials have unique reactivity to light, which can polarize electrons on their surfaces and facilitate electron excitation to the conduction band [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] . Hence, nano-energy materials, particularly nano metal oxides, manifest unique properties, e.g., light-toplasmon resonance, which can be further applied to improve the performance of solar cells, optical sensors, and gas sensors [16][17][18][19][20] . Among such nano metal oxides, ZnO, a typical material for photocatalysts and sensors, displays promising potential applications due to high photosensitivity, low cost, and stability 6, 7, 9, 10, 21 .…”

“…[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Hence, nano-energy materials, particularly nano-metal oxides, manifest unique properties, e.g., light-to-plasmon resonance, which can be further applied to improve the performance of solar cells, optical sensors, and gas sensors. [16][17][18][19][20] Among these nanometal oxides, ZnO, a typical material for photocatalysts and sensors, displays promising application potential due to its high photosensitivity, low cost, and stability. 6,7,9,10,21 Furthermore, vertically aligned ZnO nanorods (ZnONRs), thanks to the high length/diameter ratio, high surface area, and short electron-hole pair separation distance, are the optimum morphology to improve the light absorption ability, leading to enhanced efficiency of light-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting.…”

Machine learning ensures rapid and precise selection of gold sea-urchin-like nanoparticles for desired light-to-plasmon resonance

“…In the nano-dimension, materials can alter their characteristics 8 , such as, the reactivity to light, enabling electron polarization on the metal surface, or facilitating the electron excitation to the conduction band [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] . Thereby, nano metals and metal-oxides display prominent functions, especially the light-toplasmon resonance, which can be utilized to optimize the development of solar cells, optical sensors, and gas sensors [17][18][19][20][21] . As a typical nano metal-oxide, Zinc oxide (ZnO), a conventional n-type semiconductor with a wide bandgap of 3.37 eV at room temperature, has an absorbance peak of 340  370 nm within the ultraviolet range [22][23][24][25][26][27][28] .…”

“…[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Thereby, nano metals and metal-oxides display prominent functions, especially the light-to-plasmon resonance, which can be utilized to optimize the development of solar cells, optical sensors, and gas sensors. [17][18][19][20][21] As a typical nano metaloxide, zinc oxide (ZnO), a conventional n-type semiconductor with a wide bandgap of 3.37 eV at room temperature, has an absorbance peak of 340-370 nm within the ultraviolet range. [22][23][24][25][26][27][28] In addition to its excellent conductivity, ZnO has outstanding biological compatibility and low toxicity, unlike most photosensitive materials (CdS, PdS, GaSe, and BiSe).…”