Hot Electron Generation in Plasmonic Nanocrystals as a Mechanism for Photo-Growth and Photochemistry

Energetic (hot) electrons contribute to the kinetic processes observed in colloidal nanocrystals, metal-semiconductor hybrids, plasmonic Schottky photodetectors, and metastructures [1,2]. This talk will discuss photochemical and photo-growth processes triggered by hot electrons in plasmonic nanostructures made of unconventional materials and in nanocrystals with complex shapes [3,4].<br/><br/>[1] L. Chang, L. V. Besteiro, J. Sun, E. Y. Santiago, S. K. Gray, Z. Wang, A. O. Govorov, <i>ACS Energy Lett</i>., 4, 10, 2552-2568 (2019).<br/>[2] L. V. Besteiro, P. Yu, Z. Wang, A. W. Holleitner, G. V. Hartland, A. O. Govorov, <i>Nano Today</i>, 27, 120-145 (2019).<br/>[3] V. Besteiro, A. Movsesyan, O. Ávalos-Ovando, S. Lee, E. Cortés, M. A. Correa-Duarte, Z. M. Wang, and Alexander O.<br/>Govorov, Nano Letters, (2021).<br/>[4] A. Movsesyan, E. Y. Santiago, S. Burger, M. A. Correa-Duarte, L. V. Besteiro, Zh. Wang, and A.O.Govorov, <i>Advanced Optical Materials</i>, (2022); https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202102663.