photocatalysis
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"Standard computational studies of photocatalysts typically focus on ground-state properties and neglect excited-state effects, despite the fact that photocatalysis is inherently driven by photoexcited charge carriers. Specifically, we employ many-body perturbation theory methods."
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
The Halas group has been developing aluminum nanoparticles for plasmonic photocatalysis reactions such as decomposition of dangerous chemical warfare agents and efficient production of commodity chemicals.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024
The MOFs in this experiment rely on photocatalysis.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024
As the microrobots adhere to plastic, photocatalysis also produces charged molecules.
From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2021
Orlov and Raff have both published papers showing that as part of the chemical process that occurs during photocatalysis, dangerous molecules can be temporarily created.
From Newsweek
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