We are pleased to congratulate members of our research group on their recent publications in Nano Letters and Aggregate, reflecting the group’s continued progress in nanophotonics, spectroscopy, and catalytic science.
Master students Zhanzhao Li and Ziwei Xu have published a research article in Nano Letters entitled “Metal Nanoparticle Enhanced Molecular Triplet Generation for Singlet Oxygen Production and Antibacterial Application”. The work investigates the use of gold and platinum nanoparticles to enhance triplet-state generation of the photosensitizer ACA, characterized by ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy, and demonstrates the application of the nanoparticle-ACA hybrid systems in singlet oxygen production and antibacterial activity.
In addition, Dr. Naiying Hao has published a research article in Aggregate entitled “In Situ SERS Study of Electrocatalytic CO₂RR on Au@Pd Bimetallic Catalysts: From Isolated Single Atoms to Monolayer of Pd”. This study employs in situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy to systematically investigate the electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction reaction on Au@Pd bimetallic catalysts, revealing structure–activity relationships from isolated single atoms to Pd monolayers.
These achievements highlight the group’s interdisciplinary research strengths in advanced spectroscopy, plasmonic nanostructures, and energy-related catalysis, and demonstrate the sustained academic impact of both current and former group members.