journal article·2025-07-31

Ultrafast Hot Carrier Injection in Core–Shell Au@MoS₂ Systems for Plasmonic-Assisted Hydrogen Evolution

Rishab Chaturvedi, N. Nagabhooshanam, Prahalad Singh Parihar, Navin Kedia, Jemmy Christy H., G. Satya, A. Rajaram

Plasmonics· Volume 20· Issue 12
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