Jacinto Sa group

Plasmonic nanosystems
Our research
My research group studies the fundamental interactions between light and matter, with a focus on how light is converted into electrical charges in plasmonic systems and induces near-field effects.
Using advanced laser-based spectroscopies, we track these processes in real time. The insights we gain inform the design of photosystems for chemical production and nanophotonic applications.
This latter work led to the creation of Duck Technologies, a company developing advanced coatings to mitigate overheating problems.
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Plasmonics
Our research is focused on the development and understanding of plasmon-based systems capable of producing chemicals (artificial photosynthesis and photo-redox catalysis), electricity, and other cool stuff with light.
Spin-out for transparent plasmonic solar cells
Jacinto Sá is the founder of Duck Technologies AB, a spin-out company that is developing a highly transparent coatings to address overheating problem in buildings, vehicles and photovoltaics.
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Publications
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Non-resonant plasmon energy transfer processes for catalysis
Part of Communications Materials, 2026
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Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, p. 5807-5817, 2026
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Effective reactive reach of plasmonic hot holes through molecular barriers
Part of Nanoscale, p. 10036-10043, 2026
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Beyond the surface: Investigating CO2 electroreduction pathways on copper foil
Part of Journal of Chemical Physics, 2026
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Application of machine learning to nanomaterial design with silver nanoprisms
Part of DISCOVER NANO, 2026
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Plasmonic Hot-Carrier Redox Enables Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer at C─H Bonds
Part of Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2026
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Probing the Dynamics of Plasmon-Molecule Hybrid Systems via Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Part of Small Structures, 2025
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Continuous Flow Synthesis of Prussian Blue and Analogues Assisted by AI
Part of Advanced Materials Technologies, 2025
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Part of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP, p. 17303-17312, 2025
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The dynamics of plasmon-induced hot carrier creation in colloidal gold
Part of Nature Communications, 2025
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Hydrogen evolution with hot electrons on a plasmonic-molecular catalyst hybrid system
Part of Nature Communications, 2024
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Exploiting hot electrons from a plasmon nanohybrid system for the photoelectroreduction of CO2
Part of Communications Chemistry, 2024
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Probing electronic-structure pH-dependency of Au nanoparticles through X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Part of Scientific Reports, 2024
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Plasmonic Fabry-Pérot nanocavities produced via solution methods
Part of New Journal of Chemistry, p. 9390-9395, 2024
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Nanomaterials as a Service (NaaS) concept: on-demand protocols for volume synthesis of nanomaterials
Part of Nanoscale Horizons, p. 1364-1371, 2024
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Two Years of PhysChem: Current Status and Future Developments
Part of Physchem, p. 1-2, 2024
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Decoupling Plasmonic Hot Carrier from Thermal Catalysis via Electrode Engineering
Part of Nano Letters, p. 8619-8625, 2024
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Photoelectrocatalytic Conversion of Nitrates to Ammonia: Effect of Proton Donor
Part of ChemPhotoChem, 2024
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Part of APPLIED CATALYSIS O: OPEN, 2024
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Single-electron transfer reactions on surface-modified gold plasmons
Part of Materials Today Chemistry, 2023
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Part of International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023
- DOI for Effect of Synthesis Method on Reaction Mechanism for Hydrogen Evolution over CuxOy/TiO2 Photocatalysts: A Kinetic Analysis
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Nano-Impact Single-Entity Electrochemistry Enables Plasmon-Enhanced Electrocatalysis
Part of Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023
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Can photoluminescence quenching be a predictor for perovskite solar cell efficiencies?
Part of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP, p. 22607-22613, 2023
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Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, p. 3085-3092, 2023
- DOI for Transient Energy-Resolved Photoluminescence Study of Excitons and Free Carriers on FAPbBr3 and FAPbBr3/SnO2 Interfaces
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Photoelectrocatalytic Conversion of Nitrates to Ammonia with Plasmon Hot Electrons
Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, p. 5425-5431, 2023
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Part of Nature Communications, 2023
- DOI for Surface plasmon-enhanced photo-driven CO2 hydrogenation by hydroxy-terminated nickel nitride nanosheets
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Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, p. 1007-1013, 2023
- DOI for Carrier Dynamics in Solution-Processed CuI as a P-Type Semiconductor: The Origin of Negative Photoconductivity
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Part of ACS Nano, p. 4526-4538, 2023
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Towards understanding the TiO2 doping at the surface and bulk
Part of X-Ray Spectrometry, p. 261-268, 2023
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Ultrafast Infrared-to-Visible Photon Upconversion on Plasmon/TiO2 Solid Films
Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, p. 6255-6262, 2023
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X-ray spectroscopy station for sample characterization at ELI Beamlines
Part of Scientific Reports, 2023
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Approaching the Attosecond Frontier of Dynamics in Matter with the Concept of X-ray Chronoscopy
Part of Applied Sciences, 2022
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Gold nanoparticle-based supramolecular approach for dye-sensitized H-2-evolving photocathodes
Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 15716-15724, 2022
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Welcome to Physchem: Status and Prospects
Part of Physchem, p. 16-17, 2022
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Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, p. 21467-21475, 2022
- DOI for Photophysical Study of Electron and Hole Trapping in TiO2 and TiO2/ Au Nanoparticles through a Selective Electron Injection
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Nanotechnology for catalysis and solar energy conversion
Part of Nanotechnology, 2021
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PhysChem: A New Physical Chemistry Journal
Part of Physchem, p. 1-3, 2021
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Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 6663-6671, 2021
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Resonant X-ray Emission Spectroscopy with a SASE Beam
Part of Applied Sciences, 2021
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Direct Plasmonic Solar Cell Efficiency Dependence on Spiro-OMeTAD Li-TFSI Content
Part of Nanomaterials, 2021
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Part of ACS Applied Nano Materials, p. 2052-2060, 2021
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Phonon-Assisted Hot Carrier Generation in Plasmonic Semiconductor Systems
Part of Nano Letters, p. 1083-1089, 2021
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Plasmon-Mediated Oxidation Reaction on Au/p-Cu2O: The Origin of Hot Holes
Part of Physchem, p. 163-175, 2021
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A bioinspired nitrone precursor to a stabilized nitroxide radical
Part of Free Radical Biology & Medicine, p. 110-116, 2021
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Selective photocatalytic oxidation of 3-pyridinemethanol on platinized acid/base modified TiO2
Part of Catalysis Science & Technology, p. 4549-4559, 2021
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Enhanced photoelectrochemical performance of atomic layer deposited Hf-doped ZnO
Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, 2020
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Part of Applied Surface Science, 2020
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Part of ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS, p. 1722-1730, 2020
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Boosting the Performance of Nano-Ni Catalysts by Palladium Doping in Flow Hydrogenation of Sulcatone
Part of Catalysts, 2020
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Molecular Linking Selectivity on Self-Assembled Metal-Semiconductor Nano-Hybrid Systems
Part of Nanomaterials, 2020
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Contact
- If you have questions about our research, you are welcome to contact professor Jacinto Sá.
- Jacinto Sá