Non-Noble Metal and Nonmetallic Plasmonic Nanomaterials with Located Surface Plasmon Resonance Effects: Photocatalytic Performance and Applications

Photocatalysts with located surface plasmon resonance effects (LSPRs) have been studied in recent years due to their superior light harvesting capacity and photocatalytic performance in solving environmental problems and energy shortages. Plasmonic-noble-based photocatalysts are limited in terms of their practical application on account of their high cost, fixed plasma frequency, and low abundance. In order to solve these shortcomings, non-noble metal and nonmetallic plasmonic photocatalysts with LSPRs and advantages such as a lower cost and wider light adsorption range from the UV to NIR region have been developed. This paper reviews the recent development of non-noble metal and nonmetallic plasmonic photocatalysts and advances the research direction of plasmonic photocatalysts to achieve high photocatalytic activity and stability, providing guidance for photocatalysis to solve environmental problems and energy shortages.