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Chapter 1 Introduction to Photothermal Nanomaterials
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Photothermal Conversion Mechanism
1.2.1 Plasmonic Localized Heating of Metals
1.2.2 Electron-Hole Generation and Relaxation of Semiconductors
1.2.3 HOMO-LUMO Excitation and Lattice Vibration of Molecules
1.3 Classification of Photothermal Materials
1.3.1 Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures
1.3.2 Semiconductors
1.3.3 Carbon-based Materials
1.3.4 Polymer-based Materials
1.4 Applications of Photothermal Materials
1.4.1 Photothermal Therapy

1.4.2 Photothermal Sterilization
1.4.3 Solar-driven Water Evaporation
1.5 Summary and Outlook
References
Chapter 2 Engineered Gold Nanoparticles for Photothermal Applications
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Physical Mechanism
2.2.1 Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance
2.2.2 Plasmonic Heating
2.2.3 Au for Plasmonic Heating
2.3 Classification Framework
2.3.1 Length Scale
2.3.2 Anisotropy
2.3.3 Material Complexity
2.3.4 Classification of Hybrid Gold Nanoparticles
2.4 Applications
2.4.1 Biomedical Applications
2.4.2 Nanofabrication

2.4.3 Solar Steam Generation
2.4.4 Catalysis
2.4.5 Thermophoresis
2.4.6 Functional materials
2.5 Conclusions and Outlook
References
Chapter 3 Branched Metallic Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Properties, and Photothermal Applications
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Strategies for the Synthesis of Anisotropic Branched Metallic Nanostructures
3.2.1 Seeded Growth
3.2.2 Seedless Growth
3.2.3 Templated Growth
3.2.4 Chemical Etching
3.2.5 Green Synthesis
3.3 Optical and Photothermal Properties
3.3.1 Nanoflowers, Nano-urchins, and Nanodendrites
3.3.2 Nanocrosses

3.3.3 Nanohexapods
3.3.4 Other Branched Metallic Nanostructures with Strong NIR Absorption
3.4 Applications of Branched Metallic Nanocrystals in Photothermal Therapy (PTT)
3.4.1 Cancer Management
3.4.2 Bacterial and Biofilm Treatment
3.5 Conclusion, Perspective, and Outlook
References
Chapter 4 Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Photothermal Catalysis
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Overview of Photothermally-enhanced Catalysis
4.3 Semiconductor Nanomaterials as the Photothermal Catalyst
4.3.1 Material Selection
4.3.2 Bandgap Engineering

4.3.3 Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) Effect
4.3.4 Size and Shape Effect
4.3.5 Hybrid Structures
4.4 Photothermal Catalytic Applications
4.4.1 CO2 Conversion
4.4.2 Fischer-Tropsch Process
4.4.3 NH3 Synthesis
4.5 Outlook
References
Chapter 5 Copper Sulfide-based Nanomaterials for Photothermal Applications
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Synthesis of Copper Sulfide-based Nanomaterials
5.2.1 Cu2−xS Nanostructures
5.2.2 Copper Sulfide-based Nanocomposites
5.3 Applications in Photothermal Therapy (PTT)
5.3.1 Cancer Therapy
5.3.2 Cancer Theranostics