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Newmeyer, E-R., North, J.D., Swearer, D.F., Hot Carrier Photochemistry on Metal Nanoparticles, Journal of Applied Physics, (2022), 132, 230901.

DOI:10.1063/5.0123892110.1063/5.0123892 

Bayles, A., Tian, S., Zhou, J., Yuan, L.,  Yuan, Y., Jacobson, C.R., Farr, C., Zhang, M., Swearer, D.F., Solti, D., Lou, M., Everitt, H.O., Nordlander, P., Halas N.J., Al@TiO2 Core−Shell Nanoparticles for Plasmonic Photocatalysis ACS Nano, (2022), 16, 4, 5839–5850

DOI:10.1021/acsnano.1c10995

Swearer, D.F., Bourgeois, B.B., Angell, D.K., Dionne, J.A.; Advancing Plasmon-Induced Selectivity in Chemical Transformations with Optically Coupled Transmission Electron Microscopy, Accounts of Chemical Research, (2021), 54, 19, 3632–3642

DOI:10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00309

Zhou, L., Lou, M., Bao, J.L., Zhang, C., Liu, J.G., Martirez, J.M.P., Tian, S., Yuan, L., Swearer, D.F., Robatjazi, H., Carter, E.A., Nordlander, P., Halas N.J.; Hot carrier multiplication in plasmonic photocatalysis, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, (2021),118 (20) e2022109118.

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2022109118

Swearer, D.F., Fischer, S., Angell, D.K., Siefe, C., Alivisatos, A.P., Chu, S., Dionne, J.A., Single Particle Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy with Sub-20 Nanometer, Electron Stable Phosphors, ACS Photonics, (2021), 8, 6, 1539–1547.

DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.1c00235

Fischer, S., Siefe, C., Swearer, D.F., McClellan, C.A., Alivisatos, A.P., Dionne, J.A., Bright infrared to ultraviolet upconversion in small alkaline earth-based nanoparticles with biocompatible CaF2 shells, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, (2020), 59, 21603 – 21612.

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007683

Robatjazi, H., Lou, M., Clark, B.D., Jacobson, C.R., Swearer, D.F., Nordlander, P., Halas N.J.; Site-Selective Nanoreactor Deposition on Photocatalytic Al Nanocubes, Nano Letters, (2020), 20, 6, 4550 – 4557.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01405

Zhou, L., Martirez, J.M.P., Zhang, C., Swearer, D.F., Tian, S., Robatjazi, H., Carter, E.A., Nordlander, P., Halas, N.J.; Light-driven Methane Dry Reforming with Single Atom Site Antenna-Reactor Plasmonic Photocatalysts, Nature Energy, (2020), 5, 61 – 70.

DOI: 10.1038/s41560-019-0517-9

Clark, B., Jacobson, C., Lou, M., Renard, D., Wu, G., Bursi, L., Ali, A., Swearer, D.F., Tsai, A-L., Nordlander, P., Halas, N.; Aluminum Nanocubes Have Sharp Corners, ACS Nano, (2019), 13, 8, 9682 –9691.

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b05277

Swearer, D.F., Knowles, N.R., Everitt, H.O., Halas N.J.; Plasmon-Assisted Chemical Looping for Ammonia Production, ACS Energy Letters, (2019), 4, 1505 – 1512.

DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.9b00860

Swearer, D.F., Robatjazi, H., Martirez, J.M.P., Zhang, M., Zhou, L., Carter, E.A., Nordlander, P. Halas, N.J.; Plasmonic Photocatalysis of Nitrous Oxide into N2 and O2 Using Aluminum-Iridium Antenna-Reactor Nanoparticles, ACS Nano, (2019), 13, 7, 8076 – 8086.

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b02924

Lou, M., Swearer, D.F., Gottheim, S., Phillips, D., Simmons, J.G., Halas, N.J., Everitt, H.O.; Quantitative Analysis of Gas Phase Molecular Constituents Using Frequency-modulated Rotational Spectroscopy, Review of Scientific Instruments, (2019), 90, 053110.

DOI: 10.1063/1.5093912

Robatjazi, H., Weinberg, D., Swearer. D.F. Tian, S., Zhou, L., Nordlander, P., Halas, N.J.; Metal-organic Frameworks Tailor the Properties of Aluminum Nanocrystals, Science Advances, (2018), 5, 2, eaav5340

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav5340

Zhou, L. Swearer, D.F., Zhang, C., Robatjazi, H., Zhao, H. Zhang, Y., Dong, L. Nordlander, P. Halas, N.J.; Quantifying Hot Carrier and Thermal Contributions in Plasmonic Photocatalysis, Science, (2018), 362, (6410), 69 – 72.

DOI:10.1126/science.aat6967

Swearer, D.F., Gottheim, S., Simmons Jr., J.G., Phillips, D.J., Kale, M.J., McClain, M.J., Christopher, P., Halas, N.J., Everitt, O.H.; Monitoring the Gas-Phase Reactants and Products of Chemical Reactions with Terahertz Rotational Spectroscopy, ACS Photonics, (2018), 5 (8), 3097 – 3106.

DOI:10.1021/acsphotonics.8b00342

Kumar, A., McCarthy, L.A., Rehn, S., Swearer, D.F., Newell, R.N., Gereta, S., Villarreal, E., Yazdi, S., Ringe, E; Exploring Scientific Ideas in Informal Settings: Activities for Individuals with Visual Impairments, Journal of Chemical Education, (2018), 95, 593 – 597.

DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00488

Smith, K.W., Yang, J., Hernandez, T., Swearer, D.F., Scarabelli, L., Zhang, H., Zhao, H., Moringo, N.A., Chang, W-S., Landes, C.F., Liz-Marzan, L.M., Ringe, E., Nordlander, P., Link, S.; Extreme Sensitivity of Gold Nanotriangle Plasmon Modes to Environmental Symmetry Breaking, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, (2018), 122 (25), 13259 – 13266.

DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b08428

Swearer, D.F., Newell, R., Leary, R.K., Robatjazi, H., Renard, D., Yazdi, S., Midgley, P. A., Halas, N.J., Ringe, E.; Transitional Metal Decorated Aluminum Nanocrystals, ACS Nano, (2017), 11 (10), 10281 – 10288.

DOI:10.1021/acsnano.7b04960

Robatjazi, H., Zhao, H., Swearer, D.F., Hogan, N.J., Zhou, L., Alabastri, A., McClain, M.J., Nordlander, P., Halas, N.J.; Plasmon-Induced Selective CO2 Conversion on Earth-Abundant Al-Cu2O Antenna-Reactor Nanoparticles, Nature Communications, (2017), 8, 27.

DOI:10.1038/s41467-017-00055-z

Stender, A. S., Newell, R., Villareal, E., Swearer, D.F., Bianco, E., Ringe, E.; Short Learning Modules for the Continuing Education of Individuals with Visual Impairments, Journal of Chemical Education, (2016), 93 (12), 2052 – 2057.

DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00461

Zhang, C., Zhao, H., Zhou, L., Schlather, A.E., Dong, L., McClain, M.J., Swearer, D.F., Nordlander, P., Halas, N.J.; Al-Pd Nanodisk Heterodimers as Antenna Reactor Photocatalysts, Nano Lett., (2016), 16 (10), 6677 – 6682.

DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03582

Swearer, D. F., Zhao, H., Zhou, L., Zhang, C., Robatjazi, H., Martirez, J. M. P., Krauter, C. M., Yazdi, S., McClain, M. J., Ringe, E., Carter, E. A., Nordlander, P., Halas, N. J.; Heterometallic Antenna-Reactor Complexes for Photocatalysis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., (2016), 113 (32), 8916 – 8920.

DOI:10.1073/pnas.1609769113

Byers, C. P., Zhang, H., Swearer, D. F., Yorulmaz, M., Hoener, B. S., Huang, D., Hoggard, A., Chang, W.-S., Mulvaney, P., Ringe, E., Halas, N. J., Nordlander, P., Link, S., Landes, C. F.; From Tunable Core-Shell Nanoparticles to Plasmonic Drawbridges: Active Control of Nanoparticle Optical Properties. Science Advances, (2015), 1 (11), 1 – 10.

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1500988