Plasmonic photocatalyst-like fluorescent proteins for generating reactive oxygen species

Schematic illustration of a plausible mechanism for generating O2？？ and 1O2 (i.e. O2(1Δg)) on metal–semiconductor hybrid nanostructures via hot electron transfer caused by surface plasmon resonance upon visible light excitation. ECB and EVB represent the conduction and valence bands of the semiconductor photocatalyst, respectively. EF refers to the Fermi energy leve