EMBEDDING OF CATALYTICALLY ACTIVE NANOPARTICLES INTO SUPERSTRUCTURES OF PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES TO ENHANCE THE PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY

The present invention relates to a device for heterogeneous plasmonic photocatalysis. The device comprises a crystalline or quasi-crystalline superstructure of plasmonic nanoparticles attached to a substrate, and a plurality of catalytically active nanoparticles embedded into the superstructure of plasmonic nanoparticles. Further, the invention relates to a method of manufacturing the device for heterogeneous plasmonic photocatalysis.