Tuning plasmon transitions and their applications in organic photochemistry

Scaiano, Juan C, Netto-Ferreira, Jose C, Alarcon, Emilio, Billone, Paul, Alejo, Carlos J Bueno, Crites, Charles-Oneil L, Decan, Matthew, Fasciani, Chiara, Gonzalez-Bejar, Maria, Hallett-Tapley, Geniece, Grenier, Michel, McGilvray, Katherine L, Pacioni, Natalia L, Pardoe, Andrea, Rene-Boisneuf, Laetitia, Schwartz-Narbonne, Rachel, Silvero, M Jazmin, Stamplecoskie, Kevin G, Wee, Tse-Luen (2011) Tuning plasmon transitions and their applications in organic photochemistry. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 83 (4). pp. 913-930. ISSN 0033-4545

Abstract

The ketone-photoinduced formation of Au, Ag, and Cu nanoparticles from their corresponding ions in solution has been carried out using benzoin photoinitiators. Ketones are good photosensitizers for nanoparticle synthesis not because of the energy they can absorb or deliver, but rather because of the reducing free radicals they can generate. Efficient photochemical nanoparticle generation thus requires a careful selection of substrates and experimental conditions such that free radical generation occurs with high quantum efficiency, where metal ion precursors do not inhibit radical formation. A key consideration to achieve nanoparticle synthesis with short exposure times is to minimize excited-state quenching by metal ions. Applications of nanostructures in catalysis require control of the nanoparticle characteristics, such as dimension, morphology, and surface properties. Part of this article describes the strategies to modify photochemically prepared particles. Finally, we illustrate some of the nanoparticle applications that interest us, with some emphasis on plasmon-mediated processes. © 2011 IUPAC.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: chemistry
chemistry > techniques
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Communities: CSHL labs > Spector lab
SWORD Depositor: CSHL Elements
Depositing User: CSHL Elements
Date: 2011
Date Deposited: 04 Jan 2024 20:49
Last Modified: 04 Jan 2024 20:49
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/41387

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