Photophysical, photochemical and photocatalytic aspects of metal nanoparticles

Kamat, P

HERO ID

224896

Reference Type

Journal Article

Subtype

Review

Year

2002

Language

English

HERO ID 224896
Material Type Review
In Press No
Year 2002
Title Photophysical, photochemical and photocatalytic aspects of metal nanoparticles
Authors Kamat, P
Journal Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume 32
Issue 32
Page Numbers 7729-7744
Abstract Unique electronic and chemical properties of metal nanoparticles have drawn the attention of chemists, physicists, biologists, and engineers who wish to use them for the development of new generation nanodevices. Metal nanoparticles such as gold and silver show noticeable photoactivity under UV-visible irradiation as is evident from the photoinduced fusion and fragmentation processes. Binding a photoactive molecule (e.g., pyrene) to metal nanoparticle enhances the photochemical activity and renders the organic-inorganic hybrid nanoassemblies suitable for light-harvesting and optoelectronic alications. The nature of charge-transfer interaction of fluorophore with gold surface dictates the pathways with which the excited-state deactivates. Obtaining insight into energy and electron-transfer processes is important to improve the charge separation efficiencies in metal-fluorophore nanoassemblies and photocatalytic activity of metal-semiconductor composites.
Doi 10.1021/jp0209289
Wosid WOS:000177354000003
Url http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp0209289
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Language Text English
Keyword ENHANCED RAMAN-SCATTERING; SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; PROTECTED GOLD CLUSTERS; COLLOIDAL SILVER NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE SEPARATION; RUTHENIUM POLYPYRIDYL COMPLEX; NONLINEAR-OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR THIN-FILMS; CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLES; DIP-PEN NANOLITHOGRAPHY
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