TUNING PLASMON TRANSITIONS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN ORGANIC PHOTOCHEMISTRY

JUAN C. SCAIANO; JOSÉ C. NETTO-FERREIRA; ALARCON, EMILIO; BILLONE, PAUL; BUENO, CARLOS J. ALEJO ; CRITES, CHARLES-ONEIL L. ; DECAN, MATTHEW ; FASCIANI, CHIARA; GONZÁLEZ-BÉJAR, MARÍA ; HALLETT-TAPLEY, GENIECE ; GRENIER, MICHEL ; MCGILVRAY, KATHERINE L. ; PACIONI, NATALIA L.; PARDOE, ANDREA ; RENÉ-BOISNEUF, LAETITIA ; SCHWARTZ-NARBONNE, RACHEL ; SILVERO, M. JAZMÍN; STAMPLECOSKIE, KEVIN G. ; WEE, TSE-LUEN

INT UNION PURE APPLIED CHEMISTRY

Lugar: NOTA: el trabajo es el reflejo del trabajo en grupo durante el año y los autores, mas allá de los jefes, están en ORDEN ALFABETICO.; Año: 2011 p. 913 - 913

bstract: 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. Fi