Department of Chemistry Master Calendar

This calendar includes all events from the following individual calendars: Department of Chemistry Alumni Events (events for an alumni audience), Department Events (events of general interest and/or relevant to all Chemistry research areas), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Events, Public Events, and events related to Chemistry research areas and programs (Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, Inorganic Chemistry & Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry), as well as Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Seminars & Events.

 

Prof. Peter Nordlander, Rice University, "Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalysis for Green Chemistry"

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Prof. Stephan Link
Location
Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102
Date
Sep 17, 2025   2:00 - 3:00 pm  
Contact
Randy Prince
E-Mail
rlprince@illinois.edu
Phone
217-333-2540
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Originating Calendar
Chemistry - Physical Chemistry Seminars

Nanoparticle plasmons can serve as efficient generators of hot electrons and holes that can be exploited in a variety of light harvesting applications. The physical mechanism for plasmon-induced hot carrier generation is non-radiative plasmon decay which is a quantum mechanical process in which one plasmon quantum is transferred to the conduction electrons of the nanostructure by creating a hot electron-hole pair. These hot carriers can induce chemical transformations in molecules that are adsorbed on the nanoparticle. [1] In my talk, I will discuss the time-dependent relaxation of plasmon-induced hot carriers and highlight a few important reactions where the efficiency and selectivities of plasmon enhanced photocatalysis are orders of magnitude superior to conventional thermocatalysis [2-10].

References

[1] A. Stefancu, et al., 2024, Nature Phys. 20(2024)1065 and TBP

[2] L. Zhou et al., Nature Energy 5(2020)61

[3] M. Lou et al., ACS Energy Lett. 7(2022)3666

[5] Y. Yuan, et al., Science 378(2022)889

[6] Y. Yuan, et al., Nature Catal. 7(2024)1339

[7] P. Dhindsa, et al., ACS Energy Lett. 9(2024)6047

[8] Y. Gan et al, ACS Nano 19(2025)17006

[9] Y. Yuan et al, ACS Energy Lett. 10(2025)1099

[10] A. Ahmad et al, Nano Lett. 25(2025), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03450

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