2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Mechanisms and Applications of Plasmon-Induced Charge Separation
Project/Area Number |
16H02082
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Nanomaterials chemistry
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Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
Principal Investigator |
Tatsuna Tetsu 東京大学, 生産技術研究所, 教授 (90242247)
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Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2021-03-31
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Keywords | プラズモン共鳴 / ナノ材料 / 光電変換 / 光触媒 / 光機能材料 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Plasmon-induced charge separation (PICS) at the interface between plasmonic nanoparticles and semiconductors, which we have reported for the first time, has been widely studied in the world, but its mechanisms have not yet been elucidated completely. In this study, we investigated the oxidation process involved in PICS, and found that some oxidation reactions occur on the basis of the hole ejection mechanism in the most typical PICS system, which consists of gold or silver nanoparticles and titania. Therefore, PICS allows for site-selective oxidation reactions. We have applied it to fabricate chiral plasmonic nanostructures exhibiting circular dichroism and achieved the first control of their handedness by right or left circularly polarized light. PICS with plasmonic compound nanostructures was also achieved for the first time, by using a molybdenum oxide nanostructure.
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Free Research Field |
光電気化学
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
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