Mechanisms of photochemical reactions at metallic nanoparticles (B05)

• Subject Area: Organic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation ; Polymer Materials ; Theoretical Chemistry: Electronic Structure, Dynamics, Simulation ; Theoretical Chemistry: Molecules, Materials, Surfaces
• Term: since 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 510943930

This project aims at uncovering unique features of photochemical transformations in close proximity to metal nanoparticles. Prototypical photoreactions with large thermal activation barriers in the ground state will be studied at and between metal nanoparticles to decipher their underlying mechanisms and to develop a general approach to carry out photochemical transformations at lower excitation energies and with higher efficiencies.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1636: Elementary Processes of Light-Driven Reactions at Nanoscale Metals
• Applicant Institution: Universität Potsdam
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Stefan Hecht; Dr. Evgenii Titov