Proceedings of nanoGe Fall Meeting 2021 (NFM21)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.nfm.2021.119
Publication date: 23rd September 2021
The ability to move energy and electrons, under the influence of light, in an efficient manner is one of the fundamental challenges in the area of energy research. Our group is interested in designing principles based on the interplay of forces at the nanoscale, to improve the light harvesting properties of hybrid nanomaterials. For instance, the potency of electrostatic forces was elegantly explored to demonstrate efficient light induced energy and electron transfer processes in cationic quantum dots (QDs), in water. Further, a fine control over such interaction driven photophysical processes helped in the creation of high-contrast multicolor luminescent patterns from a single QD nanohybrid film. For this, the energy and electron transfer processes in QD thin films were regulated through the selective and controlled photodegradation of organic acceptor molecules. Similar control over interparticle interactions helped in outplaying the ligand poisoning effect in nanoparticle catalyzed photochemical transformations, and some of these aspects will be covered in the presentation. Such advancements in the existing light harvesting properties of nanomaterials, through the fine control of interactions at the nanoscale, can expand the scope of nanoscience in energy research.
The financial support from MHRD and DST India is acknowledged. The author thanks all the collaborators for their constant support and valuable contributions.
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