Professor Renee Frontiera Seminar – University of Minnesota

1093 Shelby Hall 250 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa

Spectroscopic Probes of Plasmon-Driven Chemical Reactions Professor Renee Frontiera from the University of Minnesota will present a seminar. Spectroscopic Probes of Plasmon-Driven Chemical Reactions Abstract: Plasmonic materials are highly promising catalysts for driving energetically unfavorable chemical reactions with sunlight, due to their large optical cross sections and ability to generate a number of hot holes and electrons. However, the efficiencies of most plasmon-driven processes are quite low, likely due to the lack of mechanistic understanding of the underlying physical processes. [...]