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21069993

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-12-28
pubmed:abstractText
The electrodic behavior of platinum nanoparticles (2.8 nm diameter) and their role in influencing the photocatalytic behavior of CdSe quantum dots (3.4 nm diameter) has been evaluated by confining both nanoparticles together in heptane/dioctyl sulphosuccinate/water reverse micelles. The particles spontaneously couple together within the micelles via micellar exchange processes and thus facilitate experimental observation of electron transfer reactions inside the water pools. Electron transfer from CdSe to Pt is found to occur with a rate constant of 1.22 × 10(9) s(-1). With the use of methyl viologen (MV(2+)) as a probe molecule, the role of Pt in the photocatalytic process is established. Ultrafast oxidation of the photogenerated MV(+•) radicals indicates that Pt acts as an electron sink, scavenging electrons from MV(+•) with a rate constant of 3.1 × 10(9) s(-1). The electron transfer between MV(+•) and Pt, and a drastically lower yield of MV(+•) under steady state irradiation, confirms the ability of Pt nanoparticles to discharge electrons quickly. The kinetic details of photoinduced processes in CdSe-Pt assemblies and the electrodic behavior of Pt nanoparticles provide important information for the development of light energy conversion devices.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1936-086X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7321-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Photocatalytic events of CdSe quantum dots in confined media. Electrodic behavior of coupled platinum nanoparticles.
pubmed:affiliation
Radiation Laboratory and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article