UV-vis and Plasmonic Nano-Spectroscopy of the CO2 Adsorption Energetics in Microporous Polymers
28 Sep 2015
In the context of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), micro- and mesoporous polymers have received significant attention due… Read more
Publications
Reduction of Cu-Promoted Fe Model Catalysts Studied by In Situ Indirect Nanoplasmonic Sensing and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
23 Jan 2015
The reduction of Cu-promoted Fe model catalysts was investigated… Read more
Contribution of Temperature to Deformation of Adsorbed Vesicles Studied by Nanoplasmonic Biosensing
20 Jan 2015
With increasing temperature, biological macromolecules and nanometer-sized aggregates typically… Read more
Unravelling the Dependence of Hydrogen Oxidation Kinetics on the Size of Pt Nanoparticles by in Operando Nanoplasmonic Temperature Sensing
05 Dec 2014
We use a noninvasive nanoscale optical-temperature measurement method based on localized surface plasmon resonance to investigate the particle size-dependence of the hydrogen oxidation reaction kinetics on model supported Pt nanocatalysts… Read more
In situ Plasmonic Sensing of Platinum Model Catalyst Sintering on Different Oxide Supports and in O2 and NO2 Atmospheres with Different Concentrations
01 Dec 2014
Improved understanding of thermal deactivation processes of supported nanoparticles via sintering is needed in order to increase the lifetime of catalysts. To monitor sintering processes under industrially relevant application conditions,… Read more
Controlling Lipid Membrane Architecture for Tunable Nanoplasmonic Biosensing
30 Jul 2014
Tunable nanoplasmonic biosensing for lipid and protein applications is reported based on controlling lipid membrane architecture on surfaces. The interaction of a peptide with lipid membranes is highly sensitive to… Read more
Nanoplasmonic Biosensing for Soft Matter Adsorption: Kinetics of Lipid Vesicle Attachment and Shape Deformation
04 Jul 2014
An indirect nanoplasmonic sensing platform is reported for investigating the kinetics of attachment and shape deformation associated with lipid vesicle adsorption onto a titanium oxide-coated substrate. The localized surface plasmon… Read more
Thermodynamics of hydride formation and decomposition in supported sub-10 nm Pd nanoparticles of different sizes
30 May 2014
Hydrogen storage properties of supported Pd nanoparticles with average sizes in the range 2.7–7.6 nm were studied using indirect nanoplasmonic sensing. For each particle size, a series of isotherms was… Read more
Real Time Adsorption and Desorption Kinetics of Dye Z907 on a Flat Mimic of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell TiO2 Photoelectrodes
12 May 2014
A dye molecule monolayer formed on a TiO2 surface is a key component in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. It is usually formed by adsorbing dye molecules from a solution. The… Read more
Diffusion and Adsorption of Dye Molecules in Mesoporous TiO2 Photoelectrodes Studied by Indirect Nanoplasmonic Sensing
19 Aug 2013
In this study, we used Hidden Interface-Indirect Nanoplasmonic Sensing (HI-INPS) for real time monitoring of dye impregnation (adsorption–diffusion process) of mesoporous TiO2 electrodes of the kind used in dye-sensitized solar… Read more