Surface engineering of plasmonic nanoparticles by the selective cleavage of functional linkers – a pathway towards nanoparticles with functional patches (B01)

• Subject Area: Physical Chemistry of Molecules, Liquids and Interfaces, Biophysical Chemistry
• Term: since 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 510943930

This project aims at the generation of functional nanoregions (patches) at nanoparticulate surfaces via the plasmonic cleavage of molecular linkers. During this project, functional linkers will be synthesized, their cleavage process and mechanism will be investigated, the generated patch will be characterised, and the process to prepare functionalized particles in (extended) batches will be optimized.

• 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. Ilko Bald; Professor Dr. Alexander Böker