Digital control of reaction cascades via plasmon activated biocatalysis: Electronchemistry 7.2
Abstract
This effort will explore the potential to use plasmon excitation for driving biological charge transfer processes. In this effort the PI will synthesize metal-semiconductor core-shell nanostructures that exhibit tunable, resonant photon absorption. The resonance wavelength of the plasmonic structures will be controlled by varying the Ag:Au composition ratio in alloy nanoparticles. By controlling the majority charge carrier in the semiconductor shell (n or p-type) the ability of the structures to induce reduction (electron transfer) or oxidation (hole transfer) reactions will be dictated. The oxidation and reduction of cytochrome C will be used as an initial assay to demonstrate the use of plasmon excitation for driving biological charge transfer processes with resonant wavelength dependent efficiencies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 12, 2017
- Source ID
- W911NF1510533
Entities
People
- Phillip Christopher
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of California, Riverside