Gold nanoparticle-functionalized carbon nanotubes for light-induced electron transfer process

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 775-781

  Pramod, P ^a   Soumya, C C ^a   Thomas, K George ^a,b  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTOR SITES; AU NANOPARTICLE; CARBON NANOTUBE WALLS; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; DEPLETION LAYER; ELECTROCHEMICAL POTENTIAL; ELECTRON FLOW; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; LIGHT-INDUCED ELECTRON TRANSFER; NANOHYBRIDS; PHOTO-INDUCED ELECTRON TRANSFER; PHOTOACTIVE MOLECULES; PHOTOSYNTHETIC DEVICES; RU(BPY);

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHROMOPHORES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; EXCITED STATES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOPARTICLES; RUTHENIUM; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

GOLD;

EID: 79953787850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz200184j     Document Type: Article

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