Electron transfer from the benzophenone triplet excited state directs the photochemical synthesis of gold nanoparticles

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 149-153

  McTiernan, Christopher D ^a   Alarcon, Emilio Isaac ^a   Hallett Tapley, Geniece L ^a   Murillo Lopez, Juliana ^b   Arratia Perez, Ramiro ^b   Netto Ferreira, Jose Carlos ^a,c   Scaiano, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

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EID: 84893066585     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3pp50247c     Document Type: Article

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