Triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion in CdS-decorated SiO2 nanocapsules for sub-bandgap photocatalysis

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 318-325

  Kwon, Oh Seok ^a   Kim, Jae Hyuk ^a,b   Cho, Jin Ku ^c   Kim, Jae Hong ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Industrial Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

chromophores; inorganic nanocapsules; photocatalysis; triplet triplet annihilation; upconversion

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CHROMOPHORES; ENERGY GAP; MICROEMULSIONS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SILICA;

ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS; CADMIUM SULFIDE NANOPARTICLE; HOMOGENEOUS SUSPENSIONS; MICROEMULSION PROCESS; NANOSCALE DIMENSIONS; PHOTONICS APPLICATIONS; TRIPLET-TRIPLET ANNIHILATION; UP-CONVERSION;

NANOCAPSULES;

CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; CADMIUM SULFIDE; NANOCAPSULE; OXYGEN; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFIDE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION RESPONSE;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; NANOCAPSULES; OXYGEN; PHOTOLYSIS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFIDES;

EID: 84921303423     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am506233h     Document Type: Article

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