Search Results - "McClain, Michael J."

Plasmon-induced selective carbon dioxide conversion on earth-abundant aluminum-cuprous oxide antenna-reactor nanoparticles by Robatjazi, Hossein, Zhao, Hangqi, Swearer, Dayne F., Hogan, Nathaniel J., Zhou, Linan, Alabastri, Alessandro, McClain, Michael J., Nordlander, Peter, Halas, Naomi J.

“…The rational combination of plasmonic nanoantennas with active transition metal-based catalysts, known as ‘antenna-reactor’ nanostructures, holds promise to…”
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Aluminum Nanocrystals: A Sustainable Substrate for Quantitative SERS-Based DNA Detection by Tian, Shu, Neumann, Oara, McClain, Michael J, Yang, Xiao, Zhou, Linan, Zhang, Chao, Nordlander, Peter, Halas, Naomi J

“…Since its discovery in the 1970s, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has been primarily associated with substrates composed of nanostructured noble…”
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Heterometallic antenna–reactor complexes for photocatalysis by Swearer, Dayne F., Zhao, Hangqi, Zhou, Linan, Zhang, Chao, Robatjazi, Hossein, Martirez, John Mark P., Krauter, Caroline M., Yazdi, Sadegh, McClain, Michael J., Ringe, Emilie, Carter, Emily A., Nordlander, Peter, Halas, Naomi J.

“…Metallic nanoparticles with strong optically resonant properties behave as nanoscale optical antennas, and have recently shown extraordinary promise as…”
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Elemental Reductants for the Deoxydehydration of Glycols by Michael McClain, J, Nicholas, Kenneth M

“…The elements zinc, iron, manganese, and carbon are demonstrated to be practical reductants for the oxorhenium catalyzed deoxydehydration (DODH) of biomass…”
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Al–Pd Nanodisk Heterodimers as Antenna–Reactor Photocatalysts by Zhang, Chao, Zhao, Hangqi, Zhou, Linan, Schlather, Andrea E, Dong, Liangliang, McClain, Michael J, Swearer, Dayne F, Nordlander, Peter, Halas, Naomi J

“…Photocatalysis uses light energy to drive chemical reactions. Conventional industrial catalysts are made of transition metal nanoparticles that interact only…”
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Aluminum Nanocrystals as a Plasmonic Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Dissociation by Zhou, Linan, Zhang, Chao, McClain, Michael J, Manjavacas, Alejandro, Krauter, Caroline M, Tian, Shu, Berg, Felix, Everitt, Henry O, Carter, Emily A, Nordlander, Peter, Halas, Naomi J

“…Hydrogen dissociation is a critical step in many hydrogenation reactions central to industrial chemical production and pollutant removal. This step typically…”
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Walking the Walk: A Giant Step toward Sustainable Plasmonics by DeSantis, Christopher J, McClain, Michael J, Halas, Naomi J

“…The use of earth-abundant materials is at the frontier of nanoplasmonics research, where their availability and low cost can enable practical mainstream…”
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Aluminum Nanocrystals by McClain, Michael J, Schlather, Andrea E, Ringe, Emilie, King, Nicholas S, Liu, Lifei, Manjavacas, Alejandro, Knight, Mark W, Kumar, Ish, Whitmire, Kenton H, Everitt, Henry O, Nordlander, Peter, Halas, Naomi J

“…We demonstrate the facile synthesis of high purity aluminum nanocrystals over a range of controlled sizes from 70 to 220 nm diameter with size control achieved…”
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Ligand-Dependent Colloidal Stability Controls the Growth of Aluminum Nanocrystals by Clark, Benjamin D, DeSantis, Christopher J, Wu, Gang, Renard, David, McClain, Michael J, Bursi, Luca, Tsai, Ah-Lim, Nordlander, Peter, Halas, Naomi J

“…The precise size- and shape-controlled synthesis of monodisperse Al nanocrystals remains an open challenge, limiting their utility for numerous applications…”
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Pronounced Linewidth Narrowing of an Aluminum Nanoparticle Plasmon Resonance by Interaction with an Aluminum Metallic Film by Sobhani, Ali, Manjavacas, Alejandro, Cao, Yang, McClain, Michael J, García de Abajo, F. Javier, Nordlander, Peter, Halas, Naomi J

“…Aluminum nanocrystals and fabricated nanostructures are emerging as highly promising building blocks for plasmonics in the visible region of the spectrum. Even…”
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Molecular Plasmonics by Lauchner, Adam, Schlather, Andrea E, Manjavacas, Alejandro, Cui, Yao, McClain, Michael J, Stec, Grant J, García de Abajo, F. Javier, Nordlander, Peter, Halas, Naomi J

“…Graphene supports surface plasmons that have been observed to be both electrically and geometrically tunable in the mid- to far-infrared spectral regions. In…”
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Monitoring Chemical Reactions with Terahertz Rotational Spectroscopy by Swearer, Dayne F, Gottheim, Samuel, Simmons, Jay G, Phillips, Dane J, Kale, Matthew J, McClain, Michael J, Christopher, Phillip, Halas, Naomi J, Everitt, Henry O

“…Rotational spectroscopy is introduced as a new in situ method for monitoring gas-phase reactants and products during chemical reactions. Exploiting its…”
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Size and Shape Control of Colloidal Aluminum Nanocrystals for UV Plasmonics Applications by McClain, Michael J

“…Metallic nanocrystals show tremendous promise in photocatalysis, distillation, and chemical sensing applications. This is due to their nique optical properties…”
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Pronounced Linewidth Narrowing of an Aluminum Nanoparticle Plasmon Resonance by Interaction with an Aluminum Metallic Film by Sobhani, Ali, Manjavacas, Alejandro, Cao, Yang, McClain, Michael J, García de Abajo, Francisco Javier, Nordlander, Peter, Halas, Naomi J

“…Aluminum nanocrystals and fabricated nanostructures are emerging as highly promising building blocks for plasmonics in the visible region of the spectrum. Even…”
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