International Collaboration in Chemistry: Electronic and Vibrational Dynamics of Molecules and Polymers in Close Proximity to Nanostructured Metal Surfaces and Arrays

该奖项由化学系化学结构、动力学和机制A(CSDM-A)计划资助，纽瓦克罗格斯大学的Piotr Piotrowiak、Laura Fabris和Deirdre O‘Connell教授、他们的日本合作者(由日本科学促进会资助)以及罗格斯大学的研究生和本科生研究人员正在进行实验，研究电子和振动能量如何从小分子和聚合物转移到金属纳米颗粒。这些实验的结果对物理化学和凝聚态物理学界来说是非常重要的。此外，更好地了解这些过程的发展可能会导致改进光子器件。从事该项目的研究生和本科生将接受激光科学、显微镜、材料合成和理论方面的培训，同时与来自日本的科学家合作。教授们。Piotrowiak、Fabris和O‘Connell将与教授合作。来自东京工业大学的Iyoda、Vacha和Fujii。美国和日本的研究小组正在进行一项多管齐下的研究，调查接近纳米结构材料的分子和半导体聚合物的电子和振动动力学。这两个小组将：(1)进行实验和理论研究，旨在更好地了解等离子体界面上的分子激发态动力学；(2)设计这些材料，通过控制纳米结构的有序性、周期性和排列以及优化分子和纳米结构之间的化学界面，最大限度地发挥所需的辐射增强效果。参与该项目的美国学生将与日本研究人员合作。罗格斯大学纽瓦克分校是一所拥有多元化学生群体的城市大学。美国调查人员将把来自代表性不足群体的学生纳入这个国际合作项目。

In this award, funded by the Chemical Structure, Dynamics and Mechanisms A (CSDM-A) Program of the Division of Chemistry, Professors Piotr Piotrowiak, Laura Fabris and Deirdre O'Connell of Rutgers University - Newark, their Japanese collaborators (funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) and Rutgers University graduate and undergraduate student researchers are conducting experiments to study the ways in which electronic and vibrational energy is transferred from small molecules and polymers to metallic nanoparticles. The results from these experiments are of fundamental interest to the physical chemistry and condensed matter physics communities. In addition, the development of a better understanding of these processes could lead to improved photonic devices. Graduate and undergraduate students working on this project will receive training in laser science, microscopy, materials synthesis and theory, while working with scientists from Japan. Profs. Piotrowiak, Fabris and O'Connell will collaborate with Profs. Iyoda, Vacha and Fujii from Tokyo Institute of Technology. The US and Japanese research groups are conducting a multi-pronged research effort investigating the electronic and vibrational dynamics of molecules and semiconducting polymers in close proximity to nanostructured materials. The two groups will: (1) conduct experimental and theoretical studies aimed at developing a better understanding of molecular excited state dynamics at the plasmonic interface; (2) engineer these materials to maximize the desired radiative enhancement effects through the control of order, periodicity and alignment of the nanostructures and by optimizing the chemical interface between molecule and nanostructure. The US students involved in this project will work alongside Japanese researchers. Rutgers University - Newark is an urban university with a diverse student body. The US investigators will incorporate students from underrepresented groups in this international collaborative project.