The stability of colloidal metallic nanoparticles in reactive chemical environments

化学系的大分子、超分子和纳米化学(MSN)计划将支持佐治亚理工学院穆斯塔法·埃尔·赛义德教授的研究计划。埃尔·赛义德教授的研究计划专注于等离子体纳米催化剂的开发，这是化学催化领域的新一代材料。El Sayed教授和他的学生将研究纳米颗粒的两种新特性对化学反应和光化学反应速率的影响：1)当发生在纳米笼子和纳米框架类型的纳米颗粒中时，笼子效应对化学反应速率的影响；2)等离子激元和纳米金的其他特性对某些化学反应和光化学反应速率的影响。该项目将为希望在催化研究前沿工作的受训者提供极好的教育机会。

The Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (MSN) program of the Division of Chemistry will support the research program of Prof. Mostafa El Sayed of Georgia Institute of Technology. Prof. El Sayed's research program focuses on the development of plasmonic nanocatalysts, a new generation of materials at the frontier of the field of chemical catalysis. Prof. El Sayed and his students will examine the effects of two new properties of nanoparticles on the rates of chemical and photo-chemical reactions: 1) the cage effect on the rates of chemical reactions when they occur inside a nano-cage and nano-frame type nanoparticle; 2) the effect of plasmonic fields and other properties of nanogold on the rates of some chemical and photochemical reactions. The project will provide excellent educational opportunity for trainees desiring to work at the forefront of catalysis research.