(Photo-)catalytic Activity Of Sub-5nm Gold Nanoparticles Limited By Coulomb Repulsion

Description

Gold nanoparticles can serve as (photo-)catalytic agents promoting reductions. Frequently, it is assumed that
the smaller the particles, the better they serve as catalysts. However, when storage of electrons takes place
between the oxidative and reductive half-reactions, Coulomb blockade hampers the activity for nanoparticles
with diameters Æ 4 nm.

Period	Jul 2025
Event title	META 2025: 15th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics
Event type	Conference
Location	SpainShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International