Photo/electrocatalysis and photosensitization using metal nanoclusters for green energy and medical applications
Owing to the rapidly increasing demand for sustainable technologies in fields such as energy, environmental science, and medicine, nanomaterial-based photo/electrocatalysis has received increasing attention. Recently, synthetic innovations have allowed the fabrication of atomically precise metal nan...
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| Published in | Nanoscale advances Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 17 - 36 |
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| Main Authors | , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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England
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22.01.2020
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| Summary: | Owing to the rapidly increasing demand for sustainable technologies in fields such as energy, environmental science, and medicine, nanomaterial-based photo/electrocatalysis has received increasing attention. Recently, synthetic innovations have allowed the fabrication of atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs). These NCs show potential for green energy and medical applications. The present article primarily focuses on evaluation of the recent developments in the photo/electrocatalytic and photosensitizing characteristics of metal and alloy NCs. The review comprises two sections: (i) photo/electrocatalysis for green energy and (ii) photosensitization for biomedical therapy applications. Finally, the challenges associated with the use of metal NCs are presented on the basis of current developments.
This review summarizes recent developments in the photo/electro catalytic and photosensitizing characteristics of metal and alloy NCs for green energy and medical applications. |
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| Bibliography: | Assistant Professor of the Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, received PhD degree (2015) in Applied Chemistry from the University of Tokyo. Since 2016, he worked as Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral fellow (PD) at the University of Melbourne. Since 2017, he worked as JSPS super PD (SPD) at Kyoto University. In 2019, he moved to the current position. His current research topics include synthesis of metal nanoparticles and nanoclusters in solutions and their applications for photoelectrochemistry. Professor of the Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Kansai University, received Doctor degree (1996) in science from Kyushu University. Since 1999, he worked as an assistant professor at Kyushu University. In 2006, he moved to be an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Kansai University. His current research interests include synthesis of photo-functionalised metal nanoclusters and their applications for catalysis, sensing, and biomedical fields. Professor of the Department of Applied Chemistry at Tokyo University of Science. He received his PhD degree in Chemistry in 2001 under the supervision of Prof. Atsushi Nakajima from Keio University. Before joining Tokyo University of Science in 2008, he was employed as an assistant professor at Keio University and at the Institute for Molecular Science. His current research interests include the precise synthesis of stable and functionalised metal nanoclusters and their applications in energy and environmental materials. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 ObjectType-Review-3 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 2516-0230 2516-0230 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c9na00583h |