Optical Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Nanostructures

Optical microscopy incorporated with spectroscopy is a very powerful approach to study nanostructures. In this talk, I will present a few examples of our recent work in this direction. One is optical characterization of single rare-earth ion doped nanoparticles, which show strong near-infared to visible upconverted photoluminescence. The unique characteristics of these nanoparticles suggest that they could serve as ideal single-molecule probes for bio-imaging. Another is on graphene, a two-dimensional (2D) carbon material and the mother of 1D carbon nanotubes.

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Ligand and Cluster-size Effects in Metal-mediated Activation of Methane: A Cold Approach to a Hot Problem1) Maria Schlangen and Helmut Schwarz Institut für Chemie der Technischen Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany, e-mail: Helmut.Schwarz@mail.chem.tu-berlin.de State-of-the-art gas-phase experiments complemented by DFT and electronic structure calculations of mass-selected, electronic ground-state transition-metal complexes provide insight into fundamental aspects of elementary steps involved in the activation and functionalization of methane at ambient temper

Functional Dendritic Architectures

Polymeric nanostructures have gained broad interest for the targeted delivery of drugs.[1] Dendritic polymers are especially attractive candidates for encapsulating or conjugating diagnostic and therapeutic agents, particularly dendritic polyglycerol because of its low toxicity and high biocompatibility.[2] Furthermore, polyglycerols have also been evaluated for their extremely protein resistant properties on surfaces.[3] For in vivo applications, the selected dendritic nanotransporters will have to be water-soluble and non-toxic.

Non-adiabatic Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics: Implementation and Application to Photochemistry

An Unprecedented Type of Hybrid Semiconductors with Enhanced Properties for Optoelectronic Applications

An Unprecedented Type of Hybrid Semiconductors with Enhanced and Unique Properties for Optoelectronic Applications Jing Li Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey jingli@rutgers.edu We have developed an unprecedented family of inorganic-organic hybrid semiconductor materials that are comprised of sub-nanometer-sized II-VI semiconductor modules covalently bonded to organic molecules.