Optical approaches in study of nanocatalysis with single-molecule and single-particle resolution

  • Kun Li
  • , Weiwei Qin
  • , Yan Xu
  • , Tianhuan Peng
  • , Di Li*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Studying the activity of individual nanocatalysts, especially with high spatiotemporal resolution of single-molecule and single-turnover scale, is essential for the understanding of catalytic mechanism and the designing of effective catalysts. Several approaches have been developed to monitor the catalytic reaction on single catalysts. In this review, we summarized the updated progresses of several new spectroscopic and microscopic approaches, including single-molecule fluorescence microscopy, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, surface plasmon resonance microscopy and X-ray microscopy, for the study of single-molecule and single-particle catalysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)379-393
Number of pages15
JournalFrontiers of Optoelectronics
Volume8
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • X-ray
  • localized surface plasmon resonance
  • nanocatalysis
  • single-molecule fluorescence
  • surface-enhanced Raman

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