Exploring photochemistry when distance matters: from supramolecular systems to plasmon-enhanced optical properties.

当距离很重要时探索光化学：从超分子系统到等离子体增强光学特性。

基本信息

批准号：
RGPIN-2017-03824
负责人：
Heyne, Belinda
金额：
$ 3.28万
依托单位：
University of Calgary
依托单位国家：
加拿大
项目类别：
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
加拿大
起止时间：
2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=710540
关键词：
Exploring photochemistry when distance matters

项目摘要

Light is the major source of energy that powers life on earth, and controlling it enabled the evolution of human civilization to our current modern society. Today, many of the technologies we take for granted, from smartphones to routine electronic payment, exist thanks to photonics, the science of light. Photonics represents a $CAD 650 billion dollar global market, generating close to $CAD 4.6 billion dollars in annual revenue in Canada. Although smartphones seem to be in every hand, photonic-based technologies remain low profile in Canada. A major challenge retarding this industry is the lack of predictability in going from liquid solution to solid state application. In other words, the properties of molecules discovered in the laboratory under idealized conditions might not translate into photonic technologies, where molecules are in close proximity to one another. The fundamental goal of my research program is to address this challenge. NSERC funding will enable my research team to engineer and synthesize both “smart molecules” and nanoparticles that permit a molecular level understanding of the optical and photochemical changes associated with molecular proximity. This fundamental scientific knowledge is key to empowering the photonic industry with an a priori elusive predictability, thus improving performance, accuracy and ultimately cost of photonic technologies. The research conducted by my group fosters new opportunities for Canada to be promoted from minor player to world leader in photonics.

光是地球上生命的主要能源，控制它使人类文明进化到当今的现代社会。今天，许多我们认为理所当然的技术，从智能手机到常规电子支付，都得益于光子学。光科学代表了价值 6500 亿加元的全球市场，在加拿大创造了近 46 亿加元的年收入。一个重大挑战阻碍这一行业发展的原因是从液态溶液到固态应用的过程缺乏可预测性。换句话说，在理想条件下在实验室发现的分子特性可能无法转化为分子彼此非常接近的光子技术。我的研究计划的基本目标是应对这一挑战，NSERC 的资金将使我的研究团队能够设计和合成“智能分子”和纳米颗粒，从而在分子水平上理解与分子邻近科学知识相关的光学和光化学变化。是赋予光子行业先验难以预测的能力的关键，从而提高光子技术的性能、准确性和最终成本。我的团队进行的研究为加拿大从次要国家晋升为世界领导者提供了新的机会。光子学。