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  • Progress and Prospects in Optical Ultrafast Microscopy in the Visible Spectral Region: Transient Absorption and Two-Dimensional Microscopy. The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces Gross, N., Kuhs, C. T., Ostovar, B., Chiang, W. Y., Wilson, K. S., Volek, T. S., Faitz, Z. M., Carlin, C. C., Dionne, J. A., Zanni, M. T., Gruebele, M., Roberts, S. T., Link, S., Landes, C. F. 2023; 127 (30): 14557-14586

    Abstract

    Ultrafast optical microscopy, generally employed by incorporating ultrafast laser pulses into microscopes, can provide spatially resolved mechanistic insight into scientific problems ranging from hot carrier dynamics to biological imaging. This Review discusses the progress in different ultrafast microscopy techniques, with a focus on transient absorption and two-dimensional microscopy. We review the underlying principles of these techniques and discuss their respective advantages and applicability to different scientific questions. We also examine in detail how instrument parameters such as sensitivity, laser power, and temporal and spatial resolution must be addressed. Finally, we comment on future developments and emerging opportunities in the field of ultrafast microscopy.

    View details for DOI 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c02091

    View details for PubMedID 37554548

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  • Progress and Prospects in Optical Ultrafast Microscopy in the Visible Spectral Region: Transient Absorption and Two-Dimensional Microscopy JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C Gross, N., Kuhs, C. T., Ostovar, B., Chiang, W., Wilson, K. S., Volek, T. S., Faitz, Z. M., Carlin, C. C., Dionne, J. A., Zanni, M. T., Gruebele, M., Roberts, S. T., Link, S., Landes, C. F. 2023
  • Linking Atomic and Reactor Scale Plasmon Photocatalysis in Acetylene Hydrogenation with Optically Coupled ETEM. Microscopy and microanalysis : the official journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada Bourgeois, B., Carlin, C., Angell, D., Swearer, D., Cheng, W. H., Dai, A., Yuan, L., Dionne, J. 2023; 29 (Supplement_1): 1298-1299

    View details for DOI 10.1093/micmic/ozad067.664

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  • Sustainable chemistry with plasmonic photocatalysts NANOPHOTONICS Yuan, L., Bourgeois, B. B., Carlin, C. C., da Jornada, F. H., Dionne, J. A. 2023
  • Mechanism for plasmon-generated solvated electrons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Al-Zubeidi, A., Ostovar, B., Carlin, C. C., Li, B. C., Lee, S. A., Chiang, W., Gross, N., Dutta, S., Misiura, A., Searles, E. K., Chakraborty, A., Roberts, S. T., Dionne, J. A., Rossky, P. J., Landes, C. F., Link, S. 2023; 120 (3): e2217035120

    Abstract

    Solvated electrons are powerful reducing agents capable of driving some of the most energetically expensive reduction reactions. Their generation under mild and sustainable conditions remains challenging though. Using near-ultraviolet irradiation under low-intensity one-photon conditions coupled with electrochemical and optical detection, we show that the yield of solvated electrons in water is increased more than 10 times for nanoparticle-decorated electrodes compared to smooth silver electrodes. Based on the simulations of electric fields and hot carrier distributions, we determine that hot electrons generated by plasmons are injected into water to form solvated electrons. Both yield enhancement and hot carrier production spectrally follow the plasmonic near-field. The ability to enhance solvated electron yields in a controlled manner by tailoring nanoparticle plasmons opens up a promising strategy for exploiting solvated electrons in chemical reactions.

    View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.2217035120

    View details for PubMedID 36626548