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CHE Division Of Chemistry |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | November 28, 2023 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | September 27, 2024 |
| Award Number: | 2339866 |
| Award Instrument: | Continuing Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Kenneth Moloy
kmoloy@nsf.gov (703)292-8441 CHE Division Of Chemistry MPS Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
| Start Date: | March 1, 2024 |
| End Date: | February 28, 2029 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $624,715.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $624,715.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
6530 KISSENA BLVD FLUSHING NY US 11367-1575 (718)997-5400 |
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65-30 KISSENA BLVD FLUSHING NY US 11367-1575 |
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| NSF Program(s): | Chemical Catalysis |
| Primary Program Source: |
01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.049 |
ABSTRACT
With support from the Chemical Catalysis (CAT) program of the NSF Division of Chemistry, Dr. Chen Wang of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Queens College, City University of New York, is developing novel catalysts based on perovskite nanocrystals for utilizing light to efficiently synthesize organic chemicals that are essential in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. The project will employ various spectroscopic methods to understand how photo-generated excited states in the nanocrystals can convert light energy and selectively promote the desired chemical processes on the nanocrystal surface. The project integrates synthetic chemistry, physical chemistry, materials science, and instrumentation development and hence will provide a multidisciplinary learning environment for students at all levels. Photochemical research will be introduced into the undergraduate curriculum to train students from diverse cultural backgrounds. Outreach activities, including photochemistry workshops and summer research camps, are planned to reach out to K-12 students and encourage a diverse, talented pool of students to consider pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
Photocatalytic synthesis has the potential to provide for streamlined, energy-efficient synthetic routes into useful molecules by providing novel bond construction manifolds. The proposed project will explore catalytic platforms with metal halide perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) with the goals of achieving both efficient photosensitization and reaction control. The project will engineer the PNC surface will the goal of facilitating important synthetic reactions, such as cycloadditions and C-C coupling reactions, and with the goal of understanding the modified PNC surface through a combination of experimental and computational investigation. Surface photocatalytic processes will be tracked using a variety of ultrafast spectroscopic methods, including transient absorption, time-resolved photoluminescence, and time-resolved stimulated resonance Raman spectroscopy. This mechanistic study aims to reveal the relationship between the surface environment of PNCs and their catalytic performance to guide the rational design of novel photocatalysts based on semiconductor nanocrystals.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
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