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Prashant V. Kamat

Bio: Prashant V. Kamat is an academic researcher from University of Notre Dame. The author has contributed to research in topics: Racism & Excited state. The author has an hindex of 140, co-authored 725 publications receiving 79259 citations. Previous affiliations of Prashant V. Kamat include Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur & Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.


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09 Mar 2007

17 citations

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TL;DR: Carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and mesoporous carbon structures constitute a new class of carbon nanomaterials with properties that differ signifi cantly from other forms of carbon such as graphite and diamond as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and mesoporous carbon structures constitute a new class of carbon nanomaterials with properties that differ signifi cantly from other forms of carbon such as graphite and diamond. The ability to custom synthesize nanotubes with attached functional groups or to assemble fullerene (C60 and analogues) clusters into three-dimensional (3D) arrays has opened up new avenues to design high surface area catalyst supports and materials with high photochemical and electrochemical activity. Unlike the conventional graphite phase, carbon nanostructures possess metallic or semiconductor properties that can induce catalysis by participating directly in the charge transfer process. Further, the electrochemical properties of these materials facilitate modulation of their charge transfer properties and aid in the design of catalysts for hydrogenation, sensors, and fuel cells.

17 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of the polymer [poly(4-vinyl-pyridine)] on the photochemical properties of croconate violet was discussed, and its fluorescence lifetime was increased from <9 ps to 28 ps.

16 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a series of supramolecular photovoltaic cells composed of multi-porphyrin arrays such as porphyrin-alkanethiolate monolayer protected-gold nanoparticles (H2PCnMPC): n is the number of methylene groups in the spacer.
Abstract: We have constructed a series of supramolecular photovoltaic cells composed of multi-porphyrin arrays such as porphyrin-alkanethiolate monolayer protected-gold nanoparticles [H2PCnMPC: n is the number of methylene groups in the spacer], porphyrin dendrimers [D n P n ], and porphyrin-peptide oligomers [P(H2P) n ] and fullerene (C60) on nanostructured SnO2 electrodes (OTE/SnO2). These multi-porphyrin arrays form complexes with fullerene molecules and they form clusters in acetonitrile/toluene mixed solvent. The highly colored composite clusters are assembled as three-dimensional arrays onto nanostructured SnO2 films [denoted as OTE/SnO2/(multi-porphyrin array+C60) m ] using an electrophoretic deposition method. These highly organized molecular assembly films attain drastic enhancement of light energy conversion properties as compared to the non-organized reference system. The maximum power conversion efficiency (η) of OTE/SnO2/(H2PC15MPC+C60) m reaches 1.5%, which is 45 times higher than that of the referenc...

16 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of surface modification of an n-type semiconductor on the electrochemical behavior of a soluble ferrocene derivative is reported and a mechanism involving diffusion of the electroactive substrate and/or an electron through the dye-loaded polymer film is suggested.

16 citations


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08 Dec 2001-BMJ
TL;DR: There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one, which seems an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality.
Abstract: There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one. I remember first hearing about it at school. It seemed an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality. Usually familiarity dulls this sense of the bizarre, but in the case of i it was the reverse: over the years the sense of its surreal nature intensified. It seemed that it was impossible to write mathematics that described the real world in …

33,785 citations

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TL;DR: Two organolead halide perovskite nanocrystals were found to efficiently sensitize TiO(2) for visible-light conversion in photoelectrochemical cells, which exhibit strong band-gap absorptions as semiconductors.
Abstract: Two organolead halide perovskite nanocrystals, CH3NH3PbBr3 and CH3NH3PbI3, were found to efficiently sensitize TiO2 for visible-light conversion in photoelectrochemical cells. When self-assembled on mesoporous TiO2 films, the nanocrystalline perovskites exhibit strong band-gap absorptions as semiconductors. The CH3NH3PbI3-based photocell with spectral sensitivity of up to 800 nm yielded a solar energy conversion efficiency of 3.8%. The CH3NH3PbBr3-based cell showed a high photovoltage of 0.96 V with an external quantum conversion efficiency of 65%.

16,634 citations

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TL;DR: This work reviews the historical development of Transition metal dichalcogenides, methods for preparing atomically thin layers, their electronic and optical properties, and prospects for future advances in electronics and optoelectronics.
Abstract: Single-layer metal dichalcogenides are two-dimensional semiconductors that present strong potential for electronic and sensing applications complementary to that of graphene.

13,348 citations

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TL;DR: A review of gold nanoparticles can be found in this article, where the most stable metal nanoparticles, called gold colloids (AuNPs), have been used for catalysis and biology applications.
Abstract: Although gold is the subject of one of the most ancient themes of investigation in science, its renaissance now leads to an exponentially increasing number of publications, especially in the context of emerging nanoscience and nanotechnology with nanoparticles and self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). We will limit the present review to gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), also called gold colloids. AuNPs are the most stable metal nanoparticles, and they present fascinating aspects such as their assembly of multiple types involving materials science, the behavior of the individual particles, size-related electronic, magnetic and optical properties (quantum size effect), and their applications to catalysis and biology. Their promises are in these fields as well as in the bottom-up approach of nanotechnology, and they will be key materials and building block in the 21st century. Whereas the extraction of gold started in the 5th millennium B.C. near Varna (Bulgaria) and reached 10 tons per year in Egypt around 1200-1300 B.C. when the marvelous statue of Touthankamon was constructed, it is probable that “soluble” gold appeared around the 5th or 4th century B.C. in Egypt and China. In antiquity, materials were used in an ecological sense for both aesthetic and curative purposes. Colloidal gold was used to make ruby glass 293 Chem. Rev. 2004, 104, 293−346

11,752 citations

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Ryoji Asahi1, Takeshi Morikawa1, T. Ohwaki1, Koyu Aoki1, Y. Taga1 
13 Jul 2001-Science
TL;DR: Film and powders of TiO2-x Nx have revealed an improvement over titanium dioxide (TiO2) under visible light in optical absorption and photocatalytic activity such as photodegradations of methylene blue and gaseous acetaldehyde and hydrophilicity of the film surface.
Abstract: To use solar irradiation or interior lighting efficiently, we sought a photocatalyst with high reactivity under visible light. Films and powders of TiO 2- x N x have revealed an improvement over titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) under visible light (wavelength 2 has proven to be indispensable for band-gap narrowing and photocatalytic activity, as assessed by first-principles calculations and x-ray photoemission spectroscopy.

11,402 citations