Title :
Localized photocatalysis by Au-titania plasmonics
Author :
Rosa, Lorenzo ; Juodkazis, Saulius ; Kowalska, Ewa
Author_Institution :
Centre for Micro-Photonics, Swinburne Univ. of Technol., Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We investigate numerically the properties of a novel bio-compatible titania (TiO2) substrate functionalized by deposition of gold and titania nanoparticles, achieving high photocatalytic activity for biological applications.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biomedical materials; catalysis; gold; nanobiotechnology; nanoparticles; photochemistry; plasmonics; titanium compounds; Au-TiO2; biocompatible titania substrate; biological applications; localized photocatalysis; photocatalytic activity; plasmonics; titania nanoparticles; Arrays; Gold; Lighting; Nanoparticles; Plasmons; Scattering; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
BioPhotonics, 2011 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Parma
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9836-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9835-2
DOI :
10.1109/IWBP.2011.5954856