The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $539,987 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Notre Dame's Notre Dame Research Division, doing business as the Office of Research. The grant supports the research of Prof. Svetlana Neretina to establish new photochemical routes for the synthesis of ultrathin, large-area, single-crystal gold nanoplates on amorphous surfaces.
The key objectives are to overcome the challenges of low crystallinity in current photochemical nanoplate synthesis methods and develop a low-cost platform for high-performance crystalline devices. The research will provide a mechanistic understanding of a new modality for photochemical gold nanoplate synthesis that enables growth from nanometer to millimeter scales without relying on heteroepitaxially aligned seeds. The project will also engage undergraduate students in research activities and promote K-12 STEM outreach through science fair mentoring and demonstrations. This foundational work could serve as a generic route for the synthesis of a broad range of substrate-based nanomaterials.
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