Nanoscience and Microsystems ETDs

Publication Date

Spring 4-14-2018

Abstract

The development of spectro-electrochemical platforms that facilitate the dynamic analyses of complex catalytic cascade systems was explored in this research. These systems facilitated multiple modalities of catalysts and were used as platforms for monitoring catalytic transformations quasi-in situ. The analytical platforms allowed for the characterization of intermediates and products using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The design and fabrication of these devices proved to be reproducible, made of materials that can be manipulated for multiple applications, and incorporate fluid mechanics, electrochemistry, and multimodal catalysis. Microfluidic technology offers capabilities for understanding catalytic cascade systems by providing precise dynamic control of complex chemical reactions.

Keywords

catalysis, catalytic cascades, microfluidics, electrochemistry, SERS, paper-based

Document Type

Dissertation

Language

English

Degree Name

Nanoscience and Microsystems

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Department Name

Nanoscience and Microsystems

First Committee Member (Chair)

Plamen Atanassov

Second Committee Member

Kateryna Artyushkova

Third Committee Member

Ivana Matanovic

Fourth Committee Member

Fernando Garzon

Fifth Committee Member

Shelley Minteer

Comments

Sixth Committee Member:

Scott Calabrese Barton

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