Ultra-Small Organic Sensors Help Estimate Temperature of Chemical Reactions
Written by AZoSensorsFeb 16 2021
Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) and their collaborators from Russian and foreign scientific centers have identified a new technique to predict the temperature of a chemical reaction stimulated by pseudo-particles plasmons.
Image Credit: Tomsk Polytechnic University.
Two organic molecules were used as ultra-small sensors or thermometers. The researchers report that the experiments are of immense fundamental significance: apart from the mere fact of assessing the temperature by using molecules, they could show that properties of plasmon that acts as a catalyst of chemical reactions rely not just on thermal effects.
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