Chirality detection: nanoparticles for optimised plasmonic enhancement of circular dichroism (NanOptCD)

Acronym

NanOptCD

Description of the granted funding

NanOptCD aims to facilitate the sensitive use of plasmonic enhanced circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy in research & development (R&D). Many molecules possess weak CD signals below the measurable limit. Interactions of molecules with plasmonic nanoparticles are very promising for generating strongly enhanced CD signals. Nevertheless, this enhancement mechanism needs further theoretical characterisation in order to facilitate mature applications in R&D. NanOptCD will offer this by analysing the fundamental dependencies of plasmonic CD enhancement with ab initio calculations. Furthermore, NanOptCD will deliver tools for the analysis of plasmonic enhanced CD spectra and customised nanoparticles for optimal plasmonic enhanced CD spectra.

Starting year

2024

End year

2026

Granted funding

Aalto University

215 534.4 €

Coordinator

UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG (DE)

Participant

UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA (CO)

Participant

UNIVERSITAET GRAZ (AT)

Participant

Amount granted

215 534 €

Funder

European Union

Funding instrument

HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships

Framework programme

Horizon Europe (HORIZON)

Call

Programme part

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) (11677)

Topic

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01-01)

Call ID

HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01

Other information

Funding decision number

101152999

Identified topics

materials, nanomaterials