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Heat Conversion: Highly Efficient Copper Sulfide‐Based Near‐Infrared Photothermal Agents: Exploring the Limits of Macroscopic Heat Conversion (Small 49/2018)
Author(s) -
Marin Riccardo,
Skripka Artiom,
Besteiro Lucas V.,
Benayas Antonio,
Wang Zhiming,
Govorov Alexander O.,
Canton Patrizia,
Vetrone Fiorenzo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201870238
Subject(s) - photothermal therapy , materials science , copper sulfide , copper , nanoparticle , infrared , nanotechnology , sulfide , plasmon , energy conversion efficiency , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , optics , metallurgy , physics , engineering
In article number 1803282 , Patrizia Canton, Fiorenzo Vetrone, and co‐workers synthesize, via a green approach, water‐dispersible plasmonic copper sulfide nanoparticles as highly efficient light‐to‐heat transducers featuring a readily tailorable surface. Upon comparing the results from the experimental assessment and mathematical modelling of the nanoparticles' optical and photothermal properties, the limitations of the macroscopic methods for heat conversion efficiency evaluation are discussed.