Optically monitored catalytic photonic crystal fibre microreactor

Author

Cubillas, A.M. ; Schmidt, Martin ; Euser, Tijmen G. ; Etzold, B.J.M. ; Taccardi, N. ; Unterkofler, S. ; Wasserscheid, P. ; Russell, St J.

Author_Institution

Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany

fYear

2013

fDate

12-16 May 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Here we show that by depositing metallic catalyst nanoparticles in the core of the fibre, we can turn the HC-PCF into a catalytically active microreactor. As a proof-of-principle experiment, we investigated the well-known catalytic hydrogenation of azobenzene in a kagomé HC-PCF, whose core wall has been decorated with rhodium (Rh) catalyst nanoparticles. The reaction was monitored online by in-fibre absorption spectroscopy.

Keywords

catalysis; holey fibres; hydrogenation; nanoparticles; organic compounds; photonic crystals; rhodium; visible spectra; Rh; azobenzene; catalytic hydrogenation; catalytically active microreactor; in-fibre absorption spectroscopy; metallic catalyst nanoparticles; optically monitored catalytic photonic crystal fibre microreactor; rhodium catalyst nanoparticles; Absorption; Microfluidics; Monitoring; Nanoparticles; Optical fibers; Photochemistry; Photonic crystal fibers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0593-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801213

Filename

6801213