2012
Bioinspired High-Potential Porphyrin Photoanodes
Moore G, Konezny S, Song H, Milot R, Blakemore J, Lee M, Batista V, Schmuttenmaer C, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Bioinspired High-Potential Porphyrin Photoanodes. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2012, 116: 4892-4902. DOI: 10.1021/jp210096m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPorphyrin radical cationRadical cationPhotoelectrochemical cellsReduction potentialDye-sensitized solar cellsElectrochemical reduction potentialsMetal oxide surfacesRedox coupleAppropriate energeticsElectron mediatorOxidation powerSpectroscopic studiesPhotoelectrochemical measurementsSnO2 nanoparticlesBare anodeVisible regionTerahertz spectroscopic studyReaction centersCationsSolar cellsPhotoanodeAnodeNatural counterpartsConduction bandSensitizers
2011
Inverse Design and Synthesis of acac-Coumarin Anchors for Robust TiO2 Sensitization
Xiao D, Martini LA, Snoeberger RC, Crabtree RH, Batista VS. Inverse Design and Synthesis of acac-Coumarin Anchors for Robust TiO2 Sensitization. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2011, 133: 9014-9022. PMID: 21553881, DOI: 10.1021/ja2020313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDye-sensitized solar cellsSolar cellsDesign of sensitizersInterfacial electron injectionHomogeneous catalysisMolecular sensitizersTiO2 sensitizationLigand designSpectroscopic characterizationCoumarin dyesMolecular structureAqueous conditionsMolecular adsorbatesPhotoabsorption propertiesSolar lightMolecular frameworkRobust attachmentElectron injectionSensitization propertiesImproved sensitizationSynthesisSensitizersInverse design methodologyPractical applicationsCatalysis