2024
BODIPY Chemisorbed on SnO2 and TiO2 Surfaces for Photoelectrochemical Applications
Jayworth J, Decavoli C, Capobianco M, Menzel J, Adler S, Kocoj C, Freeze J, Crabtree R, Guo P, Batista V, Brudvig G. BODIPY Chemisorbed on SnO2 and TiO2 Surfaces for Photoelectrochemical Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024, 16: 14841-14851. PMID: 38488153, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarboxylic acid anchoring groupsAnchoring groupsElectron injectionSolar-driven water splittingTransient absorption spectroscopic studiesDye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cellsEfficiency of electron injectionSacrificial electron donorEfficient electron injectionElectron-hole recombinationAbsorption spectroscopic studiesBODIPY-based dyesWater splittingPhotoelectrochemical applicationsPhotoelectrochemical cellsSemiconducting photoelectrodesTiO2 surfacePhotoelectrochemical studiesPhotoexcited dyeSolar fuelsCharge transferMetal oxidesBinding modeCarboxylic acidsSpectroscopic studies
2018
Distinct Binding of Rhenium Catalysts on Nanostructured and Single-Crystalline TiO2 Surfaces Revealed by Two-Dimensional Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy
Vanselous H, Videla P, Batista V, Petersen P. Distinct Binding of Rhenium Catalysts on Nanostructured and Single-Crystalline TiO2 Surfaces Revealed by Two-Dimensional Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2018, 122: 26018-26031. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b08423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTwo-dimensional sum frequency generation spectroscopySum frequency generation spectroscopyFrequency generation spectroscopyTiO2 surfaceGeneration spectroscopySingle-crystalline TiO2 surfacesCO2 reduction catalystsSelective catalytic performanceDifferent TiO2 surfacesVibrational relaxation pathwaysVibrational relaxation dynamicsAb initio simulationsComplex electronic structureMolecular catalystsCross-peak patternsReduction catalystSolvation environmentCatalytic performanceRhenium catalystsTiO2 electrodeCarbonyl modesCatalystInitio simulationsElectronic structureRelaxation pathways
2017
Inferring Protonation States of Hydroxamate Adsorbates on TiO2 Surfaces
Rudshteyn B, Negre C, Oliboni R, Monti A, Chen J, Crabtree R, Rego L, Batista V. Inferring Protonation States of Hydroxamate Adsorbates on TiO2 Surfaces. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2017, 121: 11985-11990. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b01272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDensity functional theoryRed-shifted spectraSimulation of UVAbsorption measurementsBinding calculationsMolecular adsorbatesBinding HamiltonianFunctional theoryProtonation stateChanges of pKMain adsorption modeExperimental measurementsSemiconductor electrode surfaceSpectraAdsorbatesUVTiO2 surfaceSpectroscopic methodsTiO2 anataseMeasurements
2016
High-Potential Porphyrins Supported on SnO2 and TiO2 Surfaces for Photoelectrochemical Applications
Jiang J, Swierk J, Materna K, Hedström S, Lee S, Crabtree R, Schmuttenmaer C, Batista V, Brudvig G. High-Potential Porphyrins Supported on SnO2 and TiO2 Surfaces for Photoelectrochemical Applications. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2016, 120: 28971-28982. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b10350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetal oxide surfacesTiO2 surfaceTerahertz measurementsPhotoelectrochemical applicationsWater-splitting dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cellsPhotoelectrochemical cellsOxide surfaceSnO2WS-DSPECsInterfacial electron transferDye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cellsSurfaceHigh potentialCharge recombination kineticsComputational modelingAbsorption spectroscopy
2014
Linker Rectifiers for Covalent Attachment of Transition‐Metal Catalysts to Metal‐Oxide Surfaces
Ding W, Negre CF, Palma JL, Durrell AC, Allen LJ, Young KJ, Milot RL, Schmuttenmaer CA, Brudvig GW, Crabtree RH, Batista VS. Linker Rectifiers for Covalent Attachment of Transition‐Metal Catalysts to Metal‐Oxide Surfaces. ChemPhysChem 2014, 15: 1138-1147. PMID: 24668518, DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201400063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterfacial electron transferElectron transferWater oxidation catalystsTransition metal catalystsElectron transfer propertiesBack electron transferMetal oxide surfacesElectron paramagnetic resonanceAcetylacetonate groupTerpyridyl groupsElectrode surfaceOxidation catalystMolecular linkersElectron reactionsAmide bondTiO2 surfaceParamagnetic resonanceCovalent attachmentAmide linkageTerahertz spectroscopic measurementsSpectroscopic measurementsElectron injectionTransfer propertiesLinkerCatalyst
2013
Hydroxamate Anchors for Improved Photoconversion in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Brewster TP, Konezny SJ, Sheehan SW, Martini LA, Schmuttenmaer CA, Batista VS, Crabtree RH. Hydroxamate Anchors for Improved Photoconversion in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Inorganic Chemistry 2013, 52: 6752-6764. PMID: 23687967, DOI: 10.1021/ic4010856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDye-sensitized solar cellsSolar cellsRuthenium polypyridyl dyesElectricity conversion efficiencyExhibit high efficiencyCurrent density–voltage (J–V) characteristic curvesAnchoring groupDye moleculesElectron transferMolecular adsorbatesPhotocatalytic applicationsTiO2 surfaceCell performanceSemiconductor surfacesConversion efficiencyStructure/function relationshipsFundamental insightsFuture applicationsSimilar conditionsHigh efficiencyPhotoanodeElectrolyteFunction relationshipsAdsorbatesSurface
2010
Study of Redox Species and Oxygen Vacancy Defects at TiO2−Electrolyte Interfaces
da Silva R, Rego L, Freire J, Rodriguez J, Laria D, Batista V. Study of Redox Species and Oxygen Vacancy Defects at TiO2−Electrolyte Interfaces. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2010, 114: 19433-19442. DOI: 10.1021/jp107385e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRedox speciesElectronic structure calculationsDye-sensitized solar cellsStructure calculationsDifferent redox speciesFree energy barrierMolecular dynamics simulationsPyridine additivesRecombination of photoelectronsSolvent dynamicsTiO2 surfaceElectronic propertiesDynamics simulationsOxygen vacanciesSolar cellsSurface defectsElectrolyteAdsorptionDeeper insightInterfaceCalculationsMolecular processesAdditivesPhotoelectronVacancies
2009
Visible Light Sensitization of TiO2 Surfaces with Alq3 Complexes
Rego L, da Silva R, Freire J, Snoeberger R, Batista V. Visible Light Sensitization of TiO2 Surfaces with Alq3 Complexes. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2009, 114: 1317-1325. DOI: 10.1021/jp9094479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisible light sensitizationSurface complexesAb initio DFT molecular dynamics simulationsLight sensitizationDFT molecular dynamics simulationsTransient electronic excitationsInterfacial electron transferInterfacial electron injectionTiO2 anatase (101) surfaceMolecular dynamics simulationsTris complexesMolecular assembliesElectron transferAlq3 complexesElectronic excitationTiO2 surfaceCovalent attachmentDynamics simulationsElectron injectionPair recombinationComplexesHost substrateSignificant interestOligothiophenesDerivatizationInterfacial Electron Transfer in TiO2 Surfaces Sensitized with Ru(II)−Polypyridine Complexes
Jakubikova E, Snoeberger R, Batista V, Martin R, Batista E. Interfacial Electron Transfer in TiO2 Surfaces Sensitized with Ru(II)−Polypyridine Complexes. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry A 2009, 113: 12532-12540. PMID: 19594155, DOI: 10.1021/jp903966n.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterfacial electron transferElectronic excitationBidentate modeElectron transferDye-sensitized solar cellsElectronic statesConventional dye-sensitized solar cellsDensity functional theory calculationsVisible-light photoexcitationSolar cellsStable covalent bondsElectron transfer mechanismInterfacial electron-transfer mechanismVisible light excitationFunctional theory calculationsQuantum dynamics simulationsExcited electronic statesPolypyridine complexesPhosphonate linkersAdsorbate moleculesCovalent bondsIET efficiencyTiO2 surfaceTime scalesTheory calculationsDeposition of an oxomanganese water oxidation catalyst on TiO 2 nanoparticles : computational modeling, assembly and characterization
Li G, Sproviero E, Snoeberger R, Iguchi N, Blakemore J, Crabtree R, Brudvig G, Batista V. Deposition of an oxomanganese water oxidation catalyst on TiO 2 nanoparticles : computational modeling, assembly and characterization. Energy & Environmental Science 2009, 2: 230-238. DOI: 10.1039/b818708h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidation catalystsOxidation catalystTiO2 nanoparticlesUV-visible spectroscopyTiO 2 nanoparticlesMixed valence stateAmorphous TiO2 nanoparticlesWater ligandsElectrochemical studiesElectrochemical measurementsEPR spectroscopySurface complexesMimic photosynthesisDirect adsorptionSitu synthesisTiO2 surfaceSuccessful attachmentEPR dataNanoparticlesCatalystSolar cellsSpectroscopyComputational modelingAdsorptionEPR
2007
Ultrafast Photooxidation of Mn(II)−Terpyridine Complexes Covalently Attached to TiO2 Nanoparticles
Abuabara S, Cady C, Baxter J, Schmuttenmaer C, Crabtree R, Brudvig G, Batista V. Ultrafast Photooxidation of Mn(II)−Terpyridine Complexes Covalently Attached to TiO2 Nanoparticles. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2007, 111: 11982-11990. DOI: 10.1021/jp072380h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterfacial electron transferTiO2 nanoparticlesColloidal thin filmsVisible light sensitizationElectron transferTime-resolved measurementsSurface modificationNanoparticlesThin filmsTiO2 surfaceAqueous suspensionTransient measurementsEPR signalPhotoexcitationMeasurementsComputational simulationsFilmsFSSpectroscopyComplexesPhotooxidationTransferSurfaceSignals