2013
Plasmonic Enhancement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Core–Shell–Shell Nanostructures
Sheehan S, Noh H, Brudvig G, Cao H, Schmuttenmaer C. Plasmonic Enhancement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Core–Shell–Shell Nanostructures. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2013, 117: 927-934. DOI: 10.1021/jp311881k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDye-sensitized solar cellsPlasmonic enhancementSolar cellsGold NP surfaceBroadband light absorptionVisible light regionShell nanostructuresPlasmonic nanoparticlesIsolated nanoparticlesPlasmonic effectBroadband enhancementCore–ShellPlasmonic aggregatesNP surfaceNanoparticlesPlasmonic systemsLight absorptionLight regionMolecular chromophoresDye absorptionEfficiency enhancementNanostructuresQuantum efficiencyTheoretical calculationsEnhancement
2010
Water -stable, hydroxamate anchors for functionalization of TiO 2 surfaces with ultrafast interfacial electron transfer
McNamara W, Milot R, Song H, Snoeberger R, Batista V, Schmuttenmaer C, Brudvig G, Crabtree R. Water -stable, hydroxamate anchors for functionalization of TiO 2 surfaces with ultrafast interfacial electron transfer. Energy & Environmental Science 2010, 3: 917-923. DOI: 10.1039/c001065k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterfacial electron transferUltrafast interfacial electron transferTiO2 nanoparticlesSolar energy conversionElectron transferPhotocatalytic cellsNanoparticlesOrganic dyesTiO 2 surfaceMetal oxidesEnergy conversionElectron injectionConduction bandTHz spectroscopyAqueous conditionsTiO2Transition metal complexesNeutral pHFunctionalizationMetal complexesCarboxylate anchorStrong bindingStable moleculesOxideCarboxylic acids
2009
Deposition 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