2023
Bodipy and Dipyrrin as Unexpected Robust Anchoring Groups on TiO2 Nanoparticles
Jayworth J, Capobianco M, Liu H, Decavoli C, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Bodipy and Dipyrrin as Unexpected Robust Anchoring Groups on TiO2 Nanoparticles. ECS Meeting Abstracts 2023, MA2023-01: 1410-1410. DOI: 10.1149/ma2023-01151410mtgabs.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTiO2 surfacePhoto-electrochemical water oxidationDye-sensitized solar cellsNatural photosynthetic systemsMetal oxide surfacesMetal oxide photoanodesCarboxylic acid groupsSolar fuel productionDipyrrin derivativesMolecular catalystsWater oxidationSynthetic stepsBF2 groupBODIPY chromophoreOxide photoanodesNitrogen atomsOxide surfaceSurface anchorAcid groupsMolecular complexesBioinspired materialsCovalent attachmentTiO2 nanoparticlesSurface bondsParent molecule
2020
Nanotechnology for catalysis and solar energy conversion
Banin U, Waiskopf N, Hammarstrm L, Boschloo G, Freitag M, Johansson E, S J, Tian H, Johnston M, Herz L, Milot R, Kanatzidis M, Ke W, Spanopoulos I, Kohlstedt K, Schatz G, Lewis N, Meyer T, Nozik A, Beard M, Armstrong F, Megarity C, Schmuttenmaer C, Batista V, Brudvig G. Nanotechnology for catalysis and solar energy conversion. Nanotechnology 2020, 32: 042003. PMID: 33155576, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abbce8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDye-sensitized solar cellsPerovskite solar cellsSolar energy conversionMultiple exciton generationSolar cellsEnergy conversionOrganic photovoltaicsNanoscale characterization methodsNanoscale material characterizationApplication of nanotechnologySolar energy conversion efficiencySolar water splittingConversion efficiencyStructure-property relationshipsNanomaterial synthesisSemiconductor nanoparticlesSingle nanoparticlesScalable manufacturingEnergy conversion efficiencySemiconductor nanostructuresWater splittingFuel conversion efficiencySmart engineeringHybrid halide perovskitesBio-catalysis
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
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