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
2017
Mechanistic Insights into Surface Chemical Interactions between Lithium Polysulfides and Transition Metal Oxides
Zhong Y, Yang K, Liu W, He P, Batista V, Wang H. Mechanistic Insights into Surface Chemical Interactions between Lithium Polysulfides and Transition Metal Oxides. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2017, 121: 14222-14227. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b04170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLithium polysulfidesLi-S batteriesTransition metal oxidesMetal oxidesChemical interactionHigh-performance Li-S batteriesElectrode/electrolyte interfaceX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyElectrochemical energy storageDensity functional theory calculationsLi-O interactionsMetal–sulfur interactionsSurface chemical interactionsLi-ion batteriesFunctional theory calculationsOxides of MnSulfur cathodeElectrode surfaceDevelopment of materialsElectrolyte interfaceIon batteriesCycle lifePhotoelectron spectroscopyTheory calculationsBinding modes
2015
Behavior of the Ru-bda Water Oxidation Catalyst Covalently Anchored on Glassy Carbon Electrodes
Matheu R, Francàs L, Chernev P, Ertem M, Batista V, Haumann M, Sala X, Llobet A. Behavior of the Ru-bda Water Oxidation Catalyst Covalently Anchored on Glassy Carbon Electrodes. ACS Catalysis 2015, 5: 3422-3429. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b00132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidation catalystsX-ray absorption spectroscopyElectrode surfaceHybrid materialsGlassy carbonOxidation catalystHeterogeneous water oxidation catalystsGC electrode surfaceGlassy carbon electrodeRu-aqua complexesLow catalytic performanceOxidation of waterNew hybrid materialsGC electrodeElectrochemical reductionCarbon electrodeCovalent graftingActive catalystGood electrocatalystCatalytic performanceVoltammetric experimentsElectrochemical techniquesMetal oxidesAbsorption spectroscopyMolecular complexes
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