2024
Photoinduced Surface Oxidation of GaN Nanowires Facilitates Hydrogen Evolution
Menzel J, Dong W, Gruszecki E, Yang K, Mi Z, Batista V. Photoinduced Surface Oxidation of GaN Nanowires Facilitates Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Catalysis 2024, 14: 13314-13323. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c00308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHydrogen evolutionDensity functional theoryEffect of surface oxidationGaN NWsSurface oxidationPhotocatalytic hydrogen evolutionWater oxidation capabilityPhotoelectrochemical hydrogen evolutionLinear sweep voltammetrySolar energy storageCatalytic performanceGallium nitride nanowiresPhotocatalytic surfacesWater oxidationLight irradiationSweep voltammetryGallium oxynitrideFunctional theoryChronoamperometric measurementsElectronic structureValence band edge statesOxide surfaceAdsorbed hydroxideOxidation capabilityNitride nanowires
2018
Direct Interfacial Electron Transfer from High-Potential Porphyrins into Semiconductor Surfaces: A Comparison of Linkers and Anchoring Groups
Jiang J, Spies J, Swierk J, Matula A, Regan K, Romano N, Brennan B, Crabtree R, Batista V, Schmuttenmaer C, Brudvig G. Direct Interfacial Electron Transfer from High-Potential Porphyrins into Semiconductor Surfaces: A Comparison of Linkers and Anchoring Groups. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2018, 122: 13529-13539. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b12405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetal oxide surfacesDirect interfacial electron transferTime-resolved terahertzInterfacial electron transferOxide surfaceSemiconductor surfacesPhotoelectrochemical stabilitySnO2 substratePhotoelectrochemical cellsInjection yieldTransient spectroscopySurfaceAqueous photoelectrochemical cellDye photosensitizerIET dynamicsTerahertzElectron transferSeries of linkersDirect contactSpectroscopyAbsorption spectroscopyTransferTransient absorption spectroscopyOverall length
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