2018
Ultrafast proton-assisted tunneling through ZrO 2 in dye-sensitized SnO 2 -core/ZrO 2 -shell films
Swierk JR, McCool NS, Röhr JA, Hedström S, Konezny SJ, Nemes CT, Xu P, Batista VS, Mallouk TE, Schmuttenmaer CA. Ultrafast proton-assisted tunneling through ZrO 2 in dye-sensitized SnO 2 -core/ZrO 2 -shell films. Chemical Communications 2018, 54: 7971-7974. PMID: 29961797, DOI: 10.1039/c8cc04189j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDirect 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
2017
Ultrafast photo-induced charge transfer of 1-naphthol and 2-naphthol to halocarbon solvents
Chaudhuri S, Rudshteyn B, Prémont-Schwarz M, Pines D, Pines E, Huppert D, Nibbering E, Batista V. Ultrafast photo-induced charge transfer of 1-naphthol and 2-naphthol to halocarbon solvents. Chemical Physics Letters 2017, 683: 49-56. DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2017.03.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHalocarbon solventsPhoto-induced charge transferFirst solvation shellQuantum chemistry computationsFemtosecond IR spectroscopyClose contact interactionsIR spectroscopyHalocarbon moleculesSolvation shellElectron transferChemistry computationsCharge transferFluorescence quenchingElectronic structureSolventDe-excitation mechanismNaphtholMoleculesTransferDecay rateQuenchingFaster decay rateInteractionShellStructure
2010
Single-Molecule Interfacial Electron Transfer in Donor-Bridge-Nanoparticle Acceptor Complexes
Jin S, Snoeberger R, Issac A, Stockwell D, Batista V, Lian T. Single-Molecule Interfacial Electron Transfer in Donor-Bridge-Nanoparticle Acceptor Complexes. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry B 2010, 114: 14309-14319. PMID: 20225886, DOI: 10.1021/jp911662g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterfacial electron transferElectron transferAcceptor complexesSingle moleculesSingle-molecule conditionsSingle-molecule levelET ratesElectronic coupling strengthEnsemble average levelFluorescence lifetimeDonor–BridgeShort fluorescence lifetimeMolecular conformationMolecule levelMolecule conditionsDifferent moleculesMoleculesFluorescence decayComplexesSulforhodamine BConformationComplete samplingSRHBComputational modelingTransfer
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