2021
Tuning the Conduction Band for Interfacial Electron Transfer: Dye-Sensitized Sn x Ti1–x O2 Photoanodes for Water Splitting
Spies J, Swierk J, Kelly H, Capobianco M, Regan K, Batista V, Brudvig G, Schmuttenmaer C. Tuning the Conduction Band for Interfacial Electron Transfer: Dye-Sensitized Sn x Ti1–x O2 Photoanodes for Water Splitting. ACS Applied Energy Materials 2021, 4: 4695-4703. DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c00305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDFT calculationsAbsorption spectroscopyInterfacial electron transfer dynamicsUltrafast transient absorption spectroscopyInterfacial electron transferElectron transfer dynamicsUltrafast electron injectionConduction bandPeriodic DFT calculationsTransient absorption spectroscopyLinear absorption spectroscopyDye sensitizersWater splittingElectron transferTransfer dynamicsComposition of SnElectron acceptorAbsorption spectraElectron injectionD characterElectronic statesSpectroscopyPhotoanodeSnDye
2017
Linker Length-Dependent Electron-Injection Dynamics of Trimesitylporphyrins on SnO2 Films
Lee S, Regan K, Hedström S, Matula A, Chaudhuri S, Crabtree R, Batista V, Schmuttenmaer C, Brudvig G. Linker Length-Dependent Electron-Injection Dynamics of Trimesitylporphyrins on SnO2 Films. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2017, 121: 22690-22699. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b07855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cellsElectron injection dynamicsPhotoelectrochemical cellsLinker lengthMetal oxide filmsMolecular photosensitizersPorphyrin coreAnchor groupsElectron acceptorInjection dynamicsLinkerSnO2 filmsOxide filmsFilmsTerphenyleneSystematic studyPhenylenePorphyrinsBiphenyleneSpectroscopyComputational modelingAcceptorPhotosensitizerSynthesisOxide
2009
Reversible Visible-Light Photooxidation of an Oxomanganese Water-Oxidation Catalyst Covalently Anchored to TiO2 Nanoparticles
Li G, Sproviero EM, McNamara WR, Snoeberger RC, Crabtree RH, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Reversible Visible-Light Photooxidation of an Oxomanganese Water-Oxidation Catalyst Covalently Anchored to TiO2 Nanoparticles. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry B 2009, 114: 14214-14222. PMID: 19924873, DOI: 10.1021/jp908925z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolynuclear transition metal complexesWater oxidation catalystsTransition metal complexesArtificial photosynthetic assembliesVisible-light photoexcitationInterfacial electron transferOxidation chemistryPhotosynthetic assembliesWater oxidationHomogeneous catalystsElectron transferEPR spectroscopyCharge separationManganese compoundsAmide bondCovalent attachmentVisible lightTiO2 nanoparticlesPhotocatalytic devicesNanoparticlesElectron scavengerInexpensive materialsElectron acceptorOxidative conditionsStructural properties