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
2015
Facet-Dependent Photoelectrochemical Performance of TiO2 Nanostructures: An Experimental and Computational Study
Li C, Koenigsmann C, Ding W, Rudshteyn B, Yang KR, Regan KP, Konezny SJ, Batista VS, Brudvig GW, Schmuttenmaer CA, Kim JH. Facet-Dependent Photoelectrochemical Performance of TiO2 Nanostructures: An Experimental and Computational Study. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2015, 137: 1520-1529. PMID: 25563343, DOI: 10.1021/ja5111078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhotoelectrochemical performanceInterfacial electron transferTimes higher photocatalytic activityElectron injection dynamicsMK-2 dyeStrong covalent interactionHigher photocatalytic activityOverall cell efficiencyElectron transferCovalent interactionsCrystalline nanoparticlesMethyl orangePhotocatalytic activityTime-resolved THz spectroscopyComputational studyCrystalline structureSurface areaNanoparticlesInjection dynamicsSurface atomsPhotochemical performanceDyeSurface energyMK-2Fundamental insights