Bruce Parkinson

Oriented Anatase Films for Dye Sensitization

Lead Institution

Colorado State University

Principal Investigator

Bruce Parkinson

Project type

Exploratory Research

Dr. Yufei Gao is an expert on MBE and CVD of epitaxial metal oxide films. We are studying the adsorption behavior of dye molecules to these metal oxides for solar energy conversion applications. Dr…

Fundamental understanding of charge transfer from a Ru-based dye adsorbate to a TiO2(110) surface

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Henderson

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Ru-based dye-sensitized TiO2 solar cells have attracted significant attention because of their potential use in photovoltaic cells[1,2]. These devices utilize films of optically transparent TiO2…

Developing in-spectrometer photochemistry and integration of molecular imaging techniques: Probing photoinduced electronic structure variations in dye-sensitized TiO2 model system

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Ponnusamy Nachimuthu

The aim of this project is to develop capabilities that will advance the fundamental understanding of charge transfer and photochemical behavior of organic molecular layers on surfaces as applicable…

EMSL Science Overview

Bruce Parkinson

Projects

Oriented Anatase Films for Dye Sensitization

Fundamental understanding of charge transfer from a Ru-based dye adsorbate to a TiO2(110) surface

Developing in-spectrometer photochemistry and integration of molecular imaging techniques: Probing photoinduced electronic structure variations in dye-sensitized TiO2 model system