Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Cruz
RESEARCH THEME: ELECTRON TRANSFER ON THE NANOSCALE
Janus Nanoparticles by Interfacial Engineering. In this project our interest is to develop effective experimental protocols for the preparation of functional nanoparticles with an asymmetrical structures.
Charge Transfer Dynamics at Nanoparticle-Ligand Interface. For both metal (e.g., Ru, Pt, Au, Pd, etc) and semiconductor (e.g., Si, TiO2, etc) nanoparticles, the formation of conjugated nanoparticle-ligand interfacial bonds by virtue of, for instance, carbene, acetylene,and nitrene derivatives, leads to effective charge delocalization at the interface.
Nanostructured Catalysts for Electrochemical Energy Technologies. Our interest in this research project is to develop low-cost, high-performance catalysts for important reactions in a range of electrochemical energy technologies, such as fuel cells, microbial fuel cells, (metal-air, lithium-sulfur) batteries, water splitting, supercapacitors, etc.
Antimicrobial Activity of Functional Nanomaterials. Functional nanocomposites represent a viable candidate as high-performance bactericidal agents.
