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Colloidal quantum dot based solar cells
Renewable energy sources are essential for sustainable development of society. Among the different alternatives of the renewable energy sources, solar energy, or photovoltaics (PV), is very attractive. In this project we use colloidal quantum dots as photon sensitizers.
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Surface Active Cis-pinonic Acid in Atmospheric Droplets: A Molecular Dynamics Study
Water vapor in the atmosphere can condensate and form
cloud droplets when there is a certain amount of humidity and
presence of cloud condensation nuclei, and organic solutes called
surfactants...
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Control of Chemical Reactions through Rectification of the Lorentz Force
Lasers can be used to manipulate atomic motions, breaking bonds and controlling reactions, making it possible to
explore new materials and to unravel new processes in chemistry and biology. The control of the rate of certain
chemical reactions by resonant laser excitation of selected vibrational modes has served as an important branch of photochemistry.
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Resonant Raman Software for Standoff Detection
Resonant Raman spectroscopy is a powerful technique used worldwide to probe structure and function of molecular materials and condensed matter. In the present project we present a generalization of the microscopic expressions connecting molecular properties and Raman scattering intensities to include conditions of electronic resonances.
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Carbon Nanotube Based Molecular Electronics
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been considered as a better alternative to metal electrodes in making molecular electronic devices. In this project, we will combine molecular dynamics simulation with quantum mechanic calculations to study electron transport properties of carbon nanotube based molecular devices.
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Quantum dot-based metamaterials
To pursue the hitherto very rapid development in integrated photonics, high index of refraction and metallic behaviour are two mostly studied fundamental issues to shrink optical component sizes and to tackle the sub-wavelength limit.
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Theoretical studies of Xyloglucan binding enzymes
The main focus in this research program is to develop a detailed understanding of recognition, complex forming and catalytic mechanisms of plant xyloglucan endo-hydrolases (XEH) and xyloglucan endo-transglucosylases (XET), in contest of their roles as key enzymes in xyloglucan modification...
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Synthesis of colloidal Quantum Dots
It has become a rather common practice to prepare QDs with the size so small that quantum confinement effects are manifested. However, in practical applications of such QDs, particularly in biological applications, the mere small size is often not sufficient...
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Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenations
Hydrogenation of carbon-carbon or carbon-heteroatom double bonds in the presence of a chiral catalyst is the method of choice to generate tertiary stereocenters in industrial applications. For decades, the concept of asymmetric hydrogenation has been associated with the use of transition metal complexes with chiral ligands.» read more »
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