Heterogeneous charge transfer mechanisms between a chromophore and an inorganic semiconductor are important for solar energy research but remain poorly understood.  This talk will first provide an overview of our own and others' work, including Frank Willig's pioneering experiments, in the synthetic development  and studies of organic and inorganic Dye-Bridge-Anchor model compounds to probe  charge transfer at nanostructured metal oxide semiconductor interfaces.  The second part of the talk will describe the most recent results from our group aiming at the development of dyes designed to achieve a better control of distance, orientation and electronic couplingwith the surface.

Molecular design of dyes for dye/metal oxide charge transfer interfaces: An overview and new directions

246th National Meeting (2013)

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