CAREER: Research and Education for a Solar Future: Fundamentals of Nanocrystal Photochemistry and Integration of Solar Energy Research into Physical Chemistry Curriculum

职业：太阳能未来的研究和教育：纳米晶体光化学基础知识以及太阳能研究与物理化学课程的整合

• 批准号: 1151151
• 负责人: Gordana Dukovic
• 金额: $ 60万
• 依托单位: University of Colorado at Boulder
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-02-01 至 2018-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1151151&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Research; Education; Solar; Future

Prof. Gordana Dukovic of the University of Colorado Boulder is supported through a CAREER award by the Supramolecular, Macromolecular and Nanochemistry program of the Chemistry Division to study the photochemistry of semiconductor nanocrystals. These materials have intriguing potential applications related to driving chemical reactions with visible light. However, the mechanisms of photochemical reactions mediated by semiconductor nanocrystals are poorly understood. The aim of this project is to correlate nanocrystal structural parameters with photochemical reaction mechanisms and provide a rational basis for the design of practical materials. Prof. Dukovic will also develop an educational program that integrates current research problems in solar energy harvesting into the curriculum for undergraduate Physical Chemistry (Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy).This project will improve the fundamental understanding of how nanocrystals can facilitate useful light-driven chemical reactions. The scientific discoveries will impact exciting potential applications of nanoscale semiconductors in technologies of broad interest (e.g., solar fuel generation, environmental remediation and disinfection). The educational program that integrates solar energy research with teaching of quantum mechanics and spectroscopy will be disseminated to the education community so that it can be replicated in college classrooms. The program will showcase researchers from diverse backgrounds, which will encourage participation of students from underrepresented groups in scientific careers.

科罗拉多大学博尔德分校的Gordana Dukovic教授通过化学系的超分子、大分子和纳米化学项目的职业奖获得支持，研究半导体纳米晶体的光化学。这些材料具有与用可见光驱动化学反应相关的有趣的潜在应用。然而，半导体纳米晶体介导的光化学反应的机制知之甚少。本课题的目的是将光致发光材料的结构参数与光化学反应机理联系起来，为实际材料的设计提供合理的依据。Dukovic教授还将开发一个教育计划，将当前太阳能收集的研究问题整合到本科物理化学（量子力学和光谱学）课程中。该项目将提高对纳米晶体如何促进有用的光驱动化学反应的基本理解。这些科学发现将影响纳米级半导体在广泛关注的技术中令人兴奋的潜在应用（例如，太阳能燃料发电、环境补救和消毒）。将太阳能研究与量子力学和光谱学教学相结合的教育方案将传播给教育界，以便在大学课堂上复制。该计划将展示来自不同背景的研究人员，这将鼓励来自代表性不足的群体的学生参与科学事业。