Synthesis and Characterisation of Novel Mesocrytalline Materials for Solar Energy Applications

了解和控制用于新型光活性材料的介晶生长。本项目旨在通过指导光捕获量子点和n型氧化物材料的组装来设计新的功能材料，以制备新型光活性材料。表面光谱技术将被用来研究双功能配体与氧化物和硫化物/硒材料的相互作用。被发现在这两种类型的材料之间强烈结合的分子将被用作连接物，以构建由规则的纳米晶体材料阵列组成的材料。可以预见，正确选择配体将使自组装阵列能够在量子点和氧化物纳米颗粒之间进行有效的电荷转移，从而产生在太阳能和photocatalysis.________________________________中具有潜在应用的材料

Understanding and controlling the growth of mesocrystalline for novel photoactive materials.This project aims to design new functional materials by directing the assembly of light harvesting quantum dots and n-type oxide materials to produce novel photoactive materials. Surface spectroscopic techniques will be used to investigate the interaction of bifunctional ligands with oxide and sulphide/selenide materials. Molecules which are found to bind strongly between these two types of materials will then be used as linkers to build up materials composed of regular arrays of nanocrystal materials. It is envisaged that the correct choice of ligands will allow self assembled arrays to be grown with efficient charge transfer between the quantum dot and oxide nanoparticles, producing materials with potential applications in solar energy and photocatalysis.________________________________