Author Archives: yfli

Laura’s investigation on the effect catalyst precursors play in the photocatalytic activity of In2O3 is described in her recent Chemistry of Materials paper. It was observed that the active form, a defected In2O3-x(OH)y is formed upon thermal decomposition of In(OH)3, … Continue reading →

Iron oxide thin films modified with a monolayer of a molecular iridium co-catalyst has shown an improvement in oxygen evolution. Using electrochemical methods, Jon was able to attribute this improvement to enhanced interfacial charge transfer and oxygen evolution kinetics provided … Continue reading →

The latest Materials Views editorial by Geoff discusses how scientific knowledge on topics such as climate change is presented to the general public. The full article can be found on the Materials Views website.

An innovative strategy is described for synthesizing a new class of porous near infrared photoluminescent organic–inorganic hybrid materials by chemically incorporating hydrogen-terminated silicon nanocrystals into porous polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) frameworks while maintaining the integrity of both the POSS cages … Continue reading →

Our group’s study on In2O3-x(OH)y nanocrystal superstructures showed improved activity for photocatalytic reduction of CO2. Transient absorption studies suggested charge transfer between nanocrystals resulting in greater charge separation and longer lifetimes of the photoexcited charge carriers to be the main … Continue reading →

The latest issue of C&EN features our group’s work with frustrated lewis pairs on the surface of In2O3 and how it enhances activity for the reverse water-gas shift reaction. The full article can be found on C&EN’s website with a … Continue reading →

In a another Material Views editorial, Geoff describes a study using 4D ultra-fast electron diffraction to observe how the structure of the open-framework titanosilicate Na4Ti2Si8O22·4H2O changes in the excited state and the implication this technique can have in the field … Continue reading →

The research of the Solar Fuels Cluster on fixing CO2 as chemicals and fuels is a feature article in the March 2016 issue of the UofT Magazine The full article can be found here The March issue of UofTMagazine can … Continue reading →

Geoff’s latest Materials Views editorial comments on the political landscape of scientific research and development and the worrying trend of credibility. Geoff echoes the view of Whitesides, Deutsch, and Heller on what we, the scientific community, should do to get … Continue reading →