The Center employs an integrated, interdisciplinary team-based approach in Solar Fuels based on four research areas, Catalysis, Assemblies, Interfacial Synthesis and Characterization, Device Prototypes. Ten research teams, led by faculty members at UNC and partner institutions, pursue research in these areas.
Water Oxidation Team:
Development of new solution and interfacial catalysts for water oxidation.
CO2 Reduction Team:
Development of new solution and interfacial catalysts for CO2 reduction.
Polymer Team:
Synthesis and characterization of molecular assemblies based on polymer scaffolds for multi-chromophore applications.
Peptide Team:
Molecular assemblies based on peptide scaffolds for control of chromophore/catalyst geometry.
Framework Materials Team:
Organic-inorganic hybrid materials for integrated light-harvesting and catalysis.
Interface Synthesis Team:
Synthesis and attachment of chromophore-catalyst assemblies at metal oxide interfaces.
Interface Characterization Team:
Characterization of interfacial structure and dynamics by transient and surface spectroscopies.
DSPEC Devices Team:
Evaluation and performance of integrated catalysts, assemblies and new transparent metal oxide semiconductors in device prototype configurations.
Organic Photovoltaic Devices Team:
Fabrication and characterization of devices with new approaches to 3-D charge collection.
Theory Team:
Research integrated across the Center on reaction pathways, electron and energy transport, molecular design, systems analysis.
