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Eveline Bergmüller, Dr
Former URPP LightChEC Coordinator
Valeria Mozzetti Rohrseitz, Dr.
Former URPP LightChEC Coordinator
Elisabetta Vannoni Thäler
Former URPP LightChEC Coordinator
Kim von Allmen
Manganese containing polyxometalates as WOC synthesis characterization / Mixed core POMs as WRC
Cyril Bachmann
Synthesis and investigation of new polypyridine based complexes as water reduction catalysts and/or photosensitizers for photocatalytic hydrogen production.
Esmael Balaghi
Development of noble metal-free water oxidation catalysts for photoelectrochemical water oxidation
(PhD student Prof. Patzke)
Emanuel Billeter, Dr.
LightChEC associated (PhD student Dr. Borgschulte)
Phone
+41 58 765 4896
Pierre-Emmanuel Car, Dr.
Synthesis and characterization of new transition metal substituted polyoxometalates as water oxidation catalysts.
Chunhua Cui, Dr.
Development of earth-abundant transition-metal-based electrocatalysts and photosensitizers for energy conversion and storage. (Independent Researcher)
Phone
+41 44 635 46 23
Wei Cui
Development of non-noble metal oxides for photoelectrochemical water splitting
(PhD student Prof. Tilley)
Fabio Evangelisti
POM Synthesis for WOCs (Water Oxidation Catalysis). Transition metals cluster for WOCs (Water Oxidation Catalysis). LDH materials and applications for Photocatalysis.
Ricardo Fernández-Terán
Study of electron transfer proton transfer and PCET processes
relevant to catalysis with ultrafast UV-Vis to mid-IR spectroscopy
(PhD student Prof. Hamm)
Lisa Grad, Dr.
PhD Student Prof. Osterwalder
Yeliz Gürdal
Ab-initio simulations of heterogeneous catalysis for photocatalytic water reduction. (Prof. Hutter)
Phone
+41 44 635 44 79
Sima Heidari, Dr.
Development of earth abundant transition metal-based water oxidizing electrocatalysts
(Academic guest Prof. Patzke)
Daniel Hernández Valdés
Synthesis of Rhenium(I) Bis(η6-arene) Complexes as Scaffold for Photocatalytic Proton and CO2 Reduction (PhD student Prof. Alberto)
Phone
+41 44 63 54620
Florian Hodel
Ab initio MD simulations of Polyoxometalates and photosensitizers in solution. Investigation of electronic properties and reactivity using DFT.
Evelyne Joliat
Synthesis of supramolecular polypyridine macrocycles containing covalently linked photosensitising and/or water reducing moieties. Immobilization of polypyridine macrocycles on substrates. (Prof. Alberto)
Phone
+41 44 635 46 20
Chrysanthi Karageorgaki, Dr.
Size-selected nanoparticles for catalysis
Philip Kraack, Dr.
Multi-dimensional spectroscopy at interfaces
ultrafast dynamics in photocatalysis of water splitting
ultrafast visible/mid-IR spectroscopy. (Prof. Hamm)
Phone
+41 44 635 44 77
Jinggang Lan, Dr.
Aqueous Electrode Interfaces From First Principle Simulations (PhD student Prof. Hutter)
Phone
+41 44 63 54490
Jingguo Li
Immobilization of molecular catalyst for water oxidation
Photoelectrochemical devices construction
(PhD student Prof. Patzke)
Jingyi Li
New carbon-based materials for photovoltaic and battery electrodes
(PhD student Prof. Ernst)
Karla Lienau
Synthesis and characterization of mainly spinel-type photochemical water oxidation catalysts
(PhD student Prof. Patzke)
Hongfei Liu
Nanostructured transition metal oxides. Hydrothermal and microwave techniques. Applications for photocatalysis. (Prof. Patzke)
Dominik Leuenberger, Dr.
Development of model systems of WRC’s
WOC’s and PS’s supported on well defined single-crystal surfaces.
Davide Lotti
Spectroscopic investigation of water oxidation catalysts.Spectroelectrochemical characterization of surfaces relevant for water splitting.
Magdalena Marszalek, Dr.
Metal chalcogenides for water splitting (Post Doc
Prof. Tilley)
Christos Mavrokefalos, Dr.
Development and investigation of solid-state catalysts for the electrochemical and photo-electrochemical water oxidation (PostDoc Prof. Patzke)
Gerson Mette, Dr.
Development of model systems of WRC’s
WOC’s and PS’s supported on well defined single-crystal surfaces.
René Moré, Dr.
Spectroscopic characterisation of polyometalate and cubane WOC/WRCs (Post Doc
Prof. Patzke)
Mathias Mosberger
Investigation of new quinone based electron relays to connect the oxidative and reductive half-reaction as well as developing photosensitizers with enhanced absorption properties
(PhD student Prof. Alberto)
Rafael Müller
Photoelectrochemical water splitting catalysis with metal oxides focused on electroanalytical techniques
(PhD student Prof. Patzke)
Tiziana Musso, Dr.
Ab-initio simulations of heterogeneous catalysis for photoelectrochemical water splitting
(Post Doc Prof. Hutter)
Zbynek Novotny, Dr.
Investigation of molecular water oxidation catalysts anchored to single crystalline metal oxide substrates
(Post Doc Prof. Osterwalder)
Miriam Oberholzer, Dr.
Development of rhenium based photocatalysts to convert the energy of light into chemicalbonds by splitting water.
Margherita Orazietti
Spectroscopic investigation of hydrogen evolution of Cobalt based catalysts. (Prof. Hamm)
Phone
+41 44 635 44 77
David Paleček, Dr.
Time resolved vibrational spectroscopy of the solid-liquid photocatalytic interfaces (Post Doc
Prof. Hamm)
Rajiv Ramanujam Prabhakar, Dr.
Metal chalcogenides for efficient photocathodes
(PostDoc Prof. Tilley)
Benjamin Probst-Rüd, Dr.
Development of alternative photosensitisers consisting of cheap and abundant materials and immobilisation of the catalysts for cell development
(Oberassistant Prof. Alberto)
Franziska Rahn, Dr.
Mechanistic studies on cobalt-based WRC and immobilization of them
(PhD student Prof. Alberto)
Craig John Richmond, Dr.
Synthesis and characterisation of molecular and supramolecular assemblies for artificial photosynthesis.
Alexandra Rieger, PhD Student
Carbon dioxide activation and hydrogenation on metal-organic complexes (Prof. Ernst)
Olga Sambalova
Development of membrane-based X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for in-situ analysis of heterogeneous solar water splitting catalysis. (PhD student Dr. Borgschulte)
Phone
+41 58 765 4046
Stephan Schnidrig
Investigation of macrocylic polypyridine complexes as water reduction catalyst and potential photo sensitiser for the photocatalytic hydrogen formation. (Prof. Alberto)
Phone
+41 44 635 46 20
Wilman Septina, Dr.
Development of earth-abundant metal sulfide-based photocathodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting. (Prof. Tilley)
Phone
+41 44 635 47 11
Laurent Sévery, Dr.
Strategies for Immobilization of Molecular Catalysts for Water Splitting
(PostDoc Prof. Tilley)
Fangyuan Song
Development of molecular water oxidation catalysts
(PhD student Prof. Patzke)
Jihye Suh
PhD Student (Tilley Group)
Mert Taskin, Dr.
Surface Supported Water Reduction Catalysts (PhD student Prof. Osterwalder)
Gökcen Tek
Time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy of photocatalytic and electrocatalytic surfaces
(PhD student Prof. Hamm)
Jasmin Terreni
Analysis and characterization of catalysts for CO2 reduction
(PhD student Dr. Borgschulte)
Gabriele Tocci, Dr.
Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics of Photocatalytic Interfaces
(PostDoc Prof. Hutter)
Roberta Totani, Dr
Growth and characterization of MoS2 monolayers on Sb2Se3 single crystals for photocatalysis
(PostDoc Prof. Osterwalder)
Kathryn Tracy, Dr.
Study of solid-liquid photocatalytic and electrocatalytic interfaces with time resolved vibrational spectroscopy (PostDoc Prof. Hamm)
Christian Wäckerlin, Dr.
Carbon dioxide activation and hydrogenation
(PostDoc Prof. Ernst)
Wenchao Wan, Dr.
PhD Student (Patzke Group)
René Wick
Oxide photoanodes for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting
(PhD student Prof. Tilley)
Johannes Windisch
Copper based photosensitizers. (Prof. Alberto)
Phone
+41 44 635 46 17
Wolf-Dietrich Zabka
Development of model systems based on well defined single-crystal surfaces for water splitting applications (PhD student
Prof. Osterwalder)
Xi Zhang
Development of earth-abundant metal sulfide photoelectrodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting
(PhD student Prof. Tilley)
Laura Zoppi, Dr.
Application and extension of DFT based electronic structure approaches for studying excitation properties and charge transport phenomena in materials relevantfor water splitting.
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