Research

We’ve come a long way since the early experiments of Prof. Giacomo Ciamician

Fuels from Solar Energy. A Dream of Giacomo Ciamician, the Father of Photochemistry

Our laser and spectroscopy facilities provide the full range of tools to do mechanistic photochemistry.

  • Nanosecond laser flash photolysis (LabView controlled data acquisition system for transient absorption processes 10 ns and slower):

 

  • Time-correlated single photon counting (lifetimes of fluorescent states produced by wavelength-doubled and cavity dumped output from a Tsunami Ti:Sapphire laser):
  • Steady-state fluorescence:
    • Edinburgh FLS920 with red-sensitive PMT for singlet oxygen and NIR luminescence
    • Cryostat for phosphorescence and variable temperature work
    • Cary Eclipse fluorimeter for solution and solid-state fluorescence
  • UV/Vis/NIR absorption spectrometers (JASCO V-570, Beckman DU640)
  • Synthesis of photochemically active dyes, precursors and polymers: