Prashant Kamat
Nanostructure Architectures, Energy Conversion, Environmental Remediation
Biography
- 2010-present
- Rev. John A. Zahm Professor of Science, University of Notre Dame
- 2006-present
- Professor, University of Notre Dame
- 1983-2006
- Professional Specialist, University of Notre Dame
- 1981-1983
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Texas, Austin
- 1979-1981
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Boston University
- 1977-1979
- Scientist, Hindustan Lever Research Center, Bombay, India
- 1979
- Ph.D., in Physical Chemistry, Bombay University, India
- 1974
- M.S. in Chemistry, Bombay University, India
- 1972
- B.S. in Chemistry, Kamatak University, India
Selected Awards
- 2016, 2015
- Most Cited Researchers, Thomson Reuters
- 2016
- Top 500 Living Chemists with Highest h-index, Chemistry World
- 2015
- Pravasi Fellow, Indian National Science Academy
- 2014
- Research Achievement Award, University of Notre Dame
- 2013
- Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics, American Chemical Society
- 2011
- Fellow, American Chemical Society
- 2010
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 2008
- Fellow, The Electrochemical Society
Research Interests
The emphasis of our research is to elucidate the mechanistic and kinetic details of charge transfer processes in nanostructured assemblies with an objective to improve energy conversion efficiencies. Research projects in the following arease are currently being pursued.
- Nanotechnology/Materials Chemistry. Metal and semiconductor nanostructures, Carbon Nanotubes and graphene based systems (synthesis, characterization, and surface functionalization; optical properties, photoelectrochemistry; and sensor applications).
- Solar Energy Conversion. Design of inorganic-organic nanoassemblies for light energy conversion, and Quantum dot photovoltaics.
- Chemical Processes in Heterogeneous Media.Surface photochemical processes, Molecular clusters, Ultrafast radiation and photochemical events at mesoscale, Mechanism and kinetics of photoeffects at semiconductor/electrolyte interface.
- Solar fuels: Semiconductor metal composites for photocatalytic hydrogen production, electrochemical and photoelectrochemical reduction of CO2
Recent Papers
- Abbas, M. A.; Basit, M. A.; Yoon, S. J.; Lee, G. J.; Lee, M. D.; Park, T. J.; Kamat, P. V.; Bang, J. H. "Revival of Solar Paint Concept: Air-Processable Solar Paints for the Fabrication of Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells." J. Phys. Chem. C 2017, 121, 17658-17670.
- Draguta, S.; Sharia, O.; Yoon, S. J.; Brennan, M. C.; Morozov, Y. V.; Manser, J. M.; Kamat, P. V.; Schneider, W. F.; Kuno, M. "Rationalizing the light-induced phase separation of mixed halide organic-inorganic perovskites." Nat. Commun. 2017, 8, 200.
- Samu, G. F.; Janaky, C.; Kamat, P. V. "A Victim of Halide Ion Segregation. How Light Soaking Affects Solar. Cell Performance of Mixed Halide Lead Perovskites." ACS Energy Lett. 2017, 2, 1860-1861.
- Yoon, S. J.; Kuno, M.; Kamat, P. V. "Shift Happens. How Halide Ion Defects Influence Photoinduced Segregation in Mixed Halide Perovskites." ACS Energy Lett. 017, 2, 1507-1514.
- Grigioni, I.; Stamplecoskie, K. G.; Jara, D. H.; Dozzi, M. V.; Oriana, A.; Cerullo, G.; Kamat, P. V.; Selli, E. "Wavelength-Dependent Ultrafast Charge Carrier Separation in the WO3/BiVO4 Coupled System." ACS Energy Lett.2017, 2, 1362-1367.
- Zhao, C.; Peller, J. R.; Mezyk, S. P.; Kamat, P. V.; O'Shea, K. E. "Oxidative remediation of 4-methylcyclohexane-methanol (MCHM) and propylene glycol phenyl ether (PPh). Evidence of contaminant repair reaction pathways." Phys. Chem. Chem.. Phys. 2017, 19, 13324-13332.
Also, please visit the Kamat Lab's PubMed list of publications.
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- Phone: 574-631-5411
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