Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

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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