Alliance for Molecular PhotoElectrode Design for Solar Fuels (AMPED)
Director
Gerald Meyer
Lead Institution
University of North Carolina
Class
2009-2020; Known as the Center for Solar Fuels (UNC) from 2009 - 2018.
Mission
To develop the fundamental molecular basis for solar-driven water oxidation and carbon dioxide reduction catalysis.
Research Topics
catalysis (homogeneous), catalysis (heterogeneous), electrocatalysis, solar (fuels), photosynthesis (natural and artificial), defects, charge transport, materials and chemistry by design, mesostructured materials, synthesis (novel materials), synthesis (self-assembly)
Materials Studied
Materials: semiconductor, wide band-gap semiconductor, metal, oxide, polymer, electrolytes, porous, optoelectronic and metamaterial
Interfaces: organic/inorganic, inorganic/inorganic, liquid/solid, solid/solid
Nanostructured Materials: 2D, 3D
Experimental and Theoretical Methods
surface science, ultrafast science, molecular dynamics (MD), density functional theory (DFT), finite element methods
Partner Institutions
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Texas at San Antonio
