News

2024-4-19: Another paper on Cu anthraquinone dyads has been published in JCP. We utilized ultrafast absorption spectroscopy to examine the electron-transfer dynamics of the dyads and uncovered the influence of bulky substituents attached to the phenanthroline moiety on the lifetime of the charge-separated state in these donor-acceptor dyads. Congratulations to the team! Link

2024-4-6: Dr. Lepore and Dr. Xie represented the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Explore FAU event. Together, we showcased the impact of chemistry on society through engaging and enjoyable experiments.

2024-3-15: Congratulations to Jordan on receiving Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF-LEARN). He will be supported to conduct research in the summer to develop bimetallic catalysts for CO2 reduction.

2024-3-2: Our years long study about using N k-edge XAS to distinguish site-specific electronic structure in large bridging ligand motifs has come to fruition. Excellent work! Link

2024-2-20: Welcome Juan to the group.  Trust me, you have found a good way to apply what you have learnt. So, keep up the good work! 

2023-12-2: The collaborative work on orientational analysis of nanocrystalline indium oxide thin films using PDF analysis has been published in IUCrJ

2023-10-30: We welcome two NSF-LEARN program scholars, Shaaz and Jordan, to the group. Let’s do science!

2023-9-5: Dr. Xie officially started at FAU.

2023-9-1: Our work on photochemical charge accumulation using copper-anthraquinone molecular dyad has been accepted by Chemical Science.