Associate
Professor
B.Sc., 1989, University of Madras; M.Sc., 1991, Indian Institute
of Technology; Ph.D., 1996, University of Illinois
Organic , Inorganic, Polymer and Materials Chemistry
Directed assembly of semiconductor nanostructures, Molecular, polymeric and inorganic semiconductor synthesis, Chiroptical properties of Helical electroactive molecules, Scaffolds for proton transport, Solar cells, Fuel cells, Energy. |
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Principal Research Interests
 Interdisciplinary approach is taken to address some of the topical
research problems in Chemistry. The research areas of current focus include catalysis, nanoscale segregated semiconductor morphologies in organic and hybrid photovoltaic cells, chiroptical properties of helical electroactive molecules, proton transport in rigid scaffolds, hydrogen production through photoelectrocatalysis. Visit our group’s website for further description of these projects.
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Representative Publications
“Highly Ordered Nanoporous Thin Films from Cleavable Polystyrene-Block-Poly(Ethylene Oxide),” M.F. Zhang, L. Yang, S. Yurt, M.J. Misner, J.T. Chen, E.B. Coughlin, D. Venkataraman and T.P. Russell, Advanced Materials 19, 1571-1576 (2007).
“Segregated Assemblies in Bridged Electron-Rich and Electron-Poor Pi-Conjugated Moieties,” T.L. Benanti, P. Saejueng and D. Venkataraman, Chemical Communications 692-694 (2007).
“Scission of Diblock Copolymers into Their Constituent Blocks,” S. Yurt, U.K. Anyanwu, J.R. Scheintaub, E.B. Coughlin and D. Venkataraman, Macromolecules 39, 1670-1672 (2006).
“Probing the Chiroptical Response of a Single Molecule,” R. Hassey, E.J. Swain, N.I. Hammer, D. Venkataraman and M.D. Barnes, Science 314, 1437-1439 (2006).
“Organic Solar Cells: An Overview Focusing on Active Layer Morphology,” T.L. Benanti and D. Venkataraman, Photosynthesis Research 87, 73-81 (2006).
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