We are just about to publish the work of Emma Schut (MSc student Forensic Science) on the luminescence of human bones:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s43630-024-00618-2
"On the glow of cremated remains: long-lived green photo-luminescence of heat-treated human bones"
together with Maurice Aalders (AUMC / Forensics), Tristan Krap (AUMC) and Mark Hink, Ronald Breedijk (LCAM).
As well as the literature Thesis of Yuheng Wu on the ATTO 565 dye (that was also used by Emma)!
https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0975.v1
(Will appear soon in Molecules).
Together with the works of Charles, Gibbons, Mees and our Editorial, this wil come to six papers in 2024!!
Dáire Gibbons PhD defense date: 28 Januari 2022!!
Thesis:
https://hdl.handle.net/11245.1/59fd71af-9b84-4225-9e6d-8cb70f7c1a17
Chapter 3:
https://doi.org/10.1142/S1088424622500183
Zoi's Chapter in the RSC book is out!!
DOI
The interaction of light and matter is the basis of my research. We are currently working on photo-activated (hybrid nano) materials for energy and health. We develop and study new materials for thin film solar cells (doping and crystal orientation in perovskites) as well as new photoactive systems for medical applications (new photo-dynamic anti-cancer materials, activated by NIR light). Photoinduced electron and energy transfer in molecular-, supramolecular- and nano-systems are key processes.
We are currently working on the following topics:
Dr. Williams is assistant professor in the Molecular Photonics Group of the HIMS at the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) since 1999. In 1998 he worked with Prof. Nick J. Turro on triplet sensitization of commercial photoinitiators (at Columbia University in the city of New York). At the Max-Planck institut in Mülheim he worked with Prof. Silvia E. Braslavsky on opto-acoustics in 1997. In 1996 he did his PhD on buckyballs (C60) and electron transfer with Prof. Jan W. Verhoeven at UvA.
Above are the links to my Research-ID, Research-gate, Google Scholar and ORCID ID pages.
Perovskite Thin Film Materials Stabilized and Enhanced by Zinc(II) Doping
Air-Stable and Oriented Mixed Lead Halide Perovskite (FA/MA) by the One-Step Deposition Method Using Zinc Iodide and an Alkylammonium Additive
It is nice to see that the RSC appreciates my contributions!
New publication on polymer solar cell materials:
The Master-Thesis work of Hung-Cheng Chen has now been published. With femtosecond transient absorption of layers on quartz we saw that charges form and than create locally excited triplet states on the polymer.
At high laser power fast singlet-singlet annihilation led to "hot singlet fission". Through this work we came up with a picture of how the character of the charge transfer state (compact or delocalized, and its exchange integral J) determines the mechanisms of triplet formation by charge recombinaiton (fast SOCT ISC or slow H-HFI ISC).
"Ultrafast Charge and Triplet State Formation in Diketopyrrolo-pyrrole Low Band gap Polymer/Fullerene Blends: Influence of Nanoscale Morphology of Organic Photovoltaic Materials on Charge Recombination to the Triplet State"
RM Williams, HC Chen, DD Nuzzo, SCJ Meskers, RAJ Janssen
Journal of Spectroscopy
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jspec/aip/6867507/
The PhD work of Hung-Cheng Chen resulted in some very nice papers on new photosensitizers for water-oxidation.
Perylene tris-imides:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/chem.201505146/full
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cssc.201500950/full
Tetrachlorinated and Pt porphyrins:
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/cp/c6cp01352j#!divAbstract
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/ee/c4ee03302g#!divAbstract
in the Article papers group:
Marco Felici 1, Pablo Contreras-Carballada 2, Jan M. M. Smits 3, Roeland J. M. Nolte 1, René M. Williams 2, Luisa De Cola 4 and Martin C. Feiters 1,*
Cationic Heteroleptic Cyclometalated IridiumIII Complexes Containing Phenyl-Triazole and Triazole-Pyridine Clicked Ligands
Molecules 2010, 15(3), 2039–2059; doi:10.3390/molecules15032039
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/3/2039
see
http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/19/1/1375
http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/19/1/1375/pdf
In the blend of these two organic molecules ( in red and in yellow) we observed that charges recombine into a triplet state localized on the peryelene bisimide dye. This process occurs with two rates, a fast one (green arrow) and a slow one (pink arrow). This indicates two different mechanisms of triplet formation from the charged states.
"It is an excellent basic physico-chemical description of generalized
electron transfer, and includes avery good exposure to the Marcus theory and the equations".
Larry Orr and Govindjee
Photosynthesis Research 68: 1-28, 2001.
"Fullerenes as electron accepting components in supramolecular and covalently linked electron transfer systems." Thesis (UvA) 1996
Various tools and links related to different forms of spectroscopy
I consider myself very lucky that these people worked with me for a while!
March 15, 2017.
Indicated are short time visitors (sv), long time visitors (lv), internships (int) and PhD. When available info on current workplace is given.
Loreta Angela Muscarella, Master Student (Rome) Internship: 20/9/2016 -11/03/2017, Topic: Perovskites for Solar Cells
Consuela Cambridge, Master Student (UvA), Internship: 20-3-2016 / 20-8-2016, Topic: LIght Harvesting Metal Organic Frameworks
Olivier Lugier, Master Student (Nantes), Internship: 20-2-2016 / 20-7-2016 (+ 20-2-2015 / 20-7-2015), Topic: Perovskites for solar cells
Paul Mazzella, Master Student (UvA), Literature Study: 2016, Triplet Formation by Charge Recombination in Organic Photovoltaics
Rebecca Jorge Cervasio, Master Student (Rio De Janeiro), Internship: 1-2-2016 / 7-6-2016,Topic: Perovskites for solar cells
Hung-Cheng Chen. PhD 2012-2016.
Solar fuels via artificial photosynthesis
http://dare.uva.nl/document/2/168007
Aylin Elci (int) 1-10-2015 / 31-10-2015. Worked on C60-perylene-monoimide systems
Olivier Lugier (int) 20-2-2015 / 20-7-2015). Worked on Perovskites for solar cells
Jean Pierre Oudsen (int) 2014-2015. Worked on C60-PMI systems
Dirk van Manen (lit.study) 2014. Forensic Science. Worked on Luminol
Zachary Edelen (int), 2013. Zach worked on data-analysis and C60-Perylene-monoimides.
Johhny Hendriks (lit.study) 2013, Future Planet Studies. Worked on solar energy industry
Holly Campbell (int), 2012-2013. Holly worked on photoactive metal organic frameworks.
Hung-Cheng Chen (int), 2011. Hungcheng worked on femtosecond spectroscopy of organic semiconductor thin film blends.
Franziska Hegner (int), 2011. Worked on the synthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks.
Nguyen Van Anh, PhD, 2008-2011.
Photoinduced processes in functionalized and organized dye systems
http://dare.uva.nl/en/record/391537
http://chemeng.hust.edu.vn/index.php/en/1-faculty-staff/276-bm-hoaly-nguyenvananh
Alessia Colletti, (lv) 2010-2011
Bram Karsten, (sv) 2009
Christijn Den Besten (lit. study) Organic Solar Cells, Ms, September 2009
Pablo Contreras, PhD 2005-2009.
Photoactivated nano-systems: self-assembled nano-scaled systems through cyclodextrin complexation, functionalized nanoparticles and hydrogen evolution
http://dare.uva.nl/en/record/306510
http://www.avans.nl/onderzoek/deelnemers/inleiding/biobased-products/pablo-contreras-carballada
Martin Wolffs, (sv) 2008
Dirk Veldman, (sv) 2007
Catharina Hippius, (lv) 2007-2008, now at BASF
Pierluca Galloni, (lv) 2006, Tor Vergate Rome
Raul Perez-Ruiz, (lv) 2005
Anthony D'Aleo, PhD 2003-2006.
From solution to solid state: energy- and electron-transfer in complex materials
http://dare.uva.nl/en/record/171866
http://www.cinam.univ-mrs.fr/cinam/spip.php?article83
Costas Millios, (lv) 2006 (Uni- Edinburgh)
Jonathan Faiz, (lv) 2004-2005, Associate Editor at Angew
Basak Kaletas, PhD 2000-2004.
Photoinduced Electron and Energy Transfer Processes in Non-convalently Assembled Imide systems
http://dare.uva.nl/en/record/161614
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/basakkukrer
Andrea Petrella, (lv) 2004, PMI-T6 http://dicatech.poliba.it/index.php?id=80&idp=215&ruolo=
Stephanie Leroy-Lhez, (lv) 2002
Peter Glover, (sv) 2002
Hanna Haider, (lv) (Syngenta), 2001-2002
1997-1999
Brandi Henderson, (int)
Will Skene, (int) (Prof. in Montreal) http://www.groupskene.com
1991-1996
Jurriaan Zwier, (int) (cisbio )
Martijn Werts, (int) ( Prof. in Rennes ) http://perso.ens-rennes.fr/~mwerts/
Mattijs Koeberg, (int) (Nederlands Forensisch Instituut) https://nl.linkedin.com/in/mattijskoeberg
Stijn Berkhout, (int) (RIVM)
Ayashi A. Al-Ghouch, (int, 6-11-1991)
Herman Fennema, (int) (Nikon ) https://nl.linkedin.com/in/hermanfennema
in 'Handbook of Carbon Nano Materials' D'Souza, F.; Kadish, K. M. (Eds), 545-584 (Chapter 17), World Scientific Publishing Company, 2011 .
Board of Examiners, Forensic Master of Science, (2014 / 01-09-2023)
Member Program Committee Chemistry, Opleidings Commissie Scheikunde, (1-1-2019 / 1-9-2021)
Vice Chair Program Committee Chemistry, Opleidings Commissie Scheikunde, (1-1-2018 / 31-12-2018)
LIbrary Commitee of HIMS (2010 / 2021)
Interim Program Director Bachelor of Chemistry (5-11-2017 / 2-3-2018)
Member Program Committee Chemistry, Opleidings Commissie Scheikunde, (6-9-2016 / 31-12-2017)
Basak Kaletas (26 May 2004); Anthony D’Aleo (24 Januari 2006); Pablo Contreras-Carballada (30 June 2009); Van Anh Nguyen (21-9-2011); Hung-Cheng Chen (14-1-2016); Dongdong Zheng (18-1-2019);
Daire J. Gibbons (28 January 2022), Zoi Melissari (30 May 2022, Dublin)
Jeroen Diederen (2001, UvA), Mattijs Koeberg (2001, UvA), Sjors Wurpel (2001, UvA), Mara Staffilani (2002, UvA), Johnny Hendriks (2002, UvA), Jerome Baffreau (2006, Angers), Dirk Veldman (2008, TuE), Peter Zoon (2009, UvA), Bram Karsten (2010, TuE), Thomas Cohen Stuart (2010, VU), Joanna R. Siekierzycka (2010, UvA), Sameer Patwardhan (2011, TUD), Marco Felici (2013, Nijmegen), Ali H. Al-Subi (2013, Tampere), Chantal Carpentier (2013, UvA), Gede Adhyaksa (2018, UvA), Seyedeh Melika Mostafanejad (2018, Famagusta), Sandra Nurttila (2018, UvA), Moritz Futscher (2020, UvA, Cum Laude), Raoul Plessius (2020, UvA), Olivier Lugier (2021, UvA), Tessel Bouwens (2021, UvA, Cum Laude), Tijmen Bakker (2021, UvA), Daria Maltseva (2022, UvA), David Alonzo Poole III (2022, UvA), Hongyu Sun (2023, UvA), Sudeshna Maity (2023, VU), Lotte Metz (2024, UvA)
2023-2024:
Fundamentals in Chemistry (BSc)
Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanomaterials (MSc)
Light on Matter (BSc)
Coordinator Bachelor Projects (BSc)
Molecular Photochemistry (MSc)
Photochemistry, Photophysics, Photobiology (PhD)
Guest lectures at:
Artificial Photosynthesis
Catalysis for Sustainable Energy
2022-2023:
Fundamentals in Chemistry (BSc)
Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanomaterials (MSc)
Coordinator Bachelor Projects (BSc)
Molecular Photochemistry (MSc)
Guest lectures at:
Artificial Photosynthesis
Catalysis for Sustainable Energy
2021-2022:
Fundamentals in Chemistry (BSc)
Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanomaterials (MSc)
Photochemistry, Photophysics, Photobiology (PhD)
Molecular Photochemistry (MSc)
Guest lectures at:
Artificial Photosynthesis
Catalysis for Sustainable Energy
2020-2021:
Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanomaterials (MSc)
Organic Chemistry and Structure Determination (BSc)
Chemistry and Light (BSc)
Molecular Photochemistry (MSc)
Photochemistry, Photophysics, Photobiology (PhD)
Guest lectures at:
Catalysis for Sustainable Energy
Artificial Photosynthesis
Guest tutorials at:
Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
I consider myself very lucky that these people work with me!
28 August 2024.
Le-Ting Wang: High band gap perovskites, PhD, 1-10-2024 / 1-10-2028
Dermalice Kelly: Hula Twist isomerization, Lit thesis. (2024)
Isa Vos: Cyanine dyes, Lit Thesis. (2024)
Felix: High band gap perovskites (2024-2025)
Ariane Mader: Nano-structures. PhD-student at AMOLF with Wim Noorduin, collaborative project with Fred Brouwer and me (2022-2025). See for one chapter: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.1c00823
I consider myself very lucky that these people work(ed) with me for a while!
28 August 2024.
Indicated are short time visitors (sv), long time visitors (lv), internships (int) and PhD. When available info on current workplace is given.
Mary Al-Moubayed (2023-2024), High band gap perovskites (int)
Stijn Engelaar (Bologna, Paola Ceroni, 2024)
Sandra Galván, (Seaborough, Atul Sontake, 2023-2024)
Sarah Egan-Frazer 01-09-2023/31-11-2023), Int.
See Note in (section 4.4)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s43630-023-00510-5
Maarten van Dorp (Molecular Motors, Lit. Thesis, 12-2023)
Yuheng Wu (Lit. Thesis, 12-2023): ATTO 565 dye!
https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0975.v1
Duane Smit May 2023-July 2023, lit thesis
Jordan Mulvaney Februari 2023-July 2023 (int)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s43630-023-00510-5
Emma Schut (FMS) March 2023-July 2023 (itn): On the Glow of cremated remains!
https://doi.org/10.1007/s43630-024-00618-2
Paula Teeuwen 2021-2022 Lit thesis
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27206967
Mees Hoeksma April 2021-November 2022 (int+ lit thesis)
https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0730.v1
Rick Bijl, January 2022-July 2022, Lit thesis
Jesse Goosens, Lit Thesis, Sept. Nov. 2022
Charles Marchant, September 2022-Dec. 2022 (lit Thesis)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s43630-023-00500-7
Zoi Melissari (PhD, 2018-2022)
https://hdl.handle.net/11245.1/57d7ecbe-76c6-45fc-aedf-280444fdb850
https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202000051
Dáire Gibbons (PhD, 2018-2022)
https://hdl.handle.net/11245.1/59fd71af-9b84-4225-9e6d-8cb70f7c1a17
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9PP00399A
Srest Somay january 2020- January 2021, (int)
Fenna, Dyanthe (BSc, Internship)
Laurens Prast (BSc, Internship), Jan-March 2021
Raven, Rowan (BSc, internship)
Davita van Raamsdonk (MSc, literature study) Nov. 2020-Jan. 2021
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27030891
Heleen Groeneveld (MSc, literature study), Nov. Dec. 2020
Shivan Bissesar, (MSc, internship) Sept. 2020- April. 2021
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27030891
Nancy Mamzoer, (MSc, internship) Sept. 2020- Aug. 2021
Rosa Brakkee
Master Student (UvA), Literature thesis: 1-9-2019 / 1-11-2019
Topic: Minimizing Defect States in Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cell Materials
Worked with: Williams
Arjaan Kooijman
Master Student (UvA), Literature thesis: 1-9-2018 / 1-11-2018
Topic: The effects of zinc doping on stability and performance of perovskite photovoltaics
Worked with: Williams
Charlotte McLure
Master Student (Edinburg, Erasmus+), Internship: 4-9-2017 / 25-5-2018
Topic: Photo-activated thin flims
Works with: Williams
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b03810
https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201801039
https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.5484073.v2
Cynthia Kuipers
Master Student (UvA), Internship: 1-5-2017 / 1-4-2018
Topic: Tin Perovskites for solar cells
Works with: Williams
Emma Robbins
Master student (UvA), internship: 9-1-2017 / 8-8-2017
Topic: Singlet oxygen generation
Worked with: Williams
Aram Farawar
Master Student (UvA/VU), Internship: 15-12-2015 / 30-09-2017 (+ 1-9-2015 / 25-11-2015: Literature thesis)
Topics:
Perovskites for solar cells
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b03810
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.1406.8242
https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.5484073.v2
Making Triplets from Charges
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9PP00399A
Worked with: Williams
Literature Thesis: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.1406.8242
Aram also works at "Katwijk Chemie", http://www.katwijk-chemie.nl
Gabin Galnon
Master Student (Nantes), Internship: 1-3-2017 / 1-9-2017
Topic: Perovskites for solar cells
Worked with: Williams
Loreta Angela Muscarella
Master Student (Rome) Internship: 20/9/2016 -11/03/2017
Topic: Perovskites for Solar Cells
Worked with: Williams
Now at AMOLF!
https://doi.org/10.3390/app9081678
Consuela Cambridge
Master Student (UvA), Internship: 20-3-2016 / 20-8-2016
Topic: LIght Harvesting Metal Organic Frameworks
Worked with: Williams
Now at UvA again!
Olivier Lugier
Master Student (Nantes), Internship: 20-2-2016 / 20-7-2016 (+ 20-2-2015 / 20-7-2015)
Topic: Perovskites for solar cells
Worked with: Williams
Now at AR
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b03810
Paul Mazzella
Master Student (UvA), Literature Study: 2016
Triplet Formation by Charge Recombination in Organic Photovoltaics
Worked with: Williams
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9PP00399A
Rebecca Jorge Cervasio
Master Student (Rio De Janeiro), Internship: 1-2-2016 / 7-6-2016
Topic: Perovskites for solar cells
Worked with: Williams
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b03810
https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.5484073.v2
Hung-Cheng Chen. PhD 2012-2016.
Solar fuels via artificial photosynthesis
http://dare.uva.nl/document/2/168007
Aylin Elci (int) 1-10-2015 / 31-10-2015. Worked on C60-perylene-monoimide systems
Olivier Lugier (int) 20-2-2015 / 20-7-2015). Worked on Perovskites for solar cells
Jean Pierre Oudsen (int) 2014-2015. Worked on C60-PMI systems
Dirk van Manen (lit.study) 2014. Forensic Science. Worked on Luminol
Zachary Edelen (int), 2013. Zach worked on data-analysis and C60-Perylene-monoimides.
Johhny Hendriks (lit.study) 2013, Future Planet Studies. Worked on solar energy industry
Holly Campbell (int), 2012-2013. Holly worked on photoactive metal organic frameworks.
Hung-Cheng Chen (int), 2011. Hungcheng worked on femtosecond spectroscopy of organic semiconductor thin film blends.
Franziska Hegner (int), 2011. Worked on the synthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks.
Nguyen Van Anh, PhD, 2008-2011.
Photoinduced processes in functionalized and organized dye systems
http://dare.uva.nl/en/record/391537
http://chemeng.hust.edu.vn/index.php/en/1-faculty-staff/276-bm-hoaly-nguyenvananh
Alessia Colletti, (lv) 2010-2011
Bram Karsten, (sv) 2009
Christijn Den Besten (lit. study) Organic Solar Cells, Ms, September 2009
Pablo Contreras, PhD 2005-2009.
Photoactivated nano-systems: self-assembled nano-scaled systems through cyclodextrin complexation, functionalized nanoparticles and hydrogen evolution
http://dare.uva.nl/en/record/306510
http://www.avans.nl/onderzoek/deelnemers/inleiding/biobased-products/pablo-contreras-carballada
Martin Wolffs, (sv) 2008
Dirk Veldman, (sv) 2007
Catharina Hippius, (lv) 2007-2008, now at BASF
Pierluca Galloni, (lv) 2006, Tor Vergate Rome
Raul Perez-Ruiz, (lv) 2005
Anthony D'Aleo, PhD 2003-2006.
From solution to solid state: energy- and electron-transfer in complex materials
http://dare.uva.nl/en/record/171866
http://www.cinam.univ-mrs.fr/cinam/spip.php?article83
Costas Millios, (lv) 2006 (Uni- Edinburgh)
Jonathan Faiz, (lv) 2004-2005, Associate Editor at Angew
Basak Kaletas, PhD 2000-2004.
Photoinduced Electron and Energy Transfer Processes in Non-convalently Assembled Imide systems
http://dare.uva.nl/en/record/161614
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/basakkukrer
Andrea Petrella, (lv) 2004, PMI-T6 http://dicatech.poliba.it/index.php?id=80&idp=215&ruolo=
Stephanie Leroy-Lhez, (lv) 2002
Peter Glover, (sv) 2002
Hanna Haider, (lv) (Syngenta), 2001-2002
1997-1999
Brandi Henderson, (int)
Will Skene, (int) (Prof. in Montreal) http://www.groupskene.com
1991-1996
Jurriaan Zwier, (int) (cisbio )
Martijn Werts, (int) ( Prof. in Rennes ) http://perso.ens-rennes.fr/~mwerts/
Mattijs Koeberg, (int) (Nederlands Forensisch Instituut) https://nl.linkedin.com/in/mattijskoeberg
Stijn Berkhout, (int) (RIVM)
Ayashi A. Al-Ghouch, (int, 6-11-1991)
Herman Fennema, (int) (Nikon ) https://nl.linkedin.com/in/hermanfennema
My fascination for the Marcus Theory of electron transfer is leading to the incorporation of the classical Marcus theory into a computable document format.