Research Statement
We study molecular structural dynamics correlated with energy/charge transfer of photoactive molecules, supramolecular assemblies and conjugated polymers by transient x-ray spectroscopy/diffraction, and ultrafast/nonlinear optical spectroscopy for solar energy conversion and molecular device applications.
Selected Publications
Tracking Electrons and Atoms in a Photoexcited Metalloporphyrin by X-ray Transient Absorption Spectroscopy, Lin X. Chen, Xiaoyi Zhang, Erik C. Wasinger, Klaus Attenkofer, Guy Jennings, Ana Z. Muresan, Jonathan S. Lindsey, (2007) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 9616-9618
Ultrafast Structural Rearrangements in the MLCT Excited State for Copper(I) bis-Phenanthrolines in Solution, G. B. Shaw, C. D. Grant, H. Shirota, E. W. Castner Jr., G. J. Meyer, L. X. Chen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 2147-2160 (2007).
Dynamics of Photoinduced Electron Transfer in a Molecular Donor-Acceptor Quartet L. X. Chen, S. Xiao, L. Yu, J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 11730-11738 (2006).
Probing Excited State Structures and Dynamics of Metal Complexes Using Time-resolved X-rays, L. X. Chen, Ann. Rev. Phys. Chem. 56, 221-254 (2005)
Taking Snapshots of Photoexcited Molecular Structures in Disordered Media Using Pulsed X-rays, L. X. Chen, Angew. Chemie. Intl. Ed., (Invited Review) 43, 2886-2905 (2004).
Capturing a Photoexcited Molecular Structure Through Time-Domain X-ray Absorption Fine Structure, L. X. Chen, W. J. H. Jäger, G. Jennings, D. J. Gosztola, A. Munkholm, J. P. Hessler, Science, 292, 262-264(2001).
Most Significant Awards
The University of Chicago Award for Distinguished Performance at Argonne, 2002.
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