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Eighth Condensed Phase and Interfacial Molecular Science (CPIMS)

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molecule-metal interface without a strong electric field. Our new information is relevant for a<br />

further underst<strong>and</strong>ing, design, <strong>and</strong> manipulation of the charge transfer processes at the moleculemetal<br />

interfaces or metal-molecule-metal junctions, which are fundamental elements in singlemolecule<br />

electronics, catalysis, <strong>and</strong> solar energy conversion.<br />

Future Research Plans<br />

<strong>Interfacial</strong> ET dynamics strongly involves with <strong>and</strong> regulated by molecule-surface interactions. To<br />

decipher the underlying mechanism of the complex <strong>and</strong> inhomogeneous interfacial electron transfer<br />

dynamics, we plan to study interfacial electron transfer on single crystal TiO2 surfaces by using<br />

pump-probe ultrafast single-molecule spectroscopy <strong>and</strong> near-field scanning microscopy. Our study<br />

will focus on underst<strong>and</strong>ing the interfacial electron transfer dynamics at specific crystal sites (kinks,<br />

planes, lattices, <strong>and</strong> corners) with high-spatially <strong>and</strong> temporally resolved topographic/spectroscopic<br />

characterization at individual molecule basis, characterizing single-molecule rate processes, reaction<br />

driving force, <strong>and</strong> molecule-substrate electronic coupling. Our effort will also be focused on<br />

underst<strong>and</strong>ing the TiO2 electron trap centers <strong>and</strong> surface states.<br />

Publications of DOE sponsored research (FY2009-2012)<br />

1. Desheng Zheng, Leonora Kaldaras, H. Peter Lu, “Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence<br />

Microscopy Imaging-Guided Confocal Single-Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy,” Review of<br />

Scientific Instruments, 83, 013110 (2012).<br />

2. X. Wang, D. Zhang, Y. Wang, P. Sevinc, H. Peter, Lu, A. J. Meixner, “<strong>Interfacial</strong> Electron<br />

Transfer Energetics Studied by High Spatial Resolution Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic<br />

Imaging,” Angew<strong>and</strong>te Chemie International Edition 50, (2011) A25-A29.<br />

3. Yuanmin Wang, Papatya C. Sevinc, Yufan He, H. Peter Lu, "Probing Ground-State Single-<br />

Electron Self-Exchange Across a Molecule-Metal Interface," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133, 6989-6996<br />

(2011).<br />

4. Sevinc, Papatya; Wang, Xiao; Wang, Yuanmin; Zhang, Dai; Meixner, Alfred; Lu, H. Peter,<br />

"Simultaneous Spectroscopic <strong>and</strong> Topographic Near-Field Imaging of TiO2 Single Surface States<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>Interfacial</strong> Electronic Coupling," Nano Letter, 11, 1490-1494 (2011).<br />

5. H. Peter Lu, "Acquiring a Nano-View of Single Molecules in Actions," Nano Reviews 1, 6-7<br />

(2010).<br />

6. Guo, Lijun; Wang, Yuanmin; Lu, H. Peter, "Combined Single-Molecule Photon-Stamping<br />

Spectroscopy <strong>and</strong> Femtosecond Transient Absorption Spectroscopy Studies of <strong>Interfacial</strong> Electron<br />

Transfer Dynamics," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132, 1999-2004 (2010) (Cover page).<br />

7. Yufan He, Xiaohua Zeng, Saptarshi Mukherjee, Suneth Rajapaksha, Samuel Kaplan, H. Peter Lu,<br />

"Revealing Linear Aggregates of Light Harvesting Antenna Proteins in Photosynthetic Membranes,"<br />

Langmuir 26, 307-313 (2010) (Cover page).<br />

8. Yuanmin Wang, Xuefei Wang, <strong>and</strong> H. Peter Lu, "Probing single-molecule interfacial geminate<br />

electron-cation recombination dynamics,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 9020–9025 (2009).<br />

9. Yuanmin Wang, Xuefei Wang, Sujit Kumar Ghosh, H. Peter Lu, "Probing single-molecule<br />

interfacial electron transfer dynamics of porphyrin on TiO2 nanoparticles," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131,<br />

1479-1487 (2009).<br />

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