Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
Research
Solar conversion into electricity or fuel relies on a complex interplay of many light-induced processes. To improve the device performance, it is essential to develop fundamental insight in all these processes occurring in a broad time window from femtoseconds to milliseconds. My research aims at understanding and controlling structure-functionality relationships in photocatalytic and photovoltaic materials, by steering 1) the static or 2) the dynamic nanostructure of the complex. I have an active (inter)national multidisciplinary collaboration network with colleagues from various disciplines. My team and I employ advanced complementary ultrafast spectroscopic methods to visualize light-induced processes in real-time, such as femtosecond transient absorption and time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy. As process conditions play a major role in the device performance, we have recently also developed facilities to carry out our ultrafast spectroscopy studies under operating conditions, demonstrating the major role of the environment in the photodynamics that underpin the performance.
Education
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Delft University of Technology, 2008.
M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2004.
Grants and Awards
2023: NWO ENW M2 Open Competition grant, with Dr. Andrea Baldi (VU Amsterdam) (k€700)
2022: NWO Wind and Solar Energy grant, with Dr. Rebecca Saive (University of Twente) (M€1.2)
2021: NWO ENW M1 Open Competition grant (k€310)
2020: NWO Open Technology Program grant, with Prof. André ten Elshof (University of Twente) (k€580)
2018: TOP grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), offering outstanding researchers the opportunity to strengthen or renew challenging and innovative lines of research, with Prof. Huub De Groot (Leiden) and Dr. Tomas Jansen (Groningen) (k€820)
2004: Award for best M.Sc. student Chemical Engineering Delft University of Technology (out of ca. 50 students), the Netherlands
2004: Cum laude award (top 5 %) for M.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Energy transfer dynamics in molecular layers of porphyrin derivatives, Delft University of Technology
1 Apr 2004 → 25 Mar 2008
Award Date: 25 Mar 2008
External positions
Postdoctoral scientist, Lund University
1 May 2008 → 31 Oct 2011
PhD student, Delft University of Technology
1 Apr 2004 → 31 Mar 2008
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Manifestation of hydrogen bonding and exciton delocalization on the absorption and two-dimensional electronic spectra of chlorosomes
Eric, V., Li, X., Dsouza, L., Frehan, S. K., Huijser, A., Holzwarth, A. R., Buda, F., Sevink, G. J. A., de Groot, H. J. M. & Jansen, T. L. C., 9 Feb 2023, In: The Journal of physical chemistry B. 127, 5, p. 1097-1109 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Photophysical Characterization of Ru Nanoclusters on Nanostructured TiO2 by Time-Resolved Photoluminescence Spectroscopy
Wenderich, K., Zhu, K., Bu, Y., Tichelaar, F. D., Mul, G. & Huijser, A., 15 Jul 2023, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127, 29, p. 14353-14362 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Using supramolecular machinery to engineer directional charge propagation in photoelectrochemical devices
Bouwens, T., Bakker, T., Zhu, K., Hasenack, J., Dieperink, M., Brouwer, A. M., Huijser, A., Mathew, S. & Reek, J., Feb 2023, In: Nature chemistry. 15, 2, p. 213-221 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Dual Role of Surface Hydroxyl Groups in the Photodynamics and Performance of NiO-Based Photocathodes
Zhu, K., Frehan, S. K., Mul, G. & Huijser, A., 22 Jun 2022, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144, 24, p. 11010-11018 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Excited state photodynamics in two dimensional metal halide perovskites
Einhaus, L. M., Zhang, X., Mul, G., ten Elshof, J. E. & Huijser, A., 25 Jan 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Academic
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ACS Physical Chemistry Au (Journal)
Vesna Eric (Editor), Jorge Luis Castro (Editor), Xinmeng Li (Editor), Lolita Dsouza (Editor), Sean K. Frehan (Editor), Annemarie Huijser (Editor), Alfred R. Holzwarth (Editor), Francesco Buda (Editor), G.J. Agur Sevink (Editor), Huub J.M. de Groot (Editor) & Thomas L.C. Jansen (Editor in chief)
18 Aug 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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American Chemical Society (Publisher)
Sean Kotaro Frehan (Editor), Lolita Dsouza (Editor), Xinmeng Li (Editor), Vesna Eric (Editor), Thomas L.C. Jansen (Editor), Guido Mul (Editor), Alfred R. Holzwarth (Editor), Francesco Buda (Editor), G.J. Agur Sevink (Editor), Huub J.M. de Groot (Editor) & Annemarie Huijser (Editor in chief)
23 Aug 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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Journal of physical chemistry (Journal)
Kasper Wenderich (Editor in chief), Kaijian Zhu (Editor), Yibin Bu (Editor), F.D. Tichelaar (Editor), Guido Mul (Editor) & Annemarie Huijser (Editor in chief)
1 Aug 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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ChemSusChem (Journal)
Kaijian Zhu (Editor), Guido Mul (Editor) & Annemarie Huijser (Editor in chief)
14 Sept 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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American Chemical Society (Publisher)
Kasper Wenderich (Editor in chief), Kaijian Zhu (Editor), Yibin Bu (Editor), F.D. Tichelaar (Editor), Guido Mul (Editor) & Annemarie Huijser (Editor in chief)
15 Jul 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review