Publications

2024

The Role of Surfactant in Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction in the Absence of Metal Cations

Authors: H. Jang, A. M. Gardner, L. J. Walters, A. R. Neale, L. J. Hardwick, A. J. Cowan Published in: ACS Electrochemistry, Accepted article, 2024.

Time-resolved Vibrational Spectroscopic Study of Molecular Nanoaggregate Photocatalysts

Authors: C. Li, O. Thwaites, A. M. Gardner, I. Sazanovich, H. Yang, X. Li, A. I. Cooper, A. J. Cowan, Published in: Chemical Science, Advanced article, 2024. Full article

Alkali Metal Cations Enhance CO₂ Reduction by a Co Molecular Complex in a Bipolar Membrane Electrolyzer

Authors: B. Siritanaratkul, M. D. Kahn, E. H. Yu, A. J. Cowan, Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 2024, 382(2282). Full article 

Conjugated Polymer/Recombinant Escherichia coli Biohybrid Systems for Photobiocatalytic Hydrogen Production

Authors: Y. Yang, M. Zwijnenburg, A. M. Gardner, S. Adamczyk, Y. Sun, Q. Jiang, A. J. Cowan, R. S. Sprick, L-N. Liu, Published in: ACS Nano, 2024, 18(21), 13484–13495.

Potential Dependent Reorientation Controlling Activity of a Molecular Electrocatalyst

Authors: A. M. Gardner, G. Neri, B. Siritanaratkul, H. Jang, K. Saeed, P. Donaldson, A. J. Cowan, Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146(11), 7130-7134. Full article

Studying the Cation Dependence of CO₂ Reduction Intermediates at Cu by In Situ VSFG Spectroscopy

Authors: L. Banerji, H. Jang, A. M. Gardner, A. J. Cowan Published in: Chemical Science, 2024, 15, 2889-2897. Read the article

2023

Magnetohydrodynamic Redeposition of Cations Onto the Anode

Authors: H. Jang, D. Roe, G. Teobaldi, O. Cespedes, A. J. Cowan, Published in: Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts, 244, 1235, 2023.

Water Dissociation Interfaces in Bipolar Membranes for H₂ Electrolysers

Authors: D. A. Garcia-Osorio, H. Jang, B. Siritanaratkul, A. J. Cowan Published in: Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts, 244, 1891, 2023.

Efficient Hole Abstraction for Highly Selective Oxidative Coupling of Methane by Au-sputtered TiO₂ Photocatalysts

Authors: X. Li, Y. Xu, Q. Liu, M. Bahri, L. Zhang, N. D. Browning, A. J. Cowan, J. Tang Published in: Nature Energy, 2023. Read the article

Unravelling the Roles of Integral Polypeptides in Excitation Energy Transfer of Photosynthetic RC-LH1 Supercomplexes

Authors: O. Thwaites, B. Christianson, A. J. Cowan, F. Jaecekl, L-N. Liu, A. M. Gardner Published in: Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2023, 127(33), 7283–7290.

Pulsed Electrolysis with a Nickel Molecular Catalyst Improves Selectivity for Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Authors: F. Greenwell, B. Siritanaratkul, P. Sharma, E. H. Yu, A. J. Cowan Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145(28), 15078–15083.

A Manganese Complex on a Gas Diffusion Electrode for Selective CO₂ to CO Reduction

Authors: C. Eagle, G. Neri, V. Piercy, K. Younis, B. Siritanaratkul, A. J. Cowan Published in: Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2023, 7, 2301-2307.

Monitoring Interfacial Electric Fields at a Hematite Electrode During Water Oxidation

Authors: K. H. Saeed, D. A. Garcia-Osorio, C. Li, L. Banerji, A. M. Gardner, A. J. Cowan Published in: Chemical Science, 2023, 14, 3182-3189.

Improving the Stability, Selectivity, and Cell Voltage of a Bipolar Membrane Zero-Gap Electrolyzer for Low-Loss CO₂ Reduction

Authors: B. Siritanaratkul, P. Sharma, E. H. Yu, A. J. Cowan Published in: Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2023, in press.

Hybrid Photocathode Based on a Ni Molecular Catalyst and Sb₂Se₃ for Solar H₂ Production

Authors: D. A. Garcia-Osorio, T. Shalvey, L. Banerji, K. Saeed, G. Neri, L. J. Phillips, O. S. Hutter, C. Casadevall, D. Anton-Garcia, E. Reisner, J. Major, A. J. Cowan Published in: Chemical Communications, 2023, 59(7), 944-947.

Packing-Induced Selectivity Switching in Molecular Nanoparticle Photocatalysts for Hydrogen and Hydrogen Peroxide Production

Authors: H. Yang, C. Li, T. Liu, T. Fellowes, S. Y. Chong, L. Catalano, M. Bahri, W. Zhang, Y. Xu, L. Liu, W. Zhao, A. M. Gardner, R. Clowes, N. D. Browning, X. Li, A. J. Cowan, A. I. Cooper Published in: Nature Nanotechnology, 2023. Full article

 

2022

Transient Absorption Spectroscopic Studies of Linear Polymeric Photocatalysts for Solar Fuel Generation
Authors: C. Li, A. J. Cowan, A. M. Gardner
Published in: Chemical Physics Reviews, 2022, 3(3), 031304.

Dynamics of Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Formation on Silicon Electrodes Revealed by Combinatorial Electrochemical Screening
Authors: D. Martín-Yerga, D. C. Milan, X. Xu, J. Fernández-Vidal, L. Whalley, A. J. Cowan, L. J. Hardwick, P. Unwin
Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022. Full article

CO₂ Reduction with a Bipolar Membrane Electrolyzer
Authors: H. Jang, B. Siritanaratkul, D. A. Garcia-Osorio, K. Saeed, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Electrochimica Acta, 2022, 418, 140294. Full article

Rationalizing C₁ and C₂ Products from CO₂ Electroreduction by Pyridinium Catalysts Using Density Functional Theory
Authors: G. Teobaldi, H. Jang, P. J. Dyson, A. J. Cowanw
Published in: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2022, 126(15), 6518-6527. Full article

Molecular Design Strategies for Robust Water Oxidation Catalysts
Authors: L. J. Phillips, H. Jang, C. Eagle, O. Cespedes, B. Siritanaratkul, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Dalton Transactions, 2022, 51, 14357-14367.

Zero-gap bipolar membrane electrolyzer for carbon dioxide reduction using acid-tolerant molecular electrocatalysts
Authors: B. Siritanaratkul, M. Forster, F. Greenwell, P. Sharma, E. Yu, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022, 144, 17, 7551–7556.

Tuning the local chemical environment of ZnSe quantum dots with dithiols towards photocatalytic CO2 reduction
Authors: Constantin Sahm, Anna Ciotti, Eric Mates-Torres, Vivek M. Badiani, Kamil Sokolowski, Gaia Neri, Alexander J. Cowan, Max Garcia-Melchor, Erwin Reisner
Published in: Chemical Science, 2022, 13, 5988-5998.

Manganese Carbonyl Complexes as Selective Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction in Water and Organic Solvents
Authors: Bhavin Siritanaratkul, Catherine Eagle, Alexander J. Cowan
Published in: Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022, 55, 7, 955–965. Full article

Photocatalytic overall water splitting under visible light enabled by a particulate conjugated polymer loaded with iridium
Authors: Yang Bai, Chao Li, Lunjie Liu, Yuichi Yamaguchi, Mounib Bahri, Haofan Yang, Adrian Gardner, Martijn A. Zwijnenburg, Nigel D. Browning, Alexander J. Cowan, Akihiko Kudo, Andrew I. Cooper, Reiner Sebastian Sprick
Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022. Full article

How to go beyond C1 products with electrochemical reduction of CO2
Authors: Da Li, Hao Zhang, Hang Xiang, Shahid Rasul, Jean-Marie Fontmorin, Paniz Izadi, Alberto Roldan, Rebecca Taylor, Yujie Feng, Liam Banerji, Alexander Cowan, Eileen Hao Yu, Jin Xuan
Published in: Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2021, 5, 5893-5914.

Time-Resolved Raman Spectroscopy of Polaron Formation in a Polymer Photocatalyst
Authors: V. L. Piercey, K.H. Saeed, A. W. Prentice, G. Neri, C. Li, A. M. Gardner, Y. Bai, R. S. Sprick, I. V. Sazanovich, A. I. Cooper, M. J. Rosseinsky, M. A. Zwijnenburg, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2021, 12, 44, 10899-10905.

Water electrolysis: Direct from the sea or not to be?
Authors: P. Farràs, P. Strasser, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Joule, 2021, 5, 8, 1921-1923.

Noncovalent Immobilization of a Nickel Cyclam Catalyst on Carbon Electrodes for CO2 Reduction Using Aqueous Electrolyte
Authors: F. Greenwell, V. Piercy, G. Neri, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Electrochimica Acta, 2021, 392, 139015.

Hybrid photocathodes for carbon dioxide reduction: interfaces for charge separation and selective catalysis
D. A. Garcia Osorio, G. Neri, A. J. Cowan ChemPhotoChem, 2021, ASAP, DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202000309

Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction in Ionic Liquids at High Pressure
L. M. Welch, M. Vijayaraghavan, F. Greenwell, J. Satherley, A. J. Cowan
Faraday Discussions, 2021, ASAP, DOI: 10.1039/D0FD00140F

Solar to fuel: Recent developments in conversion of sunlight into high value chemicals
F. Toma, A. J. Cowan, M. Sugiyama, L. Wang, K. Xi
APL Materials, 2020, 8, 120401

Alkaline Water Oxidation Using a Bimetallic Phospho‐Boride Electrocatalyst
S. Gupta, M. Forster, A. Yadav, A. J. Cowan, N. Patel, M. Patel
Chem. Sus. Chem., 2020, ASAP

Controlling photocatalytic activity by self-assembly – tuning perylene bisimide photocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
D. McDowall, B. J. Greeves, R. Clowes, K. McAulay, A. M. Fuentes-Caparrós, L. Thomson, N. Khunti, N. Cowieson, M. C. Nolan, M. Wallace, A. I. Cooper, E. R. Draper, A. J. Cowan, D. J. Adams
Adv. Energy Mater., 2020, 2002469

Potential and Pitfalls: On the Use of Transient Absorption Spectroscopy for In-Situ and Operando Studies of Photoelectrodes
M. Forster, D. Cheung, A. M. Gardner, A. J. Cowan
J. Chem. Phys., 2020, 153, 150901

Photocatalyst Z-scheme system composed of a linear conjugated polymer and BiVO4 for overall water splitting under visible light
Y. Bai, K. Nakagawa, A. J. Cowan, C. M. Aitchison, Y. Yamaguchi, M. R. Zwijnenburg, A. Kudo, S. Sprick, A. I. Cooper
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, doi.org/10.1039/D0TA04754F

Water oxidation intermediates on iridium oxide electrodes probed by in situ electrochemical SHINERS
K. H. Saeed, M. Forster, J. F. Li, L. J. Hardwick, A. J. Cowan
Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 1129-1132

Highly efficient and selective metal oxy-boride electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution from alkali and saline solutions
S. Gupta, M. Forster, A. Yadav, A. J. Cowan, N. Patel, M. Patel
ACS Appl. Energy Mater, 2020, 3, 8, 7619–7628

Water oxidation with cobalt-loaded linear conjugated polymer photocatalysts
R. S. Sprick, Z. Chen, A. J. Cowan, Y. Bai, C. M. Atchinson, Y. Fang, M. A. Zwijnenburg, A. I. Cooper, X. Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 42, 18695-18700

Electrolysis of low-grade and saline surface water
W. Tong, M. Forster, F. Dionigi, S. Dresp, R. Erami Sadegh, P. Strasser, A. J. Cowan, and P. Farràs
Nature Energy, 2020, 5, 367-377. Link

Strong Impact of Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding on the Cathodic Path of [Re(3,3'-dihydroxy-2,2'-bipyridine)(CO)(3)Cl] and Catalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide
J. O. Taylor, G. Neri, L. Banerji, A. J. Cowan, and F. Hartl
Inorganic Chemistry, 2020, 59(8), 5564-5578. Link

A Stable Covalent Organic Framework for Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction
Z. Fu, X. Wang, A. M. Gardner, X. Wang, S. Y. Chong, G. Neri, A. J. Cowan, L. Liu, X. Li, A. Vogel, R. Clowes, M. Bilton, L. Chen, R. S. Sprick, and A. I. Cooper
Chemical Science, 2020, 11, 543-550. Link

Gelation enabled charge separation following visible light excitation using self-assembled perylene bisimides
C. L. Smith, L. M. Mears, B. Greeves, E. R. Draper, J. Doutch, D. J. Adams, and A. J. Cowan
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2019, 21, 26466-26476. Link

Metal-Organic Conjugated Microporous Polymer Containing a Carbon Dioxide Reduction Electrocatalyst
C. L. Smith, R. Clowes, R. S. Sprick, A. I. Cooper, and A. J. Cowan
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2019, 3, 2990-2994. Link

Vibrational Sum-Frequency Generation Spectroscopy of Electrode Surfaces: Studying the Mechanisms of Sustainable Fuel Generation and Utilisation
A. M. Gardner, K. H. Saeed, and A. J. Cowan
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2019, 21(23), 12067-12086. Link

Advanced Spectroelectrochemical Techniques to Study Electrode Interfaces Within Lithium-Ion and Lithium-Oxygen Batteries
A. J. Cowan and L. J. Hardwick
Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry, 2019, accepted. Link

In-Situ Study Of The Low Overpotential “Dimer Pathway” For Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction By Manganese Carbonyl Complexes
G. Neri, P. M. Donaldson, and A. J. Cowan
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2019, 21, 7389-7397. Link

Photocatalytically active ladder polymers
A. Vogel, M. Forster, L. Wilbraham, C. L. Smith, A. J. Cowan, M. Zwijnenburg, S. Sprick, and A. I. Cooper
Faraday Discussions, 2019, 215, 84-97. Link

A water-soluble Manganese complex for selective electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to CO
J. J. Walsh, G. Neri, C. L. Smith, and A. J. Cowan
Organometallics, 2019, 38(6), 1224-1229. Link

Detection of catalytic intermediates at an electrode surface during carbon dioxide reduction by an earth-abundant catalyst
G. Neri, J. J. Walsh, G. T. Teobaldi, P. M. Donaldson, and A. J. Cowan
Nature Catalysis, 2018, 1, 952-959. Link

ZnSe quantum dots modified with a Ni(cyclam) catalyst for efficient visible-light driven CO2 reduction in water
M. F. Kuehnel, C. D. Sahm, G. Neri, J. Lee, K. L. Orchard, A. J. Cowan, and E. Reisner
Chemical Science, 2018, 9, 2501-2509. Link

Photochemical Energy Storage
Authors: G. Neri, M. Forster, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Energy Storage Options and Their Environmental Impacts, RSC Press, 2018.


Surface-Selective and Time-Resolved Spectroelectrochemical Studies of CO2 Reduction Mechanisms
Author: A. J. Cowan
Published in: Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Overcoming the Limitations of Photosynthesis, RSC Press, 2018.


Directing the Mechanism of CO2 Reduction by a Mn Catalyst Through Surface Immobilization
Authors: J. J. Walsh, M. Forster, C. L. Smith, G. Neri, R. Potter, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2018, 20(10), 6811-6816. Link


Stable Ta2O5 Overlayers on α-Fe2O3 Can Enhance Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Efficiencies
Authors: M. Forster, R. Potter, Y. Yang, Y. Li, A. J. Cowan
Published in: ChemPhotoChem, 2018, 2(3), 183-189. Link


The Role of Electrode-Catalyst Interactions in Enabling Efficient CO2 Reduction with Mo(bpy)(CO)4 as Revealed by Vibrational Sum-Frequency Generation Spectroscopy
Authors: G. Neri, P. M. Donaldson, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139(39), 13791–13797. Link
Highlighted in: JACS Young Investigators Virtual Issue. Link


A Solution-Processable Polymer Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution from Water
Authors: D. J. Woods, R. S. Sprick, C. L. Smith, A. J. Cowan, A. I. Cooper
Published in: Advanced Energy Materials, 2017, 7, 1700479.


Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of ZnTe Photocathodes for Solar Fuel Production
Authors: X. Xianqiang, M. Forster, J. Major, Y. Xu, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2017, 121(40), 22073–22080. Link


A Hydrophilic, Hole-Delocalizing Ligand Shell to Promote Charge Transfer from Colloidal CdSe Quantum Dots in Water
Authors: J. R. Lee, W. Li, A. J. Cowan, F. Jäckel
Published in: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2017, 121(8), 15160–15168.


pH Dependent Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Self-Assembled Perylene Bisimides
Authors: M. C. Nolan, J. J. Walsh, L. L. E. Mears, E. R. Draper, M. Wallace, M. Barrow, B. Dietrich, S. M. King, A. J. Cowan, D. J. Adams
Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 7555-7563.


Photochemical CO2 Reduction in Water Using a Co-Immobilised Nickel Catalyst and a Visible Light Sensitiser
Authors: G. Neri, M. Forster, J. J. Walsh, C. M. Robertson, T. J. Whittles, P. Farras, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Chemical Communications, 2016, 52, 14200-14203.


Intermediate Identification
Author: A. J. Cowan
Published in: Nature Chemistry, 2016, 8(8), 740-741. Link


Self-Sorted Photoconductive Xerogels
Authors: E. R. Draper, J. R. Lee, M. Wallace, F. Jäckel, A. J. Cowan, D. J. Adams
Published in: Chemical Science, 2016, 7, 6499-6505. Link


Acid Treatment Enables Suppression of Electron-Hole Recombination in Hematite for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
Authors: Y. Yang, M. Forster, Y. Ling, G. Wang, T. Zhai, Y. Tong, A. J. Cowan, Y. Li
Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2016, 128, 10, 3464. Link


A Highly Active Nickel Electrocatalyst Shows Excellent Selectivity for CO2 Reduction in Acidic Media
Authors: G. Neri, I. M. Aldous, J. J. Walsh, L. J. Hardwick, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Chemical Science, 2016, 7, 1521-1526. Link

Photochemical CO2 reduction using structurally controlled g-C3N4
Authors: J. J. Walsh, C. Jiang, J. Tang, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2016, 18, 24825-24829. Link

Controlling Visible Light-Driven Photoconductivity in Self-Assembled Perylene Bisimide Structures
Authors: J. J. Walsh, E. R. Draper, J. R. Lee, S. M. King, F. Jäckel, M. A. Zwijnenburg, D. J. Adams, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016, 120(33), 18479-18486. Link

Design of a Highly Photocatalytically Active ZnO/CuWO4 Nanocomposite
Authors: T. Mavric, M. Valant, M. Forster, A. J. Cowan, U. Lavrenčič, S. Emin
Published in: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2016, 483, 93-101. Link

Rationalising the Efficiency of Hydrogen Treated TiO2 Nanomaterials in Light Driven Water Splitting Applications
Authors: M. Forster, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Black TiO2 Nanomaterials for Energy Applications, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-78634-165-5

Oxygen Deficient α-Fe2O3 Photoelectrodes: A Balance Between Enhanced Electrical Properties and Trap-Mediated Losses
Authors: M. Forster, R. J. Potter, Y. Ling, Y. Yang, D. R. Klug, Y. Li, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Chemical Science, 2015, 6, 4009-4016. Link

A Functionalised Nickel Cyclam Catalyst for CO2 Reduction: Electrocatalysis, Semiconductor Surface Immobilisation and Light-Driven Electron Transfer
Authors: G. Neri, J. J. Walsh, C. Wilson, A. Reynal, J. Y. C. Lim, L. Xiaoe, A. J. P. White, N. J. Long, J. R. Durrant, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, 17, 1562-1566. Link

Carbon Dioxide Utilisation: Improving the Efficiency of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Using Immobilized Manganese Complexes
Authors: J. J. Walsh, C. L. Smith, G. Neri, G. F. S. Whitehead, C. M. Robertson, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Faraday Discuss., 2015, 183, 147-160. Link

Carbon Dioxide Utilisation: Capture Agents, Conversion Mechanisms, Biotransformations and Biomimetics: General Discussion
Authors: E. Remiezowicz, J. Spooren, E. Bay, A. Cowan, et al.
Published in: Faraday Discuss., 2015, 183, 463-487.

Introducing Novel Light Management to Design a Hybrid High Concentration Photovoltaic/Water Splitting System
Authors: J. J. H. Videira, K. W. J. Barnham, A. Hankin, M. Leak, J. Johnson, G. H. Kelsall, R. Airey, A. J. Chatten, A. J. Cowan
Published in: IEE Proceedings PVSC 42, 2015

Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction with a Membrane Supported Manganese Catalyst in Aqueous Solution
Authors: J. J. Walsh, G. Neri, C. L. Smith, A. J. Cowan
Published in: Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 12698-12701. Link

Photocatalytic Water Oxidation Under Visible Light Irradiation by a Pyrochlore Oxide: Rhodium Substitution into Yttrium Titanate
Authors: B. Kiss, C. Didier, T. Johnson, T. D. Manning, M. S. Dyer, A. J. Cowan, J. B. Claridge, J. R. Darwent, M. J. Rosseinsky
Published in: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53(52), 14480–14484. Link

Air-Stable Photoconductive Films Formed from Perylene Bisimide Gelators
Authors: E. R. Draper, J. J. Walsh, T. O. McDonald, M. A. Zwijnenburg, P. C. Cameron, A. J. Cowan, D. J. Adams
Published in: J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014, 2, 5570-5575

Efficient Suppression of Electron-Hole Recombination in Oxygen-Deficient Hydrogen-Treated TiO2 Nanowires for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
Authors: F. M. Pesci, G. Wang, D. R. Klug, Y. Li, A. J. Cowan
Published in: J. Phys. Chem. C., 2013, 17(48), 25837–25844

Interfacial charge separation in Cu2O/RuOx as visible light driven CO2 reduction catalyst
Authors: E. Pastor, F. M. Pesci, A. Reynal, A. D. Sandoko, M. Guo, X. An, A. J. Cowan, D. Klug, J. Durrant and J. Tang
Published in: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 5922-5926. Full article.

Charge carrier separation in nanostructured TiO2 photoelectrodes for water splitting
Authors: A. J. Cowan, W. Leng, P. R. F. Barnes, D. R. Klug and J. R. Durrant
Published in: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 22, 8772-8778. Full article.

Charge carrier trapping, recombination and transfer in hematite (α-Fe2O3) water splitting photoanodes
Authors: M. Barroso, S. R. Pendlebury, A. J. Cowan and J. R. Durrant
Published in: Chem. Sci., 2013, 4, 2724-2734. Full article.

Long-lived charge separated states in nanostructured semiconductor photoelectrodes for the production of solar fuels
Authors: A. J. Cowan and J. R. Durrant
Published in: Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013, 42(6), 2281-2293. Full article.

Photocatalytic water splitting
Authors: J. Tang and A. J. Cowan
Published in: CRC Handbook of Photochemistry and Photobiology 3rd Ed., 2013. Full article.

Dynamics of photogenerated holes in surface modified α-Fe2O3 photoanodes for solar water splitting
Authors: M. Barroso, C. A. Mesa, S. R. Pendlebury, A. J. Cowan, T. Hisatomi, K. Sivula, M. Graetzel, D. R. Klug, J. R. Durrant
Published in: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2012, 109(39), 15640-15645. Full article.

Correlating long-lived photogenerated hole populations with photocurrent densities in hematite water oxidation photoanodes
Authors: S. R. Pendlebury, A. J. Cowan, M. Barroso, K. Sivula, J. Ye, M. Grätzel, D. R. Klug, J. Tang and J. R. Durrant
Published in: Energy and Environ. Sci., 2012, 5(4), 6304-6312. Full article.

Activation energies for the rate-limiting step in water photooxidation by nanostructured α-Fe2O3 and TiO2
Authors: A. J. Cowan, S. R. Pendlebury, C. J. Barnett, K. Sivula, M. Grätzel, J. R. Durrant and D. R. Klug
Published in: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133(26), 10134-10140. Full article.

The Role of Cobalt-Phosphate in Enhancing the Photocatalytic Activity of α-Fe2O3 towards Water Oxidation
Authors: M. Barroso, S. R. Pendlebury, A. J. Cowan, M. Grätzel, D. R. Klug, and J. R. Durrant
Published in: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133(38), 14868-14871. Full article.

Transient absorption spectrum of long-lived photoholes on mesoporous WO3
Authors: F. M. Pesci, A. J. Cowan, B. D. Alexander, J. R. Durrant and D. R. Klug
Published in: J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2011, 2, 1900–1903. Full article.

Charge carrier dynamics in metal oxide water splitting photoelectrodes
Authors: A. J. Cowan, S. Pendlebury, M. Barosso, J. R. Durrant and D. R. Klug
Published in: Abstracts ACS, 2011, 242, 228-FUEL.

Mechanism of O2 Production from Water Splitting: Charge Carrier dynamics in Nitrogen Doped Nanocrystalline TiO2 Films and Factors Limiting O2 Production
Authors: J. Tang, A. J. Cowan, W. Leng, J. R. Durrant and D. R. Klug
Published in: J. Phys. Chem. C., 2011, 115(7), 3143-3150. Full article.

Dynamics of photogenerated holes in nanocrystalline α-Fe2O3 electrodes for water oxidation probed by transient absorption spectroscopy
Authors: S. Pendlebury, M. Barroso, A. J. Cowan, K. Sivula, J. Tang, M. Grätzel, D. R. Klug, and J. R. Durrant
Published in: Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 716-7180. Full article.

Water splitting by nc-TiO2 in a complete photoelectrochemical cell exhibits efficiencies limited by charge recombination
Authors: A. J. Cowan, J. Tang, W. Leng, J. R. Durrant and D. R. Klug
Published in: J. Phys. Chem. C., 2010, 114, 4208-4214. Full article.

A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Study on the Role of Spin States in the Chemistry of Fe(CO)5 Photoproducts
Authors: M. Besora, J. L. Carreon-Macedo, A. J. Cowan, M. W. George, J. N. Harvey, P. Portius, K. L. Ronayne, X.-Z. Sun, M. Towrie
Published in: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131(10), 3583-3592. Full article.

Formation and reactivity of organometallic alkane complexes
Authors: A. J. Cowan and M. W. George
Published in: Coord. Chem. Rev., 2008, 131(10), 2504-2511. Full article.

Cell Design for Picosecond Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy in High-Pressure Liquids and Supercritical Fluids
Authors: X.-Z. Sun, P. Portius, D. C. Grills, A. J. Cowan and M. W. George
Published in: J. Phys. Chem. B., 2008. Full article.

TRIR study on the formation and reactivity of organometallic methane and ethane complexes in room temperature solution
Authors: A. J. Cowan, P. Portius, H. K. Kawanami, O. S. Jina, D. C. Grills, X.-Z. Sun, J. McMaster and M. W. George
Published in: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2007, 104, 6933-6938. Full article.

A delicate balance of complexation vs activation of alkanes: NMR and TRIR studies of the interaction of alkanes with [Re(Cp)(CO)(PF3)]
Authors: G. E. Ball, C. M. Brookes, A. J. Cowan, T. A. Darwish, M. W. George, H. K. Kawanami, P. Portius, J. P. Rourke
Published in: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2007, 104, 6927-6932. Full article.

Ultrafast IR spectroscopy of the short-lived transients formed by UV excitation of cytosine derivatives
Authors: S. Quinn, G. W. Doorley, G. E. Watson, A. J. Cowan, M. W. George, A. W. Parker, K. L. Ronayne, M. Towrie and J. M. Kelly
Published in: Chem. Commun., 2007, (21): 2130-2132. Full article.

Monitoring the direct and indirect damage of DNA bases and polynucleotides by using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy
Authors: M. K. Kuimova, A. J. Cowan, P. Matousek, A. W. Parker, X.-Z. Sun, M. Towrie and M. W. George
Published in: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2006, 103, 2150-2153. Full article.

A sequential molecular mechanics/quantum mechanics study of the electronic spectra of amides
Authors: N. A. Besley, M. T. Oakley, A. J

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