Department of Chemistry

laurence_peter

Emeritus Professor of Physical Chemistry

1 South 1.11

Email: L.M.Peter@bath.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 1225 386502 

 

Prof Laurence Peter

Profile

The Peter group has an established international reputation for its work in a range of fields, most notably semiconductor photoelectrochemistry and dye-sensitized solar cells. test

The main focus of our current research is on new routes to low cost solar cells.  This work includes preparation of thin semiconductor films by electrodeposition and the study of physical and chemical processes in sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells.

Research Interests

  • Practical Applications
  • Methods and Techniques
  • Projects

Publications

Colombara, D., Peter, L. M., Rogers, K. D. and Hutchings, K., 2012. Thermochemical and kinetic aspects of the sulfurization of Cu-Sb and Cu-Bi thin films. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 186, pp. 36-46.

Blackburn, O. A., Coe, B. J., Hahn, V., Helliwell, M., Raftery, J., Ta, Y. T., Peter, L. M., Wang, H., Anta, J. A. and Guillen, E., 2012. N-Aryl stilbazolium dyes as sensitizers for solar cells. Dyes and Pigments, 92 (1), pp. 766-777.

Cummings, C. Y., Marken, F., Peter, L. M., Tahir, A. A. and Wijayantha, K. G. U., 2012. Kinetics and mechanism of light-driven oxygen evolution at thin film alpha-Fe(2)O(3) electrodes. Chemical Communications, 48 (14), pp. 2027-2029.

Peter, L. M., Wijayantha, K. G. U. and Tahir, A. A., 2012. Kinetics of light-driven oxygen evolution at alpha-Fe2O3 electrodes. Faraday Discussions, 155, pp. 309-322.

Cummings, C. Y., Marken, F., Peter, L. M., Upul Wijayantha, K. G. and Tahir, A. A., 2012. New insights into water splitting at mesoporous α-Fe 2O 3 films: A study by modulated transmittance and impedance spectroscopies. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134 (2), pp. 1228-1234.

Thorne, R., Hu, H., Schneider, K., Bombelli, P., Fisher, A., Peter, L. M., Dent, A. and Cameron, P. J., 2011. Porous ceramic anode materials for photo-microbial fuel cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21 (44), pp. 18055-18060.

Guillen, E., Peter, L. M. and Anta, J. A., 2011. Electron transport and recombination in ZnO-based dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115 (45), pp. 22622-22632.

Vigil, E., Peter, L. M., Forcade, F., Jennings, J. R., Gonzalez, B., Wang, H., Curbelo, L. and Dunn, H., 2011. An ultraviolet selective photodetector based on a nanocrystalline TiO2 photoelectrochemical cell. Sensors and Actuators A-Physical, 171 (2), pp. 87-92.

Nasirpouri, F., Bending, S. J., Peter, L. M. and Fangohr, H., 2011. Electrodeposition and magnetic properties of three-dimensional bulk and shell nickel mesostructures. Thin Solid Films, 519 (23), pp. 8320-8325.

Colombara, D., Peter, L. M., Rogers, K. D., Painter, J. D. and Roncallo, S., 2011. Formation of CuSbS2 and CuSbSe2 thin films via chalcogenisation of Sb-Cu metal precursors. Thin Solid Films, 519 (21), pp. 7438-7443.

Peter, L. M., 2011. The Gratzel Cell: Where Next? Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2 (15), pp. 1861-1867.

Dunn, H. K., Westin, P.-O., Staff, D. R., Peter, L. M., Walker, A. B., Boschloo, G. and Hagfeldt, A., 2011. Determination of the electron diffusion length in dye-sensitized solar cells by substrate contact patterning. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115 (28), pp. 13932-13937.

Watson, T., Mabbett, I., Wang, H., Peter, L. and Worsley, D., 2011. Ultrafast near infrared sintering of TiO2 layers on metal substrates for dye-sensitized solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 19 (4), pp. 482-486.

Peter, L. M., 2011. Towards sustainable photovoltaics: the search for new materials. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A - Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, 369 (1942), pp. 1840-1856.

Septina, W., Ikeda, S., Khan, M. A., Hirai, T., Harada, T., Matsumura, M. and Peter, L. M., 2011. Potentiostatic electrodeposition of cuprous oxide thin films for photovoltaic applications. Electrochimica Acta, 56 (13), pp. 4882-4888.

Wijayantha, K. G. U., Saremi-Yarahmadi, S. and Peter, L. M., 2011. Kinetics of oxygen evolution at alpha-Fe2O3 photoanodes: a study by photoelectrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13 (12), pp. 5264-5270.

McCall, K. L., Jennings, J. R., Wang, H. X., Morandeira, A., Peter, L. M., Durrant, J. R., Yellowlees, L. J. and Robertson, N., 2011. Dinuclear Ru-Cu Complexes: Electronic Characterisation and Application to Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2011 (4), pp. 589-596.

Peic, A., Staff, D., Risbridger, T., Menges, B., Peter, L. M., Walker, A. B. and Cameron, P. J., 2011. Real-time optical waveguide measurements of dye adsorption into nanocrystalline TiO2 films with relevance to dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115 (3), pp. 613-619.

Müller, A., Dale, S. E. C., Engbarth, M. A., Bending, S. J., Peter, L. M., Knittel, A. and Fangohr, H., 2011. Field-tuneable diamagnetism in ferromagnetic-superconducting core-shell structures. Advanced Functional Materials, 21 (10), pp. 1874-1880.

Nasirpouri, F., Engbarth, M. A., Bending, S. J., Peter, L. M., Knittel, A., Fangohr, H. and Milosevic, M. V., 2011. Three-dimensional ferromagnetic architectures with multiple metastable states. Applied Physics Letters, 98 (22), 222506.

Guillén, E., Azaceta, E., Peter, L. M., Zukal, A., Tena-Zaera, R. and Anta, J. A., 2011. ZnO solar cells with an indoline sensitizer: a comparison between nanoparticulate films and electrodeposited nanowire arrays. Energy & Environmental Science, 4 (9), pp. 3400-3407.

Fattori, A., Peter, L. M., McCall, K. L., Robertson, N. and Marken, F., 2010. Adsorption and redox chemistry of cis-RuLL'(SCN)(2) with L=4,4'-dicarboxylic acid-2,2'-bipyridine and L'=4,4'-dinonyl-2,2'-bipyridine (Z907) at FTO and TiO2 electrode surfaces. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 14 (10), pp. 1929-1936.

Wang, H. X., Nicholson, P. G., Peter, L., Zakeeruddin, S. M. and Gratzel, M., 2010. Transport and Interfacial Transfer of Electrons in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Utilizing a Co(dbbip)(2) Redox Shuttle. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114 (33), pp. 14300-14306.

Fattori, A., Peter, L. M., Wang, H. X., Miura, H. and Marken, F., 2010. Fast hole surface conduction observed for indoline sensitizer dyes immobilized at fluorine-doped tin oxide-TiO2 surfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114 (27), pp. 11822-11828.

Muller, A. E., Dale, S. E. C., Engbarth, M. A., Bending, S. J. and Peter, L. M., 2010. Shape-controlled electrodeposition of tin crystals from Sn(II)-fluoroborate solutions. CrystEngComm, 12 (7), pp. 2135-2138.

Cummings, C., Zoppi, G., Forbes, I., Dale, P. J., Scragg, J. J., Peter, L. M., Kociok-Kohn, G. and Marken, F., 2010. CuInSe2 precursor films electro-deposited directly onto MoSe2. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 645 (1), pp. 16-21.

Fattori, A., Peter, L. M., Belding, S. R., Compton, R. G. and Marken, F., 2010. Cis-bis(isothiocyanato)-bis(2,2′-bipyridyl-4,4′dicarboxylato)-Ru(II) (N719) dark-reactivity when bound to fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) or titanium dioxide (TiO2) surfaces. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 640 (1-2), pp. 61-67.

Villanueva-Cab, J., Wang, H. X., Oskam, G. and Peter, L. M., 2010. Electron diffusion and back reaction in dye-sensitized solar cells: the effect of nonlinear recombination kinetics. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 1 (4), pp. 748-751.

Scragg, J. J., Wolverson, D., Guillaume, Z. and Peter, L. M., 2010. Optimizing sulfurisation conditions in the fabrication of Cu 2ZnSnS4 absorber layers from electroplated precursors. In: Photovoltaic Materials and Manufacturing Issues II. Warrendale, PA.: Materials Research Society.

Moorcraft, L. P., Jack, L. A., Jennings, J. R., Peter, L. M., Yellowlees, L. J. and Robertson, N., 2009. Synthesis and properties of [Pt(4-CO2CH3-py)2(dmit)] and [Pt(4-NO2-py)2(mnt)]: Exploring tunable Pt dyes. Polyhedron, 28 (18), pp. 4084-4090.

Zoppi, G., Forbes, I., Miles, R. W., Dale, P. J., Scragg, J. J. and Peter, L. M., 2009. Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin film solar cells produced by selenisation of magnetron sputtered precursors. Progress in Photovoltaics, 17 (5), pp. 315-319.

McCall, K. L., Jennings, J. R., Wang, H., Morandeira, A., Peter, L. M., Durrant, J. R., Yellowlees, L. J., Woollins, J. D. and Robertson, N., 2009. Novel ruthenium bipyridyl dyes with S-donor ligands and their application in dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 202 (2-3), pp. 196-204.

Scragg, J. J., Dale, P. J. and Peter, L. M., 2009. Synthesis and characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 absorber layers by an electrodeposition-annealing route. Thin Solid Films, 517 (7), pp. 2481-2484.

Wang, H. X. and Peter, L. A., 2009. A comparison of different methods to determine the electron diffusion length in dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113 (42), pp. 18125-18133.

Nguyen, T., Peter, L. M. and Wang, H. X., 2009. Characterization of Electron Trapping in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Near-IR Transmittance Measurements. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113 (19), pp. 8532-8536.

Dunn, H. K. and Peter, L. M., 2009. How Efficient Is Electron Collection in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells? Comparison of Different Dynamic Methods for the Determination of the Electron Diffusion Length. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113 (11), pp. 4726-4731.

Dale, S.E.C., Bending, S.J. and Peter, L.M., 2009. Real-time in situ atomic force microscopy imaging of bismuth crystal growth. Langmuir, 25 (19), pp. 11228-11231.

Dale, P. J., Samantilleke, A. P., Zoppi, G., Forbes, I. and Peter, L. M., 2008. Characterization of CuInSe2 material and devices: comparison of thermal and electrochemically prepared absorber layers. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 41 (8).

Howie, W. H., Claeyssens, F., Miura, H. and Peter, L. M., 2008. Characterization of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells utilizing high absorption coefficient metal-free organic dyes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130 (4), pp. 1367-1375.

Jennings, J. R., Ghicov, A., Peter, L. M., Schmuki, P. and Walker, A. B., 2008. Dye-sensitized solar cells based on oriented TiO2 nanotube arrays: transport, trapping, and transfer of electrons. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130 (40), pp. 13364-13372.

Peter, L., 2008. Photoelectrochemitry: From nanomaterials to devices. Electrochemistry, 76 (2), p. 107.

Scragg, J. J., Dale, P. J. and Peter, L. M., 2008. Towards sustainable materials for solar energy conversion: Preparation and photoelectrochemical characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4. Electrochemistry Communications, 10 (4), pp. 639-642.

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