Prof Laurence Peter
Profile
Professor Peter has led a very successful research group with an established international reputation for its work in a range of fields, most notably semiconductor photoelectrochemistry and dye-sensitized solar cells. During his research career in Bath, he has carried out highly-cited research on new routes to low cost solar cells - work that includes preparation of thin semiconductor films by electrodeposition and the study of physical and chemical processes in sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells. Although he no longer supervises students and postdoctoral researchers as principal investigator, Professor Peter continues to be involved in a number of high profile collaborations with other staff and research students in Chemistry and Physics.
Research Interests
- Practical Applications
- Methods and Techniques
- Projects
Publications
Blackburn, O.A., Coe, B.J., Helliwell, M., Ta, Y.T., Peter, L.M., Wang, H., Anta, J.A. and Guillén, E., 2013. Ruthenium(II) dichloro or dithiocyanato complexes with 4,4′:2′,2″:4″,4‴-quaterpyridinium ligands : Towards photosensitisers with enhanced low-energy absorption properties. Polyhedron, 50 (1), pp. 622-635.
Colombara, D., Delsante, S., Borzone, G., Mitchels, J.M., Molloy, K.C., Thomas, L.H., Marken, F., Peter, L.M., Mendis, B.G. and Cummings, C.Y., 2013. Crystal growth of CuZnSnS solar cell absorber by chemical vapor transport with I. Journal of Crystal Growth, 364, pp. 101-110.
Peter, L.M., 2013. Energetics and kinetics of light-driven oxygen evolution at semiconductor electrodes : the example of hematite. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 17 (2), pp. 315-326.
Dunn, H.K., Peter, L.M., Bingham, S.J., Maluta, E. and Walker, A.B., 2012. In situ detection of free and trapped electrons in dye-sensitized solar cells by photo-induced microwave reflectance measurements. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116 (41), pp. 22063-22072.
Scragg, J.J., Dale, P.J., Colombara, D. and Peter, L.M., 2012. Thermodynamic aspects of the synthesis of thin-film materials for solar cells. ChemPhysChem, 13 (12), pp. 3035-3046.
Colombara, D., Peter, L. M., Hutchings, K., Rogers, K. D., Schäfer, S., Dufton, J. T. R. and Islam, M. S., 2012. Formation of Cu3BiS3 thin films via sulfurization of Bi-Cu metal precursors. Thin Solid Films, 520 (16), pp. 5165-5171.
Wang, H. and Peter, L. M., 2012. Influence of electrolyte cations on electron transport and electron transfer in dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116 (19), pp. 10468-10475.
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.
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-Fe2O3 films: a study by modulated transmittance and impedance spectroscopies. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134 (2), pp. 1228-1234.
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 α-Fe2O3 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., Zoppi, G., Forbes, I., Colombara, D., Peter, L.M. and Marken, F., 2012. Rocking disc electro-deposition of CuIn alloys, selenisation, and pinhole effect minimisation in CISe solar absorber layers. Electrochimica Acta, 79, pp. 141-147.
Dufton, J. T. R., Walsh, A., Panchmatia, P. M., Peter, L. M., Colombara, D. and Islam, M. S., 2012. Structural and electronic properties of CuSbS 2 and CuBiS 2: Potential absorber materials for thin-film solar cells. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14 (20), pp. 7229-7233.
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.
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.
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.
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., 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
