Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion

Presentations

• Interface-induced band bending and charge separation in all-organic ZnPc/F_xZnPc heterostructures

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 8:00 AM – March 18, 2026, 8:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Hartwin Peelaers

    • University of Kansas

  Authors

  • Stephanie Amos

    • University of Kansas

  • Hartwin Peelaers

    • University of Kansas

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• Role of oxygen defects at the interface between photoanodes and protective layers

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 8:12 AM – March 18, 2026, 8:24 AM

  Publication:
  

  Presenters

  • Kana Ishisone

    • University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Kana Ishisone

    • University of Chicago

  • Zifan Ye

    • University of Chicago

  • Kyoung-Shin Choi

  • Giulia Galli

    • University of Chicago

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• Array of Graphene Solar Cells on 100 mm Silicon Wafers for Power Systems

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 8:24 AM – March 18, 2026, 8:36 AM

  Publication: Energies 2024, 17(23), 5895; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17235895

  Presenters

  • Syed Maksudur Rahman

    • University of Arkansas

  Authors

  • Syed Maksudur Rahman

    • University of Arkansas

  • MD Rezaul Kabir

    • University of Arkansas

  • Tamzeed Bani Amin

    • University of Arkansas

  • James Mangum

    • University of Arkansas

  • Ashaduzzaman Ashaduzzaman

    • University of Arkansas

  • Paul Thibado

    • University of Arkansas

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• Self-Assembled Discotic Liquid Crystals as Stability Enhancing Hole Transport Layers for Ruddlesden–Popper Perovskite Optoelectronics

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 8:36 AM – March 18, 2026, 8:48 AM

  Publication: Qurat Ul Ain, Sumera Siddique, Shahzad Akhtar Ali, Hasan Ahmed, Mohsin Khan, Murtaza
  Saleem, Habib ur Rehman, Ata Ulhaq, and Ammar A. Khan. Columnar liquid crystals as stability
  enhancing hole transport layers for Ruddlesden Popper perovskite optoelectronics. Mol. Syst. Des.
  Eng., 2022, 7, 767-779.

  Presenters

  • Qurat Ul Ain

    • LUMS University

  Authors

  • Qurat Ul Ain

    • LUMS University

  • Ammar Khan

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• Predicting Synthesizability of High-Entropy Oxides Using a Revised Mixed Enthalpy–Entropy Descriptor

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 8:48 AM – March 18, 2026, 9:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Abhijitha V G

    • University of Central Florida

  Authors

  • Abhijitha V G

    • University of Central Florida

  • Liping Yu

    • University of Central Florida

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• Coupling Experimental and Simulated Spectroscopy to Resolve Structural Motifs in Ni-based (oxy)hydroxide

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 9:00 AM – March 18, 2026, 9:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Jing Lian Ng

    • University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Jing Lian Ng

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Wennie Wang

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Kenta Kawashima

  • Frank Gao

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Edoardo Baldini

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Charles Mullins

    • University of Texas at Austin

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• Quantum Diagonalization–Aided Design and Validation of Catalytic Pathways for Multi-Carbon Products in Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 9:12 AM – March 18, 2026, 9:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Hessam Shahbazi

    • University of Illinois Chicago

  Authors

  • Hessam Shahbazi

    • University of Illinois Chicago

  • Sara Metwalli

  • Mohsen Bagheritabar

  • Evan Reeves

    • University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Viki Kumar Prasad

  • Thomas Searles

    • University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Zizwe Chase

    • University of Illinois at Chicago

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• Exploring ZnGa₂Te₄ as a Next-Generation Photocathode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical CO₂ Reduction

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 9:24 AM – March 18, 2026, 9:36 AM

  Publication: DOI: 10.1039/D5TA02891D (Paper) J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 26364-26376

  Presenters

  • Shaham Quadir

    • National RenewableEnergy Lab

  Authors

  • Shaham Quadir

    • National RenewableEnergy Lab

  • Andriy Zakutayev

    • National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

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• Can we steer selectivity away from OER and HER in Electrochemistry?

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

  March 18, 2026, 9:36 AM – March 18, 2026, 9:48 AM

  Publication: [1] Basera, P.; Mandal, S. C.; Abild-Pedersen, F.; Bajdich, M. Crossing the Oxo-Peroxo Wall for Selective Electrochemical Epoxidation. Advance Science, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202517229
  [2] Lakshay Dheer1, 2, Roman Fanta1, 2, Hyeonjung Jung1, 2, Anshuman Goswami1, 2, Lubos Mitas3, Frank Abild-Pedersen2 and Michal Bajdich2*, Origin of Nitrogenase Cofactor Selectivity from Benchmark Quantum Simulations (submitted)

  Presenters

  • Michal Bajdich

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  Authors

  • Michal Bajdich

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Pooja Basera

  • Lakshay Dheer

  • Roman Fanta

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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• Magnetic Order in RuO₂: Consequences for Oxygen Evolution Catalysis from Quantum Monte Carlo

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 9:48 AM – March 18, 2026, 10:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Roman Fanta

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  Authors

  • Roman Fanta

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Michal Bajdich

    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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• Defect phase in rutile IrO2 under OER condition

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 10:00 AM – March 18, 2026, 10:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Lei Zhang

    • Rice University

  Authors

  • Lei Zhang

    • Rice University

  • Geoffroy Hautier

    • Dartmouth College

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• Strain-dependent electronic and dynamical properties of ZrIrBi half-Heusler: A fundamental understanding based on ab initio principles

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 10:12 AM – March 18, 2026, 10:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Winfred Mueni Mulwa

    • University of Texas at El Paso

  Authors

  • Winfred Mueni Mulwa

    • University of Texas at El Paso

  • Mark Pederson

    • University of Texas at El Paso

  • Eunja Kim

    • University of Texas at El Paso

  • Bernard Aduda

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