Smita Dayal - Postdoc
Smita Dayal received a Ph.D. degree in Physical Chemistry from Case Western Reserve University in 2008. While at Case Western, under the direction of Prof. Clemens Burda, she studied the energy transfer phenomena between quantum dots and photodynamic therapy agents (silicon phthalocyanine) by using femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopy.
She joined the Chemical and Nanoscale Sciences Group at NREL in June 2008. Her research at NREL focuses on the understanding of photoinduced charge transfer reaction at the interface of quantum dots and conjugated polymers in order to improve the efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells.
Education and Experience
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2008 |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
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2003–2008 |
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University |
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2001–2003 |
M. Tech., Analytical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, India, and Technical University of Berlin, Germany |
Selected Publications
- Dayal, S.; Burda, C., “Semiconductor Quantum Dots as Two-Photon Sensitizers,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130(10), 2890-2891 (2008).
- Dayal, S.; Burda, C., “Surface Effects on Quantum Dot-Based Energy Transfer,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129(25), 7977–7981 (2007).
- Dayal, S.; Lou, Y.; Samia, A.C.S.; Berlin, J.C.; Kenney, M.E.; Burda, C., “Observation of Non-Foerster-Type Energy-Transfer Behavior in Quantum Dot-Phthalocyanine Conjugates,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(43), 13974–13975 (2006).