Welcome to the
Center for Hybrid Approaches in Solar Energy to Liquid Fuels

Our mission is to develop molecule/material hybrid photoelectrodes for cooperative sunlight-driven generation of liquid fuels from carbon dioxide and water.

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We aim to address all four DOE Priority Research Opportunities in Liquid Solar Fuels through three complementary research thrusts

Understand the fundamental principles and design strategies that enable the integration of durable semiconductor light absorbers with molecular catalysts to drive liquid fuel production

Tailor the local environment around the catalyst on a molecular scale to direct reactivity along desired pathways

Develop design principles that enable the cooperative integrated photosynthesis of liquid fuels through multi-catalyst cascades

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“The biggest barrier is to couple the light harvesting component of photosynthesis with the chemical fuel production component. Both of those individually will be challenging research targets, but finding a way to integrate the science of light harvesting and solar energy capture with the fuel production chemistry is really our major challenge.” -
Deputy Director Jillian Dempsey