Maria Abrahamsson
Associate Professor
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden
Biography
The research in the Abrahamsson-group is centered around conversion of solar energy to solar fuels. We use a combined molecular-materials approach to convert solar energy into redox equvivalents that can be used to drive chemical reactions. We aim at photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide with sunlight. In addition to the photocatalyis, we also study the photophysics and photochemistry of transition metal compounds, in solution and on surfaces, both for photosensitizing purposes and spin cross-over applications. The various electron and energy transfer reactions we are concerned about are studied by various spectroscopic tools, such as ultrafast spectroscopy and electrochemical methods.
Research Interest
Applied optical spektroscopy
Publications
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Abrahamsson M, Lundqvist MJ, Wolpher H, Johansson O, Eriksson L, Bergquist J, Rasmussen T, Becker HC, Hammarström L, Norrby PO, Åkermark B. Steric influence on the excited-state lifetimes of ruthenium complexes with bipyridyl− alkanylene− pyridyl ligands. Inorganic chemistry. 2008 Apr 11;47(9):3540-8.
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Abrahamsson M, Jager M, Kumar RJ, Osterman T, Persson P, Becker HC, Johansson O, Hammarstrom L. Bistridentate ruthenium (II) polypyridyl-type complexes with microsecond 3MLCT state lifetimes: sensitizers for rod-like molecular arrays. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2008 Oct 29;130(46):15533-42.
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Abrahamsson M, Jäger M, Österman T, Eriksson L, Persson P, Becker HC, Johansson O, Hammarström L. A 3.0 μs room temperature excited state lifetime of a bistridentate RuII− polypyridine complex for rod-like molecular arrays. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2006 Oct 4;128(39):12616-7.
