Achievement

Trainee Ian Moody (UO Chemistry, M Lonergan lab), in collaboration with the researchers at the UO Institute of Neuroscience Zebrafish facility, discovered a significant difference in zebrafish toxicity between PbS nanocrystals functionalized with monodentate thiol ligands and those functionalized with structurally-analogous bidentate thiol ligands, emphasizing the importance of ligand head group composition. During the course of this work, trainee Moody's research also: - Identified evidence of mixed ionic-electronic conduction in thin films of ionically-functionalized PbS nanocrystals. - Discovered novel approach of using bias-induced ionic gradients to aid separation/extraction of photogenerated charge carriers in thin films of ionically-functionalized PbS nanocrystals.