Michael Grätzel
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Michael Grätzel | |
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| Born | 11 May 1944
(aged 82) |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Alma mater | Freie Universität Berlin |
| Known for | Dye-sensitized solar cells |
| Awards | Harvey Prize (2007) Balzan Prize (2009) Millennium Technology Prize (2010) Albert Einstein World Award of Science (2012) Marcel Benoist Prize (2013) King Faisal International Prize (2015) Global Energy Prize (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | photochemistry |
| Institutions | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
| Notable students | Henry Snaith (postdoc)[1][2] |
| Website | lpi |
Michael Grätzel (born 11 May 1944)[3] is a German chemist.
Grätzel is a professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne where he directs the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces. He worked on energy and electron transfer reactions. He co-invented the Grätzel cell in 1988 and created the use of nanomaterials in lithium ion batteries.[1][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Snaith, H. J.. Efficiency Enhancements in Solid-State Hybrid Solar Cells via Reduced Charge Recombination and Increased Light Capture. Nano Letters 7 (11) (2007). p. 3372–3376. doi:10.1021/nl071656u.
- ↑ Anon. 365 days: Nature's 10, Ten people who mattered this year. Nature 504 (7480) (2013). p. 357–365. doi:10.1038/504357a.
- ↑ Pete Pokkinen: Huippututkija harkitsi nuorena pianistin uraa. Helsingin Sanomat, 10.6.2010, p. B7. (in Finnish)
- ↑ Millennium Technology Prize: PROFESSOR MICHAEL GRÄTZEL: DEVELOPER OF DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ↑ Dye-Sensitized Titanium Dioxide Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Graetzel, M.. Artificial photosynthesis: Water cleavage into hydrogen and oxygen by visible light. Accounts of Chemical Research 14 (12) (1981). p. 376–384. doi:10.1021/ar00072a003.