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Charles A. Schmuttenmaer

Charles A. Schmuttenmaer

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Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
12509
World Ranking
9716
National Ranking
2733

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the development of timeresolved terahertz spectroscopy and its insightful applications to the farinfrared and charge transfer properties of liquids, semiconductors, and nanoparticles
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1999 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Charles A. Schmuttenmaer was affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research focused primarily on engineering and materials science, with notable contributions in electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, inorganic chemistry, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

Their scholarly work covered several key topics, including:

  • Terahertz technology and applications
  • Perovskite materials and applications
  • Advanced photocatalysis techniques
  • Metal-organic frameworks: synthesis and applications
  • Quantum dots synthesis and properties
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Machine learning and extreme learning machines (ELM)

In recent years, Charles A. Schmuttenmaer published multiple papers reflecting these research areas. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Direct Evidence of Photoinduced Charge Transport Mechanism in 2D Conductive Metal Organic Frameworks" (2020) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Terahertz Spectroscopy of Emerging Materials" (2020) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Nanotechnology for catalysis and solar energy conversion" (2020) in Nanotechnology
  • "Interrogating Light-initiated Dynamics in Metal-Organic Frameworks with Time-resolved Spectroscopy" (2021) in Chemical Reviews
  • "Single Copper Atoms Enhance Photoconductivity in g-C3N4" (2020) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Frequent collaborators during their career included Jens Neu, Sarah Ostresh, Jacob A. Spies, Brian Pattengale, and Gary W. Brudvig. Their work appeared in several key scientific journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Analytical Chemistry, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nanotechnology, and Chemical Reviews.

Throughout their career, Charles A. Schmuttenmaer received several distinctions. These included being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2016 with a citation recognizing the development of time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy and its applications. They were also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014 and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1999.

Best Publications

  • FAR-INFRARED DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF POLAR LIQUIDS PROBED BY FEMTOSECOND TERAHERTZ PULSE SPECTROSCOPY

    J. T. Kindt and;C. A. Schmuttenmaer

  • Exploring dynamics in the far-infrared with terahertz spectroscopy.

    Charles A. Schmuttenmaer

  • Conductivity of ZnO nanowires, nanoparticles, and thin films using time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy

    Jason B Baxter;Charles A Schmuttenmaer

  • Light-driven water oxidation for solar fuels

    Karin J. Young;Lauren A. Martini;Rebecca L. Milot;Robert C. Snoeberger

  • Coherent terahertz emission from ferromagnetic films excited by femtosecond laser pulses

    E. Beaurepaire;G. M. Turner;S. M. Harrel;M. C. Beard

  • A visible light water-splitting cell with a photoanode formed by codeposition of a high-potential porphyrin and an iridium water-oxidation catalyst

    Gary F. Moore;James D. Blakemore;Rebecca L. Milot;Jonathan F. Hull

  • A molecular catalyst for water oxidation that binds to metal oxide surfaces

    Stafford W. Sheehan;Julianne M. Thomsen;Ulrich Hintermair;Robert H. Crabtree

  • Exciton-like trap states limit electron mobility in TiO2 nanotubes

    Christiaan Richter;Christiaan Richter;Charles A. Schmuttenmaer

  • Spectroscopy and dynamics of mixtures of water with acetone, acetonitrile, and methanol

    Dean S. Venables;Charles A. Schmuttenmaer

  • Carrier Localization and Cooling in Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline Titanium Dioxide

    Gordon M. Turner;Matthew C. Beard;Charles A. Schmuttenmaer

  • Facet-Dependent Photoelectrochemical Performance of TiO2 Nanostructures: An Experimental and Computational Study

    Chuanhao Li;Christopher Koenigsmann;Wendu Ding;Benjamin Rudshteyn

  • Subpicosecond carrier dynamics in low-temperature grown GaAs as measured by time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy

    Matthew C. Beard;Gordon M. Turner;Charles A. Schmuttenmaer

  • Synergistic effect between anatase and rutile TiO2 nanoparticles in dye-sensitized solar cells

    Gonghu Li;Christiaan P. Richter;Rebecca L. Milot;Lawrence Cai

  • Size-Dependent Photoconductivity in CdSe Nanoparticles as Measured by Time-Resolved Terahertz Spectroscopy

    Matthew C. Beard;Gordon M. Turner;Charles A. Schmuttenmaer

  • Effect of Reverse Micelle Size on the Librational Band of Confined Water and Methanol

    Dean S. Venables;Kathie Huang;Charles A. Schmuttenmaer

  • Observation of surface enhanced multiphoton photoemission from metal surfaces in the short pulse limit

    M. Aeschlimann;C. A. Schmuttenmaer;H. E. Elsayed‐Ali;R. J. D. Miller

  • Acetylacetonate anchors for robust functionalization of TiO2 nanoparticles with Mn(II)-terpyridine complexes.

    William R. McNamara;Robert C. Snoeberger;Gonghu Li;James M. Schleicher

  • Far-infrared spectra and associated dynamics in acetonitrile-water mixtures measured with femtosecond THz pulse spectroscopy

    D. S. Venables;C. A. Schmuttenmaer

  • Plasmonic Enhancement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Core− Shell−Shell Nanostructures

    Stafford W. Sheehan;Heeso Noh;Gary W. Brudvig;Hui Cao

  • Tunable far-IR laser spectroscopy of jet-cooled carbon clusters: the nu 2 bending vibration of C3.

    C. A. Schmuttenmaer;R. C. Cohen;N. Pugliano;J. R. Heath

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary W. Brudvig
Gary W. Brudvig Yale University
Victor S. Batista
Victor S. Batista Yale University
Robert H. Crabtree
Robert H. Crabtree Yale University
Matthew C. Beard
Matthew C. Beard National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Richard J. Saykally
Richard J. Saykally University of California, Berkeley
Ronald C. Cohen
Ronald C. Cohen University of California, Berkeley
Yongli Gao
Yongli Gao University of Rochester
H. S. Gutowsky
H. S. Gutowsky University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jae-Hong Kim
Jae-Hong Kim Yale University
Thomas E. Mallouk
Thomas E. Mallouk University of Pennsylvania

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