Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
2018
56. K. Wedege, D. Bae, W.A. Smith, A. Mendes, and A. Bentien, Solar Redox Flow Batteries with Organic Redox Couples in Aqueous Electrolytes: A Mini-review, J. Phys. Chem. C, (published asap) (2018)
55. S. Ardo, D. Fernandez Rivas, M. A. Modestino, V. S. Greiving, F.A. Abdi, E. Alarcon-Llado, V. Artero, K.E. Ayers, C. Battaglia, J.-P. Becker, D. Bederak, A. Berger, F. Buda, E. Chinello, B. Dam, V. Di Palma, T. Edvinsson, K. Fuji, H.J.G.E. Gardeniers, H. Geerlings, S. Mohammad, H. Hashemi, S. Haussener, F.A. Houle, J. Huskens, B. James, K. Konrad, A. Kudo, P.P. Kunturu, D. Lohse, B. Mei, E. Miller, G. Moore, J. Muller, K.L. Orchard, T. Rosser, F.H. Saadi, J.-W. Schuttauf, B.J. Seger, S.W. Sheehan, W.A. Smith, J. Spurgeon, M. Tang, R. van de Krol, P.C.K. Vesborg and P. Westerik, Pathways to electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies, Energy and Environmental Science, accepted (2018)
54. D.A. Vermaas, S. Wiegman, T. Nagaki, W.A. Smith, Ion transport mechanisms in bipolar membranes for (photo)electrochemical water splitting, Sustainable Energy and Fuels, accepted (2018) (special invited issue: Artificial Photosynthesis) (designated HOT article)
53. M. Ma, K. Liu, J. Shen, R. Kas, W.A. Smith, In-situ fabrication and reactivation of highly selective and stable Ag catalysts for electrochemical CO2 conversion, ACS Energy Letters, 3, 1301~1306 (2018)
52. N. T. Nesbitt, M. Ma, B.J. Trzesniewski, S. Jaszewski, F. Tafti, M.J. Burns, W.A. Smith, M.J. Naughton, Au dendrite electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction, J. Phys. Chem. C, 122, 10006~10016 (2018)
51. P. Perez-Rodriguez, D. Cardenas-Morcoso, I.A. Digdaya, A. Mangel Raventos, P. Procel, O. Isabella, S. Gimenez, M. Zeman, W.A. Smith, A.H.M. Smets, Improving the back surface field on an amorphous silicon carbide thin-film photocathode for solar water splitting, ChemSusChem, 11, 1797~1804 (2018)
50. I.A. Digdaya, B.J. Trzesniewski, G. Adhyaksa, E. Garnett and W.A. Smith, General Considerations for Improving Photovoltage in Metal-Insulator-Semicondutor Photoanodes, J. Phys. Chem. C, 122, 5462~5471 (2018)
49. B. Lamm, B.J. Trzesniewski, H. Doescher, W.A. Smith and M. Stefik, Emerging post-synthetic improvements of BiVO4 photoanodes for solar water splitting, ACS Energy Letters, 3, 112~124 (2018)
2017
48. M, Ma, H. Hansen, M. Valenti, Z. Wang, A. Cao, M. Dong, and W.A. Smith, Electronic effects on the electrochemical reduction of CO2 on compositionally variant Au-Pt bimetallic thin films, Nano Energy, 42, 51~57 (2017)
47. I.A. Digdaya, G. Adhyaksa, B.J. Trzesniewski, E. Garnett and W.A. Smith, Interfacial engineering of metal-insulator-semiconductor junctions for efficient and stable photoelectrochemical water oxidation, Nature Communications, 8, 15968 (2017)
46. B.J. Trzesniewski, I.A. Digdaya, I. Herraiz-Cardona, S. Ravishankar, T. Nagaki, D.A. Vermaas, A. Longo, S. Gimenez and W.A. Smith, Near complete suppression of surface losses and total internal quantum efficiency in BiVO4 photoanodes, Energy and Environmental Science, 10, 1517~1529 (2017)
45. P. Perez-Rodriguez, Y. Bennani, M. Zeman, W.A. Smith, M. Alani, L. Rietveld, A.H.M. Smets, Treatment of Organic Pollutants Using a Solar Energy Driven Photo-oxidation Device, Advanced Sustainable Systems, 1, 1700010 (2017)
44. M. Valenti, A. Venugopal, D. Tordera, M. Jonsson, G. Biskos, A. Schmidt-Ott and W.A. Smith, On the Hot Carrier Generation and Extraction of Plasmonic Alloy Nanoparticles, ACS Photonics, 4, 1146~1152 (2017) (Front cover)
56. K. Wedege, D. Bae, W.A. Smith, A. Mendes, and A. Bentien, Solar Redox Flow Batteries with Organic Redox Couples in Aqueous Electrolytes: A Mini-review, J. Phys. Chem. C, (published asap) (2018)
55. S. Ardo, D. Fernandez Rivas, M. A. Modestino, V. S. Greiving, F.A. Abdi, E. Alarcon-Llado, V. Artero, K.E. Ayers, C. Battaglia, J.-P. Becker, D. Bederak, A. Berger, F. Buda, E. Chinello, B. Dam, V. Di Palma, T. Edvinsson, K. Fuji, H.J.G.E. Gardeniers, H. Geerlings, S. Mohammad, H. Hashemi, S. Haussener, F.A. Houle, J. Huskens, B. James, K. Konrad, A. Kudo, P.P. Kunturu, D. Lohse, B. Mei, E. Miller, G. Moore, J. Muller, K.L. Orchard, T. Rosser, F.H. Saadi, J.-W. Schuttauf, B.J. Seger, S.W. Sheehan, W.A. Smith, J. Spurgeon, M. Tang, R. van de Krol, P.C.K. Vesborg and P. Westerik, Pathways to electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies, Energy and Environmental Science, accepted (2018)
54. D.A. Vermaas, S. Wiegman, T. Nagaki, W.A. Smith, Ion transport mechanisms in bipolar membranes for (photo)electrochemical water splitting, Sustainable Energy and Fuels, accepted (2018) (special invited issue: Artificial Photosynthesis) (designated HOT article)
53. M. Ma, K. Liu, J. Shen, R. Kas, W.A. Smith, In-situ fabrication and reactivation of highly selective and stable Ag catalysts for electrochemical CO2 conversion, ACS Energy Letters, 3, 1301~1306 (2018)
52. N. T. Nesbitt, M. Ma, B.J. Trzesniewski, S. Jaszewski, F. Tafti, M.J. Burns, W.A. Smith, M.J. Naughton, Au dendrite electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction, J. Phys. Chem. C, 122, 10006~10016 (2018)
51. P. Perez-Rodriguez, D. Cardenas-Morcoso, I.A. Digdaya, A. Mangel Raventos, P. Procel, O. Isabella, S. Gimenez, M. Zeman, W.A. Smith, A.H.M. Smets, Improving the back surface field on an amorphous silicon carbide thin-film photocathode for solar water splitting, ChemSusChem, 11, 1797~1804 (2018)
50. I.A. Digdaya, B.J. Trzesniewski, G. Adhyaksa, E. Garnett and W.A. Smith, General Considerations for Improving Photovoltage in Metal-Insulator-Semicondutor Photoanodes, J. Phys. Chem. C, 122, 5462~5471 (2018)
49. B. Lamm, B.J. Trzesniewski, H. Doescher, W.A. Smith and M. Stefik, Emerging post-synthetic improvements of BiVO4 photoanodes for solar water splitting, ACS Energy Letters, 3, 112~124 (2018)
2017
48. M, Ma, H. Hansen, M. Valenti, Z. Wang, A. Cao, M. Dong, and W.A. Smith, Electronic effects on the electrochemical reduction of CO2 on compositionally variant Au-Pt bimetallic thin films, Nano Energy, 42, 51~57 (2017)
47. I.A. Digdaya, G. Adhyaksa, B.J. Trzesniewski, E. Garnett and W.A. Smith, Interfacial engineering of metal-insulator-semiconductor junctions for efficient and stable photoelectrochemical water oxidation, Nature Communications, 8, 15968 (2017)
46. B.J. Trzesniewski, I.A. Digdaya, I. Herraiz-Cardona, S. Ravishankar, T. Nagaki, D.A. Vermaas, A. Longo, S. Gimenez and W.A. Smith, Near complete suppression of surface losses and total internal quantum efficiency in BiVO4 photoanodes, Energy and Environmental Science, 10, 1517~1529 (2017)
45. P. Perez-Rodriguez, Y. Bennani, M. Zeman, W.A. Smith, M. Alani, L. Rietveld, A.H.M. Smets, Treatment of Organic Pollutants Using a Solar Energy Driven Photo-oxidation Device, Advanced Sustainable Systems, 1, 1700010 (2017)
44. M. Valenti, A. Venugopal, D. Tordera, M. Jonsson, G. Biskos, A. Schmidt-Ott and W.A. Smith, On the Hot Carrier Generation and Extraction of Plasmonic Alloy Nanoparticles, ACS Photonics, 4, 1146~1152 (2017) (Front cover)
43. N.J. Firet and W.A. Smith, Probing the reaction mechanism of CO2 electroreduction over Ag films via operando infrared spectroscopy, ACS Catalysis, 7, 606~612 (2017)
2016
42. D.A. Vermaas and W.A. Smith, Synergistic Electrochemical CO2 Reduction and Water Oxidation with a Bipolar Membrane, ACS Energy Letters, 1, 1143~1148 (2016)
41. M. Valenti, M.P. Jonsson, G. Biskos, A. Schmidtt-Ott and W.A. Smith, Plasmonic nanoparticle-semiconductor composities for efficient solar water splitting, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4, 17891~17912 (2016) (Front inside cover)
2016
42. D.A. Vermaas and W.A. Smith, Synergistic Electrochemical CO2 Reduction and Water Oxidation with a Bipolar Membrane, ACS Energy Letters, 1, 1143~1148 (2016)
41. M. Valenti, M.P. Jonsson, G. Biskos, A. Schmidtt-Ott and W.A. Smith, Plasmonic nanoparticle-semiconductor composities for efficient solar water splitting, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4, 17891~17912 (2016) (Front inside cover)
40. Y. Bennani, P. Perez-Rodriguez, M. J. Alani, W. A. Smith, L.C. Rietveld, M. Zeman, A. H. M. Smets, Photoelectrocatalytic oxidation of phenol for water treatment using a BiVO4 thin-film photoanode, Journal of Materials Research, 31, 2627~2639 (2016)
39. F. Sastre, M. J. Munoz-Batista, A. Kubacka, M. Fernandez-Garcia, W.A. Smith, F. Kapteijn, M. Makkee, J. Gascon, Efficient electrochemical production of syngas from CO2 and H2O using a nano-structured Ag/g-C3N4 catalyst, ChemElectroChem, 3, 1497~1502 (2016)
38. M. Ma, B.J. Trzesniewski, J. Xie, W.A. Smith, Selective and Efficient Reduction of CO2 to CO on Oxide-Derived Nanostructured Ag Electrocatalysts, Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 55, 9748~9752 (2016)
37. S. Emin, M. de Respinis, T. Mavric, B. Dam, M. Valant, W.A. Smith, Photoelectrochemical water splitting with porous <alpha>-Fe2O3 thin films prepared from Fe/Fe-oxide nanoparticles, Applied Catalysis A: General, 523, 130~138 (2016)
36. M. Ma, K. Djanashvili, W.A. Smith*, Controllable hydrocarbon formation via electrochemical reduction of CO2, Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 55, 6680~6684 (2016)
35. M. Valenti, E. Kontoleta, I.A. Digdaya, M. Jonssen, G. Biskos, A. Schmidt-Ott, W.A. Smith, The role of size and dimerization of decorating plasmonic silver nanoparticles on the photoelectrochemical solar water splitting performance of BiVO4 photoanodes, ChemNanoMat, 2, 739~747 (2016) (special invited issue: Nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage)
34. J. Luo, D.A. Vermaas, D. Bi, A. Hagfeldt, W.A. Smith*, M. Gratzel, Bipolar membrane assisted solar water splitting in optimal pH, Advanced Energy Materials, 6, 1600100 (2016)
33. I.A. Digdaya, P. Perez Rodriguez, G. Adhyaksa, E. C. Garnett, A.H.M. Smets, W.A. Smith*, Engineering the kinetic and interfacial energetics of Ni/Ni-Mo catalyzed amorphous silicon carbide photocathodes in alkaline media, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4, 6842~6852 (2016) (special invited issue: Emerging Investigators 2016) (Back inside cover)
32. R. Vasudevan, L. Han, T. Buijs, H. Tan, D. Deligiannis, P. Perez Rodriguez, I.A. Digdaya, W. A. Smith, M. Zeman, A. H. M. Smets, A thin-film silicon/silicon hetero-junction hybrid solar cell for photoelectrochemical water-reduction applications, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 150, 82~87 (2016)
31. B.J. Trzesniewski and W.A. Smith*, Photocharged BiVO4 photoanodes for improved solar water splitting, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4, 2919~2926 (2016) (special invited issue: Water Splitting and Photocatalysis)
2015
30. B.J. Trzesniewski, O. Diaz-Morales, D.A. Vermaas, A. Longo, W. Bras, M.T.M. Koper, W.A. Smith*, In-situ observation of active oxygen species in Fe-containing Ni-based oxygen evolution catalysts: the effect of pH on electrochemical activity, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137, 15112~15121 (2015)
29. M. de Respinis, M. Fravventura, F. F. Abdi, H. Schreuders, T. Savenije, W.A. Smith, B. Dam, R. van de Krol, Oxynitrogenography: the controlled synthesis of single phase tantalum oxynitride photoabsorbers, Chemistry of Materials, 27, 7091~7099 (2015).
28. W.A. Smith*, I.D. Sharp, N.C. Strandwitz, J. Bisquert, Interfacial band-edge energetics for solar fuels production, Energy and Environmental Science, 8, 2851~2862 (2015). (special invited issue: Status of Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Past, Present, and Future) (Front cover)
27. D.A. Vermaas, M. Sassenburg and W.A. Smith*, Photo-assisted water splitting with bipolar membrane induced pH gradients for practical solar fuel devices, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3, 19556~19562 (2015).
26. N. Kumar, F.F. Abdi, B.J. Trzesniewski, W.A. Smith, P.C.M. Planken, A.J.L. Adam, Investigation of terahertz emission from BiVO4/Au thin film interface, Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, DOI: 10.1007/s10762-015-0195-z, 1~10 (2015)
25. M. Ma, K. Djanashvili, W.A. Smith*, Selective electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO on CuO-derived Cu nanowires, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17, 20861~20867 (2015)
24. M. Valenti, D. Dolat, G. Biskos, A. Schmidt-Ott, W.A. Smith*, Enhancement of the photoelectrochemical performance of CuWO4 thin films for solar water splitting by plasmonic nanoparticle functionalization, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119, 2096~2104 (2015)
23. I.A. Digdaya, L. Han, T.W.F. Buijs, M. Zeman, B. Dam, A.H.M. Smets, W.A. Smith,* Extracting large photovoltages from a-SiC photocathodes with an amorphous TiO2 front surface field layer for solar hydrogen evolution, Energy and Environmental Science, 8, 1585~1593 (2015)
22. L. Han, I.A. Digdaya, T.W.F. Buijs, F. F. Abdi, Z.Q. Huang, R. Liu, B. Dam, M. Zeman, W.A. Smith*, A.H.M. Smets, Gradient dopant profiling and spectral utilization of monolithic thin-film silicon photoelectrochemical tandem devices for solar water splitting, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3, 4155~4162 (2015) (Back cover)
21. D. Bohra and W.A. Smith*, Improved charge separation via Fe-doping of copper tungstate photoanodes, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17, 9857~9866 (2015)
20. C.M. Caskey, J.A. Seabold, V. Stevanovic, M. Ma, W.A. Smith, D.S. Ginley, N.R. Neale, R.M. Richards, S. Lany, A. Zakutayev, Semiconducting properties of spinel tin nitride and other IV3N4 polymorphs, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3, 1389~1396 (2015)
19. M. de Respinis, K.S. Joya, H.J.M. De Groot, F. D’Souza, W.A. Smith, B. Dam, R. van de Krol, Solar water splitting combining a BiVO4 light absorber with a Ru-based molecular cocatalyst, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119, 7275~7281 (2015)
18. S. Emin, M. de Respinis, M. Fanetti, W. Smith, M. Valant, B. Dam, A simple route for preparation of textured WO3 thin films from colloidal W nanoparticles and their photoelectrochemical water splitting properties, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 166~167, 406~412 (2015)
2014
17. S. Emin, F.F. Abdi, M. Fanetti, W. Peng, W. Smith, K. Sivula, B. Dam, M. Valant, A novel approach for the preparation of textured CuO thin films from electrodeposited CuCl and CuBr, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 717, 243~249 (2014)
Pre-Delft
16. M. Baker, H. Fakhouri, R. Grilli, W. Smith, J. Pulpytel, F. Arefi-Khonsari, Control of the Nitrogen Doping State in Dual Gas RF Sputtered TiO2 Thin Films, Thin Solid Films, 552, 10~17 (2014)
15. H. Fakhouri, W. Smith, J. Pulpytel, A. Zolfaghati, H. Mortaheb, F. Meshikini, R. Jafari, F. Arefi-Khonsari, Visible Light Water Splitting and Enhanced UV Photocatalysis from Nitrogen Doped TiO2 Thin Films, Applied Catalysis B- Environmental, 144, 12~21 (2014)
14. W. Smith*, H. Fakhouri, S. Mori J. Pulpytel, F. Arefi-Khonsari, Oxidation Kinetics of TiN Films Deposited by RF Reactive Sputtering at High and Low Pressure, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116, 15855~15866 (2012)
13. W. Smith*, H. Fakhouri, J. Pulpytel, F. Arefi-Khonsari, Control of the Optical and Crystalline Properties of TiO2 in Photoactive TiO2/TiN Bi-layer Thin Film Stacks, Journal of Applied Physics, 111, 024301 (2012)
12. G. Chen, M. Zhou, C. Zhang, G. Lv, S. Massey, W. Smith, M. Tatoulian, Coating Polymers of Acrylic Acid on Silk Fibers by a Room Temperature APGD Plasma Jet, Plasma Processes and Polymers, 8, 701~708 (2011)
11. H. Fakhouri, W. Smith, J. Pulpytel, F. Arefi-Khonsari, H. Mortaheb, A. Zolfaghati, Enhancement of NMP Degradation Under UV Light by Nitrogen-doped TiO2 Thin Films: Effect of Morphology and Substituted Nitrogen Using a Design of Experiment, Journal of Nano- and Electronic Physics, 112, 712~715 (2011)
10. W. Smith*, A. Wolcott, R. Fitzmorris, J. Zhang, Y.-P. Zhao, Quasi-Core-Shell TiO2-WO3 Nanorod Arrays For Visible Light Induced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21, 10792~10800 (2011)
9. W. Smith*, S. Mao, G. Lu, A. Catlett, J.H. Chen, Y.-P. Zhao, The Effect of Ag Nanoparticle Loading on the Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanorod Arrays, Chemical Physics Letters, 485, 171~175 (2010)
8. W. Smith*, W. Ingram, Y.-P. Zhao, The Scaling of the Photocatalytic Decay Rate with the Length of Aligned TiO2 Nanorod Arrays, Chemical Physics Letters, 479, 270~273 (2010)
7. W. Smith* and Y.-P. Zhao, Superior Photocatalytic Performance by Vertically Aligned Core-Shell TiO2/WO3 Nanorod Arrays, Catalysis Communications, 10, 1117 (2010)
6. A. Wolcott, W. A. Smith, Y.-P. Zhao, and J. Z. Zhang, Photoelectrochemical Study of Nanostructured ZnO Thin Films for Hydrogen Generation from Water Splitting, Advanced Functional Materials, 19, 1~8 (2009)
5. A. Wolcott, W. A. Smith, T. R.. Kuykendall, Y.-P. Zhao, and J. Z. Zhang, Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Using Dense and Aligned TiO2 Nanorod Arrays, Small, 5, 104 (2009)
4. R. Sharma, J.P. Mondia, J. Schäfer, W. Smith, S.-H. Li, Y.-P. Zhao, Z.H. Lu, and L.J. Wang, Measuring the Optical Properties of a Trapped ZnO Tetrapod, Microelectronics Journal 40, 520-522 (2009)
3. W. Smith* and Y.-P. Zhao, Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity by Aligned WO3/TiO2 Two-Layer Nanorod Array, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112, 19635 (2008)
2. J. P. Mondia, R. Sharma, J. Schäfer, W. Smith, Y. P. Zhao, Z. H. Lu, and L. J. Wang, An Electrodynamically Confined Single ZnO Tetrapod Laser, Applied Physics Letters, 93, 121102 (2008)
1. W. Smith*, Z.-Y. Zhang, and Y.-P. Zhao, Structural and Optical Characterization of WO3 Nanorods/Films Prepared by Oblique Angle Deposition, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 25, 1875~1881 (2007)
39. F. Sastre, M. J. Munoz-Batista, A. Kubacka, M. Fernandez-Garcia, W.A. Smith, F. Kapteijn, M. Makkee, J. Gascon, Efficient electrochemical production of syngas from CO2 and H2O using a nano-structured Ag/g-C3N4 catalyst, ChemElectroChem, 3, 1497~1502 (2016)
38. M. Ma, B.J. Trzesniewski, J. Xie, W.A. Smith, Selective and Efficient Reduction of CO2 to CO on Oxide-Derived Nanostructured Ag Electrocatalysts, Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 55, 9748~9752 (2016)
37. S. Emin, M. de Respinis, T. Mavric, B. Dam, M. Valant, W.A. Smith, Photoelectrochemical water splitting with porous <alpha>-Fe2O3 thin films prepared from Fe/Fe-oxide nanoparticles, Applied Catalysis A: General, 523, 130~138 (2016)
36. M. Ma, K. Djanashvili, W.A. Smith*, Controllable hydrocarbon formation via electrochemical reduction of CO2, Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 55, 6680~6684 (2016)
35. M. Valenti, E. Kontoleta, I.A. Digdaya, M. Jonssen, G. Biskos, A. Schmidt-Ott, W.A. Smith, The role of size and dimerization of decorating plasmonic silver nanoparticles on the photoelectrochemical solar water splitting performance of BiVO4 photoanodes, ChemNanoMat, 2, 739~747 (2016) (special invited issue: Nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage)
34. J. Luo, D.A. Vermaas, D. Bi, A. Hagfeldt, W.A. Smith*, M. Gratzel, Bipolar membrane assisted solar water splitting in optimal pH, Advanced Energy Materials, 6, 1600100 (2016)
33. I.A. Digdaya, P. Perez Rodriguez, G. Adhyaksa, E. C. Garnett, A.H.M. Smets, W.A. Smith*, Engineering the kinetic and interfacial energetics of Ni/Ni-Mo catalyzed amorphous silicon carbide photocathodes in alkaline media, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4, 6842~6852 (2016) (special invited issue: Emerging Investigators 2016) (Back inside cover)
32. R. Vasudevan, L. Han, T. Buijs, H. Tan, D. Deligiannis, P. Perez Rodriguez, I.A. Digdaya, W. A. Smith, M. Zeman, A. H. M. Smets, A thin-film silicon/silicon hetero-junction hybrid solar cell for photoelectrochemical water-reduction applications, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 150, 82~87 (2016)
31. B.J. Trzesniewski and W.A. Smith*, Photocharged BiVO4 photoanodes for improved solar water splitting, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4, 2919~2926 (2016) (special invited issue: Water Splitting and Photocatalysis)
2015
30. B.J. Trzesniewski, O. Diaz-Morales, D.A. Vermaas, A. Longo, W. Bras, M.T.M. Koper, W.A. Smith*, In-situ observation of active oxygen species in Fe-containing Ni-based oxygen evolution catalysts: the effect of pH on electrochemical activity, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137, 15112~15121 (2015)
29. M. de Respinis, M. Fravventura, F. F. Abdi, H. Schreuders, T. Savenije, W.A. Smith, B. Dam, R. van de Krol, Oxynitrogenography: the controlled synthesis of single phase tantalum oxynitride photoabsorbers, Chemistry of Materials, 27, 7091~7099 (2015).
28. W.A. Smith*, I.D. Sharp, N.C. Strandwitz, J. Bisquert, Interfacial band-edge energetics for solar fuels production, Energy and Environmental Science, 8, 2851~2862 (2015). (special invited issue: Status of Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Past, Present, and Future) (Front cover)
27. D.A. Vermaas, M. Sassenburg and W.A. Smith*, Photo-assisted water splitting with bipolar membrane induced pH gradients for practical solar fuel devices, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3, 19556~19562 (2015).
26. N. Kumar, F.F. Abdi, B.J. Trzesniewski, W.A. Smith, P.C.M. Planken, A.J.L. Adam, Investigation of terahertz emission from BiVO4/Au thin film interface, Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, DOI: 10.1007/s10762-015-0195-z, 1~10 (2015)
25. M. Ma, K. Djanashvili, W.A. Smith*, Selective electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO on CuO-derived Cu nanowires, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17, 20861~20867 (2015)
24. M. Valenti, D. Dolat, G. Biskos, A. Schmidt-Ott, W.A. Smith*, Enhancement of the photoelectrochemical performance of CuWO4 thin films for solar water splitting by plasmonic nanoparticle functionalization, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119, 2096~2104 (2015)
23. I.A. Digdaya, L. Han, T.W.F. Buijs, M. Zeman, B. Dam, A.H.M. Smets, W.A. Smith,* Extracting large photovoltages from a-SiC photocathodes with an amorphous TiO2 front surface field layer for solar hydrogen evolution, Energy and Environmental Science, 8, 1585~1593 (2015)
22. L. Han, I.A. Digdaya, T.W.F. Buijs, F. F. Abdi, Z.Q. Huang, R. Liu, B. Dam, M. Zeman, W.A. Smith*, A.H.M. Smets, Gradient dopant profiling and spectral utilization of monolithic thin-film silicon photoelectrochemical tandem devices for solar water splitting, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3, 4155~4162 (2015) (Back cover)
21. D. Bohra and W.A. Smith*, Improved charge separation via Fe-doping of copper tungstate photoanodes, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17, 9857~9866 (2015)
20. C.M. Caskey, J.A. Seabold, V. Stevanovic, M. Ma, W.A. Smith, D.S. Ginley, N.R. Neale, R.M. Richards, S. Lany, A. Zakutayev, Semiconducting properties of spinel tin nitride and other IV3N4 polymorphs, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3, 1389~1396 (2015)
19. M. de Respinis, K.S. Joya, H.J.M. De Groot, F. D’Souza, W.A. Smith, B. Dam, R. van de Krol, Solar water splitting combining a BiVO4 light absorber with a Ru-based molecular cocatalyst, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119, 7275~7281 (2015)
18. S. Emin, M. de Respinis, M. Fanetti, W. Smith, M. Valant, B. Dam, A simple route for preparation of textured WO3 thin films from colloidal W nanoparticles and their photoelectrochemical water splitting properties, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 166~167, 406~412 (2015)
2014
17. S. Emin, F.F. Abdi, M. Fanetti, W. Peng, W. Smith, K. Sivula, B. Dam, M. Valant, A novel approach for the preparation of textured CuO thin films from electrodeposited CuCl and CuBr, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 717, 243~249 (2014)
Pre-Delft
16. M. Baker, H. Fakhouri, R. Grilli, W. Smith, J. Pulpytel, F. Arefi-Khonsari, Control of the Nitrogen Doping State in Dual Gas RF Sputtered TiO2 Thin Films, Thin Solid Films, 552, 10~17 (2014)
15. H. Fakhouri, W. Smith, J. Pulpytel, A. Zolfaghati, H. Mortaheb, F. Meshikini, R. Jafari, F. Arefi-Khonsari, Visible Light Water Splitting and Enhanced UV Photocatalysis from Nitrogen Doped TiO2 Thin Films, Applied Catalysis B- Environmental, 144, 12~21 (2014)
14. W. Smith*, H. Fakhouri, S. Mori J. Pulpytel, F. Arefi-Khonsari, Oxidation Kinetics of TiN Films Deposited by RF Reactive Sputtering at High and Low Pressure, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116, 15855~15866 (2012)
13. W. Smith*, H. Fakhouri, J. Pulpytel, F. Arefi-Khonsari, Control of the Optical and Crystalline Properties of TiO2 in Photoactive TiO2/TiN Bi-layer Thin Film Stacks, Journal of Applied Physics, 111, 024301 (2012)
12. G. Chen, M. Zhou, C. Zhang, G. Lv, S. Massey, W. Smith, M. Tatoulian, Coating Polymers of Acrylic Acid on Silk Fibers by a Room Temperature APGD Plasma Jet, Plasma Processes and Polymers, 8, 701~708 (2011)
11. H. Fakhouri, W. Smith, J. Pulpytel, F. Arefi-Khonsari, H. Mortaheb, A. Zolfaghati, Enhancement of NMP Degradation Under UV Light by Nitrogen-doped TiO2 Thin Films: Effect of Morphology and Substituted Nitrogen Using a Design of Experiment, Journal of Nano- and Electronic Physics, 112, 712~715 (2011)
10. W. Smith*, A. Wolcott, R. Fitzmorris, J. Zhang, Y.-P. Zhao, Quasi-Core-Shell TiO2-WO3 Nanorod Arrays For Visible Light Induced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21, 10792~10800 (2011)
9. W. Smith*, S. Mao, G. Lu, A. Catlett, J.H. Chen, Y.-P. Zhao, The Effect of Ag Nanoparticle Loading on the Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanorod Arrays, Chemical Physics Letters, 485, 171~175 (2010)
8. W. Smith*, W. Ingram, Y.-P. Zhao, The Scaling of the Photocatalytic Decay Rate with the Length of Aligned TiO2 Nanorod Arrays, Chemical Physics Letters, 479, 270~273 (2010)
7. W. Smith* and Y.-P. Zhao, Superior Photocatalytic Performance by Vertically Aligned Core-Shell TiO2/WO3 Nanorod Arrays, Catalysis Communications, 10, 1117 (2010)
6. A. Wolcott, W. A. Smith, Y.-P. Zhao, and J. Z. Zhang, Photoelectrochemical Study of Nanostructured ZnO Thin Films for Hydrogen Generation from Water Splitting, Advanced Functional Materials, 19, 1~8 (2009)
5. A. Wolcott, W. A. Smith, T. R.. Kuykendall, Y.-P. Zhao, and J. Z. Zhang, Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Using Dense and Aligned TiO2 Nanorod Arrays, Small, 5, 104 (2009)
4. R. Sharma, J.P. Mondia, J. Schäfer, W. Smith, S.-H. Li, Y.-P. Zhao, Z.H. Lu, and L.J. Wang, Measuring the Optical Properties of a Trapped ZnO Tetrapod, Microelectronics Journal 40, 520-522 (2009)
3. W. Smith* and Y.-P. Zhao, Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity by Aligned WO3/TiO2 Two-Layer Nanorod Array, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112, 19635 (2008)
2. J. P. Mondia, R. Sharma, J. Schäfer, W. Smith, Y. P. Zhao, Z. H. Lu, and L. J. Wang, An Electrodynamically Confined Single ZnO Tetrapod Laser, Applied Physics Letters, 93, 121102 (2008)
1. W. Smith*, Z.-Y. Zhang, and Y.-P. Zhao, Structural and Optical Characterization of WO3 Nanorods/Films Prepared by Oblique Angle Deposition, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 25, 1875~1881 (2007)
Book Chapters
3. D.A. Vermaas and W.A. Smith, Bipolar Membranes for Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, Advances in Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Theory, Experiment, and Systems, ed. David S Tilley, Stephan Lany, and Roel van de Krol, Royal Society of Chemistry, pages 208~238
2. M. Ma and W.A. Smith, Nanostructured Catalysts for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2, Nanotechnology and its Applications, ed. Simona Murph and George Larsen, Springer (2017)
1. W.A. Smith, Photoelectrochemical Cell Design, Efficiency, Definitions, Standards, and Protocols, Photoelectrochemical Solar Fuel Production, 163~197,` ed. Juan Bisquert and Sixto Gimenez, Springer (2016)
2. M. Ma and W.A. Smith, Nanostructured Catalysts for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2, Nanotechnology and its Applications, ed. Simona Murph and George Larsen, Springer (2017)
1. W.A. Smith, Photoelectrochemical Cell Design, Efficiency, Definitions, Standards, and Protocols, Photoelectrochemical Solar Fuel Production, 163~197,` ed. Juan Bisquert and Sixto Gimenez, Springer (2016)