Dr. Jonathan Rochford

Education:
B.Sc., Dublin City University, Ireland

Ph.D., Dublin City University, Ireland under supervision of Dr. Mary T. Pryce

Postdoctoral Research Experience:

·         2005 - 2007 Rutgers University under supervision of Prof. Elena Galoppini.

·         2007 – 2009 Brookhaven National Laboratory under supervision of Dr. Etsuko Fujita.

Current Position:

Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Office: S-1-130

Telephone: 287-6133

email: jonathan.rochford@umb.edu

Teaching Interests:

Inorganic chemistry, green chemistry, general chemistry.

Research Interests:

Design, synthesis, photophysical and electrochemical characterization of organic, inorganic and nanoparticle systems for energy related applications. Major interests include sustainable energy and catalysis with a focus on catalytic CO₂ reduction, electrochemical water oxidation catalysis, dye-sensitized solar cells, energy/electron-transfer at molecular-nanoparticle interfaces.  Research interests also extend to electronic materials for electro-chromic display technologies, electron transfer kinetics at self-assembled monolayers and intravalence charge-transfer across non-innocent ligand frameworks.

Publications:

1.         “Redox State Characterization of Ruthenium o-Iminoquinone Complexes through Experimental and Theoretical Studies” Rochford J.; Tsai M.-K.; Boyer J.; Szalda D.;         Muckerman J. T.; Fujita E., submitted.

2.         “Ruthenium Complexes with Non-Innocent Ligands: Electron Distribution and Implications for Catalysis” Boyer J.; Rochford J.; Tsai M.-K.; Muckerman J. T.; Fujita E. Coord. Chem.          Rev., 2009, accepted.

3.         “Thienyl Appended Porphyrins: Their Synthesis, Photochemical and Electrochemical Properties and Applications” Boyle N. M.; Rochford J.; Pryce M. Coord. Chem. Rev., 2009,         accepted.

4.         “Characterization of Redox States of Ru(OH₂)(Q)(tpy)²⁺ (Q = 3,5-di-tert-butyl-1,2-   benzoquinone, tpy = 2,2’:6’,2”-terpyridine) and Related Species through Experimental and         Theoretical Studies” Tsai M.-K.; Rochford J.; Polyansky D. E.; Tanaka K.; Fujita E.;  Muckerman J. T., Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 4372.

5.         “Photoelectrochemical Behavior of Polychelate Porphyrin Chromophores and Titanium Dioxide Nanotube Arrays for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells” de Tacconi N. R.; Chanmanee W.;  Rajeshwar K.; Rochford J.; Galoppini E., J. Phys. Chem. C, 2009, 113, 2926.

6.         “Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties of meso-Substituted Thien-2-yl Porphyrins” Rochford J.; Brady C.; Botchway S.; McGarvey J. J.; Rooney A. D.; Pryce M. T. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2008, 112, 11611.

7.         “Zn (II) Tetraarylporphyrins Anchored to TiO₂, ZnO and ZrO₂ Nanoparticle Films Through Rigid-Rod Linkers” Rochford J.; Gallopini E. Langmuir, 2008, 24, 5366.

8.         “Tetrachelate Porphyrin Chromophores for Metal Oxide Semiconductor Sensitization: The effect of Spacer Length and Anchoring Group Position” Rochford J.; Chu D.; Hagfeldt A.;            Galoppini, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 4655.

9.         “Redox Control of meso-Zn(II)Ferrocenylporphyrin Based Fluorescence Switches” Rochford, J.; Botchway S.; Rooney A. D.; Pryce M. T. Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 7247.

10.     “Fast Electron Transport in MOCVD-Grown Dye-Sensitized ZnO Nanorod Solar Cells” Galoppini E.; Rochford J.; Chen H.; Saraf G.; Lu Y.; Hagfeldt A.; Boschloo G. J. Phys. Chem.  B, 2006, 110, 16159.

11.     “Pyrene Terminated Phenylenethynylene Rigid Linkers Anchored to Metal Oxide Nanoparticles” Taratula O.; Rochford J.; Piotrowiak P.; Galoppini E.; Carlisle R. A.; Meyer G. J. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2006, 110, 15734.

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