Imperial College London – TechConnect Briefs

Novel Building Integrated Solar Concentrators

Chatten A.J., Farrell D.J., Bose R., Dixon A., Poelking C., Gödel K.C., Mazzer M., Barnham K.W.J., Imperial College London, US

In developed countries 60% of the electricity consumed is attributable to commercial and public buildings. Even in the UK, the solar energy incident on buildings is more than 7x the electrical energy they consume. This [...]

Novel Building Integrated Solar Concentrators

Chatten A.J., Farrell D.J., Bose R., Dixon A., Poelking C., Gödel K.C., Mazzer M., Barnham K.W.J., Imperial College London, US

In developed countries 60% of the electricity consumed is attributable to commercial and public buildings. Even in the UK, the solar energy incident on buildings is more than 7x the electrical energy they consume. This [...]

Investigating the role of the FOXA1 protein in cancer with Scanning Probe Microscopy

Theodorou I., Imperial College London, UK

The FOXA1 protein has generated considerable interest for its use as a biomarker in breast cancer. In this project, the binding kinetics of FOXA1 with the BRCA1 and FOXC2 are investigated using Scanning Probe Microscopy. [...]

Detecting oxidation and reduction of Cytochrome c on Single Nanoparticles in Flow Using SERRS

Choi Y., Edel J.B., Albrecht T., Imperial College London, UK

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful tool used for observing molecules and their structural properties, due to their ability to enhance the otherwise weak Raman scattering signals on a roughened metal surface or [...]

Electrochemistry in nanopore/electrode structures – from pore fabrication to DNA sequencing-by-tunneling

Albrecht T., Imperial College London, UK

I will present results from my research group on nanopore-based single-biomolecule sensor with particular focus on electrode/nanopore structures. To this end, electrochemical concepts can be used for fabrication purposes, as well as for increased temporal [...]

Supramolecular Dielectric for Low Voltage Organic Electronics

Tsui H.-C.L., Steinke J., Campbell A., Imperial College London, UK

The interest in organic thin film transistor (OTFT) is rising rapidly in recent years because of its potentially low cost, flexibility, light weight and simple fabrication process. This study aims to investigate the potential of [...]

Exploiting Nanotubes in Fuel Cells

Boyang M., Imperial College London, UK

For many years, attempts to reduce the cost of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells have been halted by the large quantities of platinum required for their operation. This project explores the use of carbon nanotube [...]

Nanostructured TiO2 for Photovoltaic Hydrogen Production

Patel M., Imperial College London, UK

Theoretical and experimental methods are adopted in order to gain further understanding of photocatalytic water splitting over the semiconductor TiO2. Periodic density functional theory calculations are used to study the adsorption of water on the [...]

An Ab Initio Study of CuGaSe2 (001) Surface

Chew S., Liborio L., Harrison N., Imperial College London, UK

The chalcopyrite material CuIn1-xGaxSe2 makes one of the best performing devices for thin film solar cells. Despite this, there is still a lack of understanding of some of the fundamental properties of the material. CuGaSe2 [...]

An Ab Initio Study of CuGaSe2 (001) Surface

Chew S., Liborio L., Harrison N., Imperial College London, UK

The chalcopyrite material CuIn1-xGaxSe2 makes one of the best performing devices for thin film solar cells. Despite this, there is still a lack of understanding of some of the fundamental properties of the material. CuGaSe2 [...]