Bartlett Group Fall 2009

Front Row: Mike, Beth, Andrea, Tanya, Hyung Ki, and Rachel

Back Row: Xiaoguang, Brendan, Bart, Ryan, and Junsi

We are an inorganic and materials chemistry group at the University of Michigan. We are synthetic chemists at heart, and we have a heart for our planet, as our research focuses on materials that have applications in renewable energy. Our projects span serveral facets of renewable energy–conversion (light-harvesting), storage (Li-ion batteries), and transport (superconductivity). We prepare compounds by a variety of methods, including inert atmosphere Schlenk and glovebox techniques, hydrothermal synthesis, and solid-state synthesis. In addition, group members develop expertise in an assortment of physical characterization methods and measurements, such as X-ray diffraction, SQUID magnetometry, electrochemistry, photoelectron spectroscopy, and electrical conductivity. We are equipped to perform many of these experiments in our own laboratory, but we also take advantage of both our department's technical services and the Electron Microbeam Analysis Laboratory at UM. Furthermore, our science crosses several disciplines, so the group benefits from opportunities to collaborate widely with other chemists, physicists, and engineers here at UM. The overarching theme of our chemical approach to renewable energy is studying the interplay between atomic/molecular structure and electronic structure, particularly at interfaces within organic/inorganic hybrid materials. You may explore current efforts in the group by clicking on the research tab on the left.