Current Position

Rev. John A. Zahm Professor of Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Radiation Laboratory
Concurrent Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Education

Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Bombay University, India
M.S., Chemistry, Bombay University, India
B.S., Chemistry, Kamatak University, India

Research Interests

Prof. Kamat has for nearly three decades worked to build bridges between physical chemistry and material science by developing advanced nanomaterials for cleaner and more efficient light energy conversion. His research has made significant contributions to four areas: (1) photoinduced catalytic processes using semiconductor and metal nanoparticles, nanostructures and nanocomposites, (2) development of light energy harvesting assemblies (e.g., quantum dots and inorganic-organic hybrid assemblies) for next generation solar cells, (3) utilization of carbon nanostructures (SWCNT and graphene) as conducting scaffolds to collect and transport charge carriers in solar cells and fuel cells, and (4) environmental remediation using advanced oxidation processes and chemical sensors.  He has directed DOE funded solar photochemistry research for the past 20 years. In addition to large multidisciplinary interdepartmental and research center programs, he has actively worked with industry-sponsored research. He has served on many national panels on nanotechnology and energy conversion processes. He has published more than 450 scientific papers that have been well received by the scientific community (40,000+ citations).

Key Words

Catalysis, Energy Storage, Environmental Remediation, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen, Nanoparticles, Nanostructures, Photocatalysis Electrocatalysis, Photovoltaics, Renewables, Semiconductors, Solar Cells, Solar Photovoltaics, Solar to Fuels/Chemicals, Storage of Energy

Relevant Energy Publications

1. Kobosko, Steven M., Jeffrey T. DuBose, and Prashant V. Kamat. "Perovskite Photocatalysis. Methyl Viologen Induces Unusually Long-Lived Charge Carrier Separation in CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals." ACS Energy Letters 5, no. 1 (2019): 221-223.
2. Elmelund, Tor, Brian Seger, Masaru Kuno, and Prashant V. Kamat. "How interplay between photo and thermal activation dictates halide ion segregation in mixed halide perovskites." ACS Energy Letters 5, no. 1 (2019): 56-63.
3. Cho, Junsang, Jeffrey T. DuBose, and Prashant V. Kamat. "Charge Injection from Excited Cs2AgBiBr6 Quantum Dots into Semiconductor Oxides." Chemistry of Materials 32, no. 1 (2019): 510-517.
4. DuBose, Jeffrey T., and Prashant V. Kamat. "TiO2-assisted halide ion segregation in mixed halide perovskite films." Journal of the American Chemical Society 142, no. 11 (2020): 5362-5370.
5. Brennan, Michael C., Anthony Ruth, Prashant V. Kamat, and Masaru Kuno. "Photoinduced anion segregation in mixed halide perovskites." Trends in Chemistry 2, no. 4 (2020): 282-301.

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