Renato Neiva, Ph.D. Sampaio
Senior Research Scientist
CHASE
Murray Hall 2202B919-962-6320
renatons@email.unc.edu
Responsibilities
Dr. Renato Sampaio serves as the CHASE lead research staff member in solar fuels product analysis, managing the Spectroscopy User Facilities and Hub instrumentation and providing solar fuels product analysis expertise for collaborative research projects across the Hub.
Education
Ph.D. Physics, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil, 2014
M.S. Physics, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil, 2010
B.S. Business, Faculdade Pitagoras, 2009
B.S. Physics, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil, 2008
Personal Interests
News & Publications
Photovoltages for hydrogen-terminated p-Si(111) in an acetonitrile electrolyte were quantified with methyl viologen [1,1′-(CH3)2-4,4′-bipyridinium](PF6)2, abbreviated MV2+, and [Ru(bpy)3](PF6)2, where bpy is 2,2′-bipyridine, that respectively undergo two and three one-electron transfer reductions.
We report the synthesis of eleven 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) ligands functionalized for covalent immobilization on either metal oxide or hydrogen-terminated silicon surfaces.