Brian C. O'Regan is an American chemist known for the co-invention of
dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC, DSC, SSC). He was previously a Research Lecturer at
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a ...
where he conducted research on
photovoltaic cells
A solar cell, or photovoltaic cell, is an electronic device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect, which is a physical and chemical phenomenon. and other applications of nano-structured oxide electronic materials.
Major scientific contributions
Brian O'Regan is known for his pioneering work on the deposition of meso-porous oxides from colloidal solutions that ultimately led to the first high efficiency DSSC.
He has also developed the first high efficiency non-aqueous electrolyte for DSSC and more recently has overturned the belief that water is poisonous to dye sensitisation by designing water based and water tolerant DSSC.
He has invented TiO
2 electrodeposition from TiCl
3, electrodeposition of CuSCB and non-aqueous electrodeposition of aligned mesoporous ZnO. He holds 5 patents and is the author of numerous research papers.
References
External links
* Brian O'Regan's account of the invention of DSSC can be foun
here
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21st-century American chemists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
University of California, Berkeley alumni
University of Washington alumni