Photo(electro)chemistry and Photovoltaics Research at Imperial College London. #solarfuels #solarenergy #photovoltaics @imperialchemistry.bsky.social https://www.imperial.ac.uk/durrant-group/https://bsky.app/profile/durrant-group.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/durrant-group.bsky.social/post/3mnxdrfdtsk27What can the Fermi level position tell us about how hematite photoanodes drive water oxidation? In our latest JACS paper, we use operando optical spectroscopy to measure quasi-Fermi level splitting and correlate this with the photovoltage generated across the system. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.6c0427410 Jun 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:l3behbqd3xtwoee5rtlo4rmm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxdrfdtsk27https://bsky.app/profile/durrant-group.bsky.social/post/3mijhvggddc2tWe've moved! After nine fantastic years at Imperial College London's Molecular Sciences Research Hub , we've headed to the University of Oxford. A big thanks to everyone involved for making the process as smooth as possible. @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social02 Apr 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:l3behbqd3xtwoee5rtlo4rmm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijhvggddc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/durrant-group.bsky.social/post/3mfu2bvqnfk2qHave a read of Caiwu's Nature Materials paper on model water oxidation catalyst iridium oxide! To optimise its performance we used optical and X-ray methods to understand the role of oxidation states at solid-liquid interfaces. @caiwu-liang.bsky.social https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-026-02514-927 Feb 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:l3behbqd3xtwoee5rtlo4rmm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfu2bvqnfk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/durrant-group.bsky.social/post/3mdvben77jc2iHow do surface holes drive water oxidation on metal oxides? Our latest JACS paper explains by observing a clear mechanistic transition from population-controlled rate law kinetics at low light intensity to potential-driven Butler-Volmer behavior at high irradiance. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c1873402 Feb 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:l3behbqd3xtwoee5rtlo4rmm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvben77jc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/durrant-group.bsky.social/post/3mcrweywgcc2zLei Tian's paper on photoexcited small polaron-hopping has been approved for publication in Chemical Science! Check out the advance article below! https://pubs.rsc.org/vi/content/articlelanding/2026/sc/d5sc08101g19 Jan 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:l3behbqd3xtwoee5rtlo4rmm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcrweywgcc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/durrant-group.bsky.social/post/3m7nabirof22yHighlights from our group Christmas party! 🎄✨ Had a blast at our group holiday party last week. It’s always good to recharge and enjoy some festive cheer together. Ready to take on the new year! Happy Holidays everyone! 🥂10 Dec 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:l3behbqd3xtwoee5rtlo4rmm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nabirof22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/durrant-group.bsky.social/post/3m65iskgvak26Check out this review on Spectroelectochemistry (SEC) Techniques by past and present Durrantites Ben Moss, @caiwu-liang.bsky.social and Reshma Rao together with @ifanstephens.bsky.social! SEC is invaluable for our group's (photo)catalysis research & this summarises what we've learnt so far! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:l3behbqd3xtwoee5rtlo4rmm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65iskgvak26https://bsky.app/profile/durrant-group.bsky.social/post/3m4poxxip6s2zGreat to meet so many students at the Graduate Open Day at the Oxford Chemical Research Laboratory last week (Oct 23)😃! We had a wonderful time sharing our research and introducing our group's work. Our group is excited to be moving to Oxford soon, and we can't wait to join this vibrant community!03 Nov 2025 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:l3behbqd3xtwoee5rtlo4rmm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4poxxip6s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/durrant-group.bsky.social/post/3lyxoqxsyhs2yWe realise it's been quiet here but we'll try and catch up with sharing recent papers and big group news. For now, we're in peak district for this year's BANDGAP group conference. Stay tuned!16 Sep 2025 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:l3behbqd3xtwoee5rtlo4rmm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxoqxsyhs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/durrant-group.bsky.social/post/3lcngsalfzc24Three days on bluesky and happy to have found a lot of familiar faces already. Let's see if we can make more people move over :)06 Dec 2024 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:l3behbqd3xtwoee5rtlo4rmm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcngsalfzc24https://bsky.app/profile/durrant-group.bsky.social/post/3lcgcfidf2s2mHello Bluesky, we heard it's nicer on this side of the internet so we came here to share what we're up to. Our research is focused on #solarfuels, #solarenergy, #spectroscopy, #electrochemistry, and #photovoltaics. Looking forward to connecting with scientists and science enthusiasts here!03 Dec 2024 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:l3behbqd3xtwoee5rtlo4rmm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgcfidf2s2m