Ultrafast laser facility for investigations of novel electronic excited states and intermediates in inorganic photochemistry, semiconductor materials and nanomaterials

Project Title	Ultrafast laser facility for investigations of novel electronic excited states and intermediates in inorganic photochemistry, semiconductor materials and nanomaterials
Principal Investigator	Phillips, David Lee (Principal investigator)
Co-Investigator(s)	Yam, Vivian Wing Wah (Co-Investigator) Dr Xu Shihong (Co-Investigator) Che, Chi Ming (Co-Investigator) Dr Cheah Kok Wai (Co-principal investigator) Professor Wong Wai Kwok (Co-Investigator) Professor Li Xiao Yuan (Co-Investigator) Professor Wong Kwok Yin (Co-Investigator) Dr Lam Michael H.W. (Co-Investigator) Professor Tong David Shuk-Yin (Co-Investigator)
Project Code	HKU 1/01C
Funding Year	2001/2002
Amount	3600000
Start Date	01-04-2002
Expected Completion	31-03-2005
Status	Completed
Sponsor	RGC Collaborative Research Fund (CRF)
Grant Type/Funding Scheme	Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Major Equipment Project
Duration	36
Publication	"Bright" and "dark" excited states of an alternating at oligomer characterized by femtosecond broadband spectroscopy
Publication	Photophysics and photodeprotection reactions of p -methoxyphenacyl phototriggers: An ultrafast and nanosecond time-resolved spectroscopic and density functional theory study
Publication	Unravelling the reaction mechanism for the fast photocyclisation of 2-benzoylpyridine in aqueous solvent by time-resolved spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations

Project Title

Principal Investigator

Phillips, David Lee (Principal investigator)

Co-Investigator(s)

Yam, Vivian Wing Wah (Co-Investigator)
Dr Xu Shihong (Co-Investigator)
Che, Chi Ming (Co-Investigator)
Dr Cheah Kok Wai (Co-principal investigator)
Professor Wong Wai Kwok (Co-Investigator)
Professor Li Xiao Yuan (Co-Investigator)
Professor Wong Kwok Yin (Co-Investigator)
Dr Lam Michael H.W. (Co-Investigator)
Professor Tong David Shuk-Yin (Co-Investigator)

Project Code

HKU 1/01C

Funding Year

2001/2002

Amount

3600000

Start Date

01-04-2002

Expected Completion

31-03-2005

Status

Completed

Sponsor

RGC Collaborative Research Fund (CRF)

Grant Type/Funding Scheme

Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Major Equipment Project

Duration

36

Publication

"Bright" and "dark" excited states of an alternating at oligomer characterized by femtosecond broadband spectroscopy

Publication

Photophysics and photodeprotection reactions of p -methoxyphenacyl phototriggers: An ultrafast and nanosecond time-resolved spectroscopic and density functional theory study

Publication

Unravelling the reaction mechanism for the fast photocyclisation of 2-benzoylpyridine in aqueous solvent by time-resolved spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations

Grant: Ultrafast laser facility for investigations of novel electronic excited states and intermediates in inorganic photochemistry, semiconductor materials and nanomaterials