Shannon Boettcher
shannon

Ph. D. Candidate
Department of Chemistry, UC Santa Barbara
B.A. 2003 University of Oregon
Room: PSBN 3619
Telephone: (805) 893-7759
Email: sboettcher (at) chem.ucsb.edu
publications

(1)            Boettcher, S.W.; Strandwitz, N.C.; Schierhorn, M.; Lock, N.; Lonergan, M.C.; Stucky, G.D., Tunable electronic interfaces between bulk semiconductors and ligand-stabilized nanoparticle assemblies. Nat. Mater. 2007, 6(8), 592. (Highlighted in News and Views, Korgel, B.A., Nat. Mater. 2007, 6(8), 551 and Nano Today 2007, 2(4), 10)

(2)            Boettcher, S.W.; Fan, J.; Tsung, C.K.; Shi, Q.H.; Stucky, G.D., Harnessing the Sol-Gel Process for the Assembly of Non-Silicate Mesostructured Oxide Materials. Acc. Chem. Res., 40 (9), 784–792 (Cover)

(3)            Schierhorn, M.; Lee, S.J.; Boettcher, S.W.; Stucky, G.D.; Moskovits, M., Metal-silica hybrid nanostructures for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Advanced Materials. 2006, 18(21), 2829. (Cover)

(4)            Fan, J.; Boettcher, S.W.; Stucky, G.D., Nanoparticle assembly of ordered multicomponent mesostructured metal oxides via a versatile sol-gel process. Chem. Mater. 2006, 18(26), 6391.

(5)            Boettcher, S.W.; Bartl, M.H.; Hu, J.G.; Stucky, G.D., Structural analysis of hybrid titania-based mesostructured composites. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2005, 127(27), 9721 .

(6)            Bartl, M.H.; Boettcher, S.W.; Frindell, K.L.; Stucky, G.D., 3-D molecular assembly of function in titania-based composite material systems. Acc. Chem. Res. 2005, 38(4), 263.

(7)            Andersson, M.; Birkedal, H.; Franklin, N.R.; Ostomel, T.; Boettcher, S.; Palmqvist, A.E.C.; Stucky, G.D., Ag/AgCl-loaded ordered mesoporous anatase for photocatalysis. Chem. Mater. 2005, 17(6), 1409.

(8)            Cheng, C.H.W.; Boettcher, S.W.; Johnston, D.H.; Lonergan, M.C., Unidirectional current in a polyacetylene hetero-ionic junction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126(28), 8666.

(9)             Bartl, M.H.; Boettcher, S.W.; Hu, E.L.; Stucky, G.D., Dye-activated hybrid organic/inorganic mesostructured titania waveguides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126(35), 10826.

(10)           Jin, S.; Popp, F.; Boettcher, S.W.; Yuan, M.; Oertel, C.M.; DiSalvo, F.J., Synthesis, characterization and properties of Mo6S8(4-tert-butylpyridine)6 and related M6S8L6 cluster complexes (M = Mo, W). J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans..2002(16), 3096.

(11)           Daniels-Hafer, C.; Jang, M.; Boettcher, S.W.; Danner, R.G.; Lonergan, M.C., Tuning charge transport at the interface between indium phosphide and a polypyrrole-phosphomolybdate hybrid through manipulation of electrochemical potential. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2002, 106(7), 1622.




My research deals with the synthesis, assembly, and characterization of nanostructured materials with inorganic and organic components. I am interested, in general, how interactions (e.g. through covalent or non-covalent bonds) between molecular species or nanoscale inorganic particles lead to the formation structured composites or hybrid materials. 

Beyond developing and understanding synthetic routes, I am fascinated by the ability to engineer new functions, particularly (opto-)electronic, into systems of materials by rationally combining molecular, nanoscale, or bulk components. When these new materials systems are have potential uses in addressing important issues (solar energy harvesting, energy storage, catalysis,  etc), I am especially excited.

I have focused on two main research projects in the group of Galen Stucky. First, I worked to develop and understand new, versatile chemistry for the synthesis of mesostructured titania materials. We studied and used this chemistry to develop new waveguide and dye-doped laser materials as well as a platform from which to synthesize diverse multicomponent mesoporous oxides. More recently, my efforts have focused on using assemblies of colloidal inorganic nanoparticles, whose electronic structure can be tuned both chemically and electrochemically, to control charge transport across semiconductor interfaces. Currently, I am developing methods that enable the control of charge transport and charge separation at interfaces between assemblies of solution-processed inorganic nanoparticles by utilizing specifically designed organic ligands.


awards

2006-2007

UC Chancellor’s Fellowship

2003-2006

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

2003

Presidents Award (for excellence in the completion of a distinguished senior thesis)

2001-2003

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship (U. Oregon)

1998-2002

Presidential Scholarship (Full Tuition, U. Oregon)