Leon Webster

Ph.D. Pre-Candidate
B.A. Physics 2004, Williams College

leonwebs@umich.edu

Photoelectrochemical cells can use a catalyst to convert light energy into chemical energy stored in hydrogen fuel. They can also be hybridized with photovoltaic devices to improve the efficiency of hydrogen production by collecting light transparent to the catalyst. My research is focused on making nanostructured semiconducting materials for more efficient photovoltaic devices, which may in turn be used in hybrid photoelectrochemical cells.