RESEARCH AREAS

Alex B. F. Martinson

Alex B. F. Martinson Assistant Chemist Materials Science Division Argonne National Laboratory P: 630-252-7520 E: martinson@anl.gov B.A., Luther College, 2003; Ph.D., Northwestern University 2008

Biographical Sketch

Alex Martinson is an Assistant Chemist in the Materials Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory. He graduated from Luther College in 2003 with a B.A. in Chemistry and Mathematics and obtained his Ph.D in Chemistry from Northwestern University. Following his graduate work, Alex was a postdoctoral fellow at Argonne National Laboratory in the field of surface chemistry and materials science.

Research Statement

Alex Martinson leads a research effort at the intersection of solar energy conversion and surface chemistry. His research focuses on new routes to high efficiency photovoltaics designed to utilize affordable and earth abundant materials. He aims to identify and exploit novel optoelectronic phenomenon that enable fundamentally new approaches to solar energy conversion. Recent studies have included the use of atomic layer deposition to grow high surface area transparent and conductive photoelectrodes for application in dye-sensitized solar cells, a new route to hematite thin films for solar fuels production, and a surface synthetic strategy for thin film photovoltaics utilizing ultrathin absorber layers.

Most Significant Honors & Awards

• Colin Garfield Fink Fellowship of The Electrochemical Society (2006)
• Link Foundation Energy Fellowship (2005)
• Associate Chair, 2011 Gordon Research Seminar on "Renewable Energy: Solar Fuels"
• Session Chair, Energy Applications in Atomic Layer Deposition at the 2010 Fall ECS Meeting