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MARTIN G. BAKKERAssociate ProfessorPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY BSc, 1980, University of Canterbury; Ph. D., 1985, University of Canterbury; Postdoctoral Fellow, 1985-88, University of Western Australia; Research Associate, 1988-90, Argonne National Laboratory. office: 118 Shelby Hall affilations: Center for Materials for Information Technology |
Research Interests
Development and Applications of templated syntheses of micro, meso and nanostructured materials. Surfactants and polymers which self-organize are being used as templates to control the structure of materials on length scales between micrometers and nanometers. Electrodeposition into such self-organizing yields metal meso and microstructures of a variety of forms. Such structures are of interest for applications including information storage, fuel cells, electrocatalysis, electrochemical sensors and ultracapacitors. Characterization of the structures is primarily through AFM, SEM and TEM. For electrochemical and related applications cyclic voltametry and similar characterization methods are used.
Application of spectroscopic techniques, particularly Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) and Fluorescence Spectroscopies to the study of chemical reaction mechanisms, determination of the structure of transient species and to molecular motion and dynamic processes. Techniques utilized include EPR, Time-Resolved EPR, Electron Nuclear Double Resonance and Fluorescence.
Representative Publications
"Photovoltaic Characteristics of Ordered Mesoporous Silica Thin Film Electrodes Encapsulating Titanium Dioxide Particles”,Adams, W. A.; . Bakker, M. G.; Quickenden, T. I.; J. Photochem. PhotoBiol. A., 181, 166-173 (2006).
"Development of Ordered Mesoporous Semiconductor and Semiconductor Containing Thin Films for Advanced Oxidation Processes”,Adams, W. A.; . Bakker, M. G.; Oh, H.-W.; Baena, A. in New Research on Hazardous Materials, Ed. Phillip B. Warev, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, p 81-100 (2006).
"Electrodeposition of mesoporous nickel onto foamed metals using surfactant and polymer templates." Campbell, R.; Bakker, M. G.; Treiner, C.; Chevalet, J., J. Porous Mat., 11, 63-69 (2004).
"Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous silica films encapsulating titanium dioxide particles Photodegradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol." Adams, W. A.; Bakker, M. G.; Macias, T.; Jefcoat, I. A., J. Hazard. Mat., 112, 253-259 (2004).
"Studies of Cetylpyridinium Chloride and Cetylpyridinium Salicylate in Solution and Adsorbed on Silica Surfaces Using X- and W-Band Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy," Martin G. Bakker, Gergory L. Turner, and A. I. Smirnov, Langmuir, 17, 2346-2356 (2001)
"Surfactant Aggregates (Solloids) Adsorbed on Silica as Stationary Chromatographic Phases: Structure and Properties”, Martin G. Bakker, Todd Morris, Gregory L. Turner, and Edward Granger, J. Chromatogra. B. 743, 65-78, (2000).
“On the Nature of the Binding Sites for Cationic Surfactants on Silica: Studies using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy” Martin G. Bakker, Gregory L. Turner and Claude Treiner, Langmuir 15, 3078-3085, (1999).
"Studies of Adsorption and Aggregation of Cationic Surfactants on Silica Surfaces Using EPR" M. G. Bakker, G. L. Turner, J. Matthews and K. Zhang, accepted for publication in "Surfactant Based Separations," J. Scamehorn and J. Harwell, Eds. ACS Symposium Series 740, 260 (1999).
"Cation Radical and Carbocation Mediated Reactions Within CaY Zeolite: 1-Phenyl 3,4-Dihydronaphthalene" K. Pitchumani, P. H. Lakshminarasimhan, G. Turner, M. G. Bakker, and V. Ramamurty, Tetrahedron Lett., 38, 371 (1997).
"DithiadiazafulvalenesNew Strong Electron Donors. Synthesis, Isolation, Properties, and EPR Studies," Gregory V. Tormos, Martin G. Bakker, Ping Wang, M. V. Lakshmikantham, Michael P. Cava, and Robert M. Metzger, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 117, 8528-8535 (1995).
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