ExP Lab: Excitonics & Photochemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry, Durham University
What we do
Excitonics
We synthesise organic semiconductors and precisely control their intermolecular distance using DNA. By tailoring how excited molecules communicate, we aim to create next‑generation materials for energy conversion, sensing, and quantum information technologies.We synthesise organic semiconductors and use DNA to control how they interact and share energy.
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Photochemistry
We are interested in using light to unlock new modes of organic reactivity. Our research explores how energy transfer, electron transfer, and spin dynamics can be combined to control reaction pathways, enabling selective transformations that are difficult or impossible to achieve using conventional thermal chemistry.Light-driven energy and electron transfer open reactions that heat alone can't achieve.
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LIGHT
PHOTOREDOX
Why DNA?
Programmable assembly
- Robust self-assembly
- 0.35 nm spatial resolution
- Chemically editable (e.g. semiconductor)
Meet the Team
Publications
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We're looking to expand the team, and welcome applicants with backgrounds in synthetic organic chemistry, biosciences, or materials chemistry/spectroscopy — we're especially keen to support cross-disciplinary training.
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