Nicholas Camillone III
 Chemist
Chemistry
Department
Building 555
Brookhaven National Laboratory
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
Phone: (631) 344-4412
FAX: (631) 344-5815
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Research Interests
Surface chemistry and chemical
physics, catalysis and photocatalysis:
photoinduced surface chemistry; molecular and electron dynamics at
nanoparticle surfaces; molecule–surface interactions and scattering; surface
structure and diffraction; self-assembly; organic–semiconductor interfaces;
oxide surface chemistry.
Current Research
Our research is aimed at understanding the physics that drives chemical
processes at the gas-solid interface. The work is motivated by a desire to
develop a fundamental understanding of the dynamics of surface reactions
that is relevant to the rational design of future catalytic and
photocatalytic materials. Toward this end we are working to address the
challenge of understanding the details—reaction mechanisms, transition
states, molecular interactions, and energy transfer timescales—that
determine the efficiency, selectivity and structure-function relationships
of surface chemistry.
We are currently investigating dynamical chemical processes in two distinct
programs:
Chemical Physics: “Clocking” Heterogeneous Catalysis
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Our Chemical Physics program focuses on molecule–surface energy transfer
dynamics and using photoinitiated diabatic processes to “clock” surface
chemical reactions. This research is a component of the Chemical Physics
program in the Chemistry Department at Brookhaven and involves
collaborations with
Mike White
(White
Surface Dynamics Group),
Ping Liu
(Catalysis
on the Nanoscale),
and
Alex Harris
(Ultrafast
Surface Dynamics).
Chemical Imaging for Nanophotocatalysis
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Our Chemical Imaging program focuses on enhancing our ability to understand
atomic-scale mechanisms of nanophotocatalytic reactions through experiments
combining spectroscopic chemical specificity, sub-nanometer spatial
resolution, and sub-picosecond temporal resolution. This research is a joint
effort with
Peter Sutter
(team leader,
Interface
Science and Catalysis Group)
at the
Proximal
Probes Facility
in Brookhaven’s
Center for
Functional Nanomaterials.
Curriculum Vitae
• Education
B.S. 1988, Physics and Chemistry double major, Wheaton
College, IL
M.A. 1990, Chemistry, Princeton University
Ph.D. 1994, Chemistry, Princeton University
• Research and Professional Experience
Chemist, BNL, 2006–
Associate Chemist, BNL, 2003–2006
Assistant Chemist, BNL, 2001–2003
Research Scientist, Columbia University, 2001
Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University, 1999–2000
Postdoctoral Scientist, Columbia University, 1996–1998
Postdoctoral Assistant, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1994–1996
Research Assistant, Princeton University, 1989–1994
Research Intern, Argonne National Laboratory, 1987
Recent Publications
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“Efficient Sub-picosecond Photoinduced Surface Chemistry: The Ultrafast
Photooxidation of CO on Palladium”
P. Szymanski, A.L. Harris, N. Camillone III
J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 15802 (2008)
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“Temperature-Dependent Femtosecond Photoinduced Desorption in CO/Pd(111)”
P. Szymanski, A.L. Harris, N. Camillone III
J. Phys. Chem. A, 111, 12524 (2007)
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“Temperature-Dependent Electron-Mediated Coupling in Subpicosecond
Photoinduced Desorption”
P. Szymanski, A.L. Harris, N. Camillone III
Surf. Sci., 601, 3335 (2007)
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“Adsorption-State-Dependent Subpicosecond Photoinduced Desorption Dynamics”
P. Szymanski, A.L. Harris, N. Camillone III
J. Chem. Phys., 126, 214709 (2007)
Selected for the July 2007 issue of the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast
Science.
•
“Tuning Molecule-Surface Interactions with Nanometer-Thick Covalently-Bound
Organic Overlayers”
N. Camillone III, T. Pak, K. Adib, K.A. Khan, and R.M. Osgood, Jr.
J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 11334 (2006).
Full Publications List
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