Adjunct Professor
Geoffrey Will
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Mech., Medical & Process Engineering
Biography
Research theme: EnvironmentResearch discipline: Chemistry
Research area
Corrosion and the electrochemical monitoring of corrosion reactions in industrial settings: Study the electrochemical properties of novel chemical compounds containing radical centres. We are therefore attempting to correlate the electrochemical properties directing with biological activity of the free radicals to direct future synthesis of molecules. Transmembranal electron transfer facilitated forward (donor to acceptor) but inhibited the back electron transfer from the reduced acceptor to the oxidised donor. The separated charge produced mimics natural photosynthetic systems and is a step towards viable water splitting devices. The devices developed to utilise the intrinsic substrate formed by a condensed phase component allowing for macroscopic control of a molecular scale system. The applications of these linked molecular and condensed phase systems to molecular devices, molecular machines, electro/photochromic filters, windows and mirrors.
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Mech., Medical & Process Engineering
Keywords
Corrosion, Degradation
Research field
Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Ph.d (University College of Dublin)
Teaching
Research discipline: Chemistry
Publications
- Bell, S., Steinberg, T. & Will, G. (2019). Corrosion mechanisms in molten salt thermal energy storage for concentrating solar power. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 114, 1–13. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/132331
- Sarvghad Moghaddam, M., Delkasar Maher, S., Collard, D., Tassan, M., Will, G. & Steinberg, T. (2018). Materials compatibility for the next generation of Concentrated Solar Power plants. Energy Storage Materials, 14, 179–198. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/116638
- Raud, R., Jacob, R., Bruno, F., Will, G. & Steinberg, T. (2017). A critical review of eutectic salt property prediction for latent heat energy storage systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 70, 936–944. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/105704
- Liu, M., Tay, N., Bell, S., Belusko, M., Jacob, R., Will, G., Saman, W. & Bruno, F. (2016). Review on concentrating solar power plants and new developments in high temperature thermal energy storage technologies. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 53, 1411–1432. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/96020
- Rasin, A., Zhao, L., Mozer, A., Will, G., Bell, J. & Wang, H. (2015). Enhanced electron lifetime of CdSe/CdS Quantum Dot (QD) sensitized solar cells using ZnSe core-shell structure with efficient regeneration of quantum dots. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(5), 2297–2307. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/86766
- Fuchs, A. & Will, G. (2010). Photo-initiated miniemulsion polymerization as a route to the synthesis of gold nanoparticle encapsulated latexes. Polymer, 51(10), 2119–2124. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/42965
- Yu, H., Zhang, S., Zhao, H., Will, G. & Liu, P. (2009). An efficient and low-cost TiO2 compact layer for performance improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochimica Acta, 54(4), 1319–1324. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/43056
- Wilson, G., Matijasevich, A., Mitchell, D., Schulz, J. & Will, G. (2006). Modification Of Tio2 For Enhanced Surface Properties: Finite Ostwald Ripening By A Microwave Hydrothermal Process. Langmuir, 22(5), 2016–2027. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/10500
- Takami, T., Arnold, D., Fuchs, A., Will, G., Goh, R., Waclawik, E., Bell, J., Weiss, P., Sugiura, K., Liu, W. & Jiang, J. (2006). Two-Dimensional Crystal Growth and Stacking of Bis(phthalocyaninato) Rare Earth Sandwich Complexes at the 1-Phenyloctane/Graphite Interface. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110(4), 1661–1664. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/11101
- Wilson, G., Will, G., Frost, R. & Montgomery, S. (2002). Efficient Microwave Hydrothermal Preparation of Nanocrystalline Anatase TiO2 Colloids. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 12(6), 1787–1791. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/23628
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Geoffrey, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI) - Node 4
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- Start year
- 2012
- Keywords
- Energy Efficiency; Solar Chemistry; Solar Thermal; Thermal Storage; Value To The Grid
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- High Temperature Corrosion Testing of Alloys Under Stress for Solar Thermal Energy Applications
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Stuart Bell