Allen J. Bard

ajbard@mail.utexas.edu
Analytical Chemistry
Professor, Faculty
Director, Center for Electrochemistry
Norman Hackerman-Welch Regents Chair
Allen J. Bard

Contact Information

Office
WEL 2.426
Office Phone
471-3761
Lab
WEL 2.421, 2.144, 2.102
Lab Phone
471-1323, 471-6890
Fax
471-0088

Research Group

The Bard Group

Education

BS, City College of New York (1955);   MA, Harvard University (1956);   PhD, Harvard University (1958); Honorary Ph.D., Weizmann Institute of Science

Awards

Member, National Academy of Sciences (1982)

Analytical chemistry and electrochemistry

Our group works on the application of electrochemical methods to chemical problems. We are particularly interested in using electrochemistry to elucidate the behavior and properties of novel organic and inorganic species and to study systems under extreme conditions (e.g., in supercritical fluids). We also study the interaction of light and electrochemical systems. For example, one can produce light by electrochemical generation of reactive species (electrogenerated chemiluminescence); this forms the basis of a very sensitive and selective method of analysis. We are also working on the utilization of light in photoelectrochemical cells with semiconductor electrodes or particles for the generation of electricity and chemicals. Fundamental studies of the semiconductor/solution interface and of very small (Q- or quantum-sized) particles are carried out. We have been using scanning probe techniques, like scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopies, to investigate reactions on the surfaces of electrodes with very high (atomic) resolution. We also have been developing the technique of scanning electrochemical microscopy, invented by our group, in imaging and analyzing surface structures, measuring reaction rates, and performing high resolution fabrication.

Representative Publications

  • W. Zhan, A. J. Bard  "Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence. 83. Immunoassay of Human C- Reactive Protein by Using Ru(bpy)32+-Encapsulated Liposomes as Labels" Anal. Chem. 79(2) (2007): 459-463.

  • D. Zhan, X. Li, W. Zhan, F.-R. F. Fan, A. J. Bard  "Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy. 58. Application of a Micropipet-Supported ITIES Tip to Detect Ag+ and Study its Effect on Fibroblast Cells" Anal. Chem. 79 (2007): 5225-5231.

  • J. Ghilane, F.-R. F. Fan, A. J. Bard  "Facile Electrochemical Characterization of Core/Shell Nanoparticles. Ag Core/Ag2O Shell Structures" Nano Lett. 7(5) (2007): 1406-1412.

  • A. J. Bard  "The Rise of Voltammetry: From Polarography to the Scanning Electrochemical Microscope" J. Chem. Ed. 84(4) (2007): 644-650.

  • C. Hurth, C. Li, A. J. Bard  "Direct Probing of Electrical Double Layers by Scanning Electrochemical Potential Microscopy" J. Phys. Chem. C 111(12) (2007): 4620-4627.