Professor Renata Reisfeld
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
500 publications in the field of : Sol-Gel Glasses, Solid State Visible Lasers,
Waveguide Visible Lasers, Nonlinear Optics, Quantum Dots in Glasses, Electrochromic
Glasses, Photochromic Glasses, Gasochromic Glasses, Chemical Optical Sensors,
Luminescent Solar Concentrators, Rare Earths in Glasses, Energy Transfer, Fiber
Optics, Radiative and Non-Radiative Transitions, Antireflecting Coatings for
Optical Materials.
Grants Received:
Optipac Consortium 2002 – 2007.
Ministry of Energy and Belfer
Foundation: Photochromic glasses, 1993-1995. Ministry of Science and BEO-KFA,
Julich: Electrochromic glasses. 1995-1997.
Horowitz Foundaton: Sensors for
environmental impurities. 1995-1997.
AFIRST and the Ministry of Science:
Preparation and nonlinear optical study of sol-gel sealed films of condensed
semiconductor dots, with G. Hodes and B. Honerlage. 1995-1997.
Ministry of Science: Nanoscopic
phases of semiconductors in sol-gel glasses and bulk, with R. Tenne, G. Hodes
and E. Lifshitz. 1995-1997.
Austrian Bank: Sensors based on
sol-gel technology, with O. Wolfbeis. 1995-1996.
R.
Reisfeld and D. Avnir, A new luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) based on the
absorption of fluorescent colorants on transparent high surface area supports.
Joint German-Israeli Research Program, 1983-1986.
R.
Reisfeld, Spectroscopic characterization of titanium doped sapphire.to US
Army, Contract No. DAJA 45-85-M-0344, 1.10.1985 - 30.9.1987.
R.
Reisfeld and M. Eyal, Heavy metal fluoride glasses. US Air Force Weapons Lab.,
Contract No. F29601-81-C-0012, 1986-1989.
R.
Reisfeld and J.D. Mackenzie, Flat luminescent concentrators for conversion of
solar energy into electricity. US-Israel Binational Science Foundation.
1.9.1987 - 31.8.1989.
R.
Reisfeld, Preparation and characterization of thin films based on sol-gel
technique and development of spectroscopic probe for film formation and
characterization. US Air Force. Contract No. AFOSR-87-0269 DEF, 1.7.1987
- 15.7.1989.
R.
Reisfeld, Transparent glass ceramics doped by chromium(III) and chromium(III)
and neodymium(III) as new materials for lasers and luminescent solar
concentrators. US Army, Contract No. DAJA 45-85-C-0051, 1.5.1987 - 31.12.1988
R.
Reisfeld, Industrial project development of mechanically resistent coating
on window glasses, Ministry of Industry and Kibbutz Tzuba, 1989-1992.
R.
Reisfeld, Oxide and chalcogenide glasses. US Army European Res. Office,
1987-1990.
R.
Reisfeld, Transparent glass ceramics doped by chromium (III) and chromium (III)
and neodymium (III) as new materials for lasers and luminescent solar
concentrators. Intermediate Report to US Army, , Contract No. DAJA
45-85-C-0051, 1.10.85 -30.6.88.
R.
Reisfeld, Luminescent plates of inorganic glasses for cheaper photovoltaic
electricity and day lighting. The Krupp Foundation, 1.11.1987 - 31.10.1990.
R.
Reisfeld, New Materials for Phase Conjugation. The Israeli Ministry of
Science, 1.1.1987-1.11.1990.
A.
Novoplanski and R. Reisfeld, Systems for conversion of solar energy for
increasing the growth output in plants. Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of
Industry 1988-1991.
R.
Reisfeld, Preparation and study of interaction within microstructures of silver
islands, thin sol-gel films and fluorescent dyes. Volkswagen Foundation.
1.1.1992-1995.
R.
Reisfeld, V. Chernyak, Solid-state sensors for environmental impurities,
The Ministry of Science, 1989-1992.
Renata
Reisfeld, New materials for phase conjugation. The European Community and the
Israeli Ministry of Science, 1989-1992.
Renata
Reisfeld, A new approach to tunable laser materials, US Army laser division,
Contract DAJA45-90-C-0055, US Army R&D and Standardization Group -
UK, 1989-1992
Renata
Reisfeld, Solid State laser tunable in the visible part of the spectrum, Air
Force Office of Scientific Research, USAF Contract F49620-90-C-0073, 1989-
1992.
R.
Reisfeld, New materials for phase conjugation. The Israel National Council for
Research and Development and European Community. 1990-1993.
R.
Reisfeld and H. Minti, Nonlinear properties of semiconductor quantum dots in
glasses prepared by the sol-gel method, Ministry of Science. 1993-1994.
R. Reisfeld,
In-situ formation of silver chloride and silver particles in silica glasses by
the sol-gel method for photochromic glasses, Ministry of Israeli Energy and
Belfer Foundation, 1992-1995.
R.
Reisfeld and D. Shamrakov, Glass active sensors for environmental impurities,
Berman Fundation, 1992-1995.
R.
Reisfeld, Electrochromic windows for buildings for energy saving, Israel-German
Fund, 1995-1997.
R.
Reisfeld and O.S. Wolfbeis, Integral Sensors for detection and quantitative
determination of environmental pollutants. Israeli-Austrian Foundation and
Austrian Bank, 1994-1997.
Renata
Reisfeld, G. Hodes, B. Honerlage, , P. Gilliot, J. Moniatte, Preparation and
nonlinear optical study of sol-gel sealed films of condensed semiconductor
quantum dots. AFIRST 1995-1997.
Renata
Reisfeld,.R. Tenne, G. Hodes and E. Lifshitz, Nanoscopic phases of
semiconductors in sol-gel glases and in bulk, Israeli Infra Structure Project,
1995-1998
Renata
Reisfeld, The spectroscopic properties of coated ceramic nanoparticles and
their use as optical fibers and microlasers, Israeli-Indian
Project. 1996-1999.
Renata
Reisfeld, Optical properties of CdSe nanoparticle films prepared by
chemical deposition and sol-gel methods, Berler Fundation.1995-1998.
Renata Reisfeld and B. Orel, Development of
gasochromic windows, Israel-Slovenia project, 1997-1999.
Renata Reisfeld,
Optipac (Magnet) Development of sol-gel based optical thin film for
optical network, 2002-2007.
List of selected publications:
Book: R. Reisfeld and C.K. Jorgensen,
Lasers and Excited States of Rare Earths, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg
New-York 1977.
Book: M.Gaft, R. Reisfeld and G.
Panczer, Luminiscence Spectroscopy of Minerals and
Materials, Springer-Verlag, 2004.
R. Reisfeld, Industrial applications
of rare earths in fiber optics, luminescent solar concentrators and lasers. Inorg.
Chim. Acta, 140 (1987) 345-350.
R. Reisfeld and C.K. Jorgensen,
Excited states of chromium (III) in translucent glass-ceramics as prospective
laser materials. Structure and Bonding, 69 (1988) 63-96.
R. Reisfeld, D. Brusilovsky, M. Eyal,
E. Miron, Z. Burstein and J. Ivri, A New solid-state tunable laser in the
visible. Chem. Phys. Lett., 160 (1989) 43-44.
R. Reisfeld, Optical behaviour of
molecules in glasses prepared by the sol-gel method. Proc. Winter School on
Glasses and Ceramics from Gels, SOL-GEL Science and Technology, Brazil,
August 1989. Eds. M.A. Aegerter, M. Jafelicci Jr., D.F. Souza and E.D. Zanotto,
World Scientific, Singapore, New Jersey, London, Hong-Kong. 323-345.
R. Reisfeld, Spectroscopy
and applications of molecules in glasses. J.Non-Cryst. Solids. 121
(1990) 254-266.
R. Reisfeld and G.
Seybold, Stable solid-state tunable lasers in the visible. J. Luminescence,
48 & 49, (1991) 898 -900.
H. Minti, M. Eyal, R.
Reisfeld and G. Berkovic, “Quantum dots of cadmium sulfide thin glass films
prepared by sol-gel technique”, Chem. Phys. Lett., 183,
(1991) 277-282 .
R. Reisfeld and C.K. Jorgensen,
Optical properties of colorants or luminescent species in sol-gel glasses, Structure
and Bonding, Springer-Verlag (1991), R. Reisfeld and C.K. Jorgensen eds., 77
(1992) 207-256.
R. Reisfeld and C. K. Jorgensen,
Fluorescent Ions in Glass Ceramics and Glasses. In Heavy Scintillators for
scientific and industrial applications, edited by F.De Notaristefani, P. Lecoq,
M. Schneegans, Edition: Frontieres, 1993, pp. 55-59.
R. Reisfeld, The state of art of
solid state tunable lasers in the visible, Optical Materials 4,
(1994) 1-3.
R. Reisfeld and H. Minti,
Nonlinear Properties of Semiconductor Quantum Dots in Glasses Prepared by the
Sol-Gel Method, J. Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 2 (1994)
641-645.
R. Reisfeld, D. Shamrakov and C.K.
Jorgensen, "Photostable Solar Concentrators based on fluorescent glass
films". Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 33 (1994)
417-427.
R. Reisfeld, "Nanoparticles in Amorphous
Solids", in Advanced Materials in Optics, Electro-Optics and Communication
Technologies, Eds. P. Vincenzini and R.G. Righini. Proceedings of Topical
Symposium VII on Advanced Materials in Optics, Electro-Optics and Communication
Technologies, pp. 3-13. Techna Publisher, Faenza 1995.
R. Reisfeld, Stable Visible Lasers
Based on Sol Gel Technology, Ceramic Transactions, 55 Sol-Gel
Science and Technology (1995) 317-329.
R. Reisfeld, “Lasers
Based in Sol-Gel Technology”, Optical and Electronic Phenomena in Sol-Gel
Glasses and Modern Applications, Eds. R. Reisfeld, C.K. Jorgensen, Structure
and Bonding 85, Springer- Verlag (1996) 215-233.
O. Wolfbeis, R. Reisfeld
and I. Oehme, “Sol-Gel Sensors”. Optical and Electronic Phenomena in Sol-Gel
Glasses and Modern Applications, Eds. R. Reisfeld, C.K. Jorgensen, Structure
and Bonding 85, Springer- Verlag (1996) 51-98.
R. Reisfeld, “New
Materials for Nonlinear Optics”, Optical and Electronic Phenomena in Sol-Gel
Glasses and Modern Applications, Eds. R. Reisfeld, C.K. Jorgensen, Structure
and Bonding, 85, Springer- Verlag (1996) 99-147.
R. Reisfeld, "Lasers Based in
Sol-Gel Technology", Optical and Electronic Phenomena in Sol-Gel Glasses
and Modern Applications, Eds. R. Reisfeld, C.K. Jorgensen, Structure and
Bonding 85, Springer- Verlag (1996) 215-233.
R. Reisfeld, "New Materials for
Nonlinear Optics", Optical and
Electronic Phenomena in Sol-Gel Glasses and Modern Applications, Eds. R. Reisfeld, C.K. Jorgensen, Structure
and Bonding, 85, Springer- Verlag (1996) 99-147.
R. Reisfeld, E. Yariv and
H. Minti, New Developments in solid state lasers, J. Optical Matherials, 8,
(1,2) (1997) 31-36.
R. Reisfeld, Advanced
materials based on sol gel technology, Platinum Jubelee Lectures, Part III, Engineering
& Earth Sciences, Indian Science Congress Association, Calcutta (1997)
123-136.
M. Gaft, G. Panczer, E.
Uspensky and R. Reisfeld, Laser-induced time-resolved luminescence of
rare-earth elements in scheelite, Mineralogical Magazine, 63(2),
(1999) 199-210.
Reisfeld, Fluorescent
dyes in sol-gel glasses, J. of Fluorescence, 12 (314) (2002)
317-325.
R. Reisfeld,
Optical properties of rare earth and transition element doped glasses, Encyclopedia
of Materials: Science and Technology, Elsevier Sience, (2001)
6472-6477.
R. Reisfeld and Eli
Yariv, Porous glasses as a host for solid state tunable lasers in the visible
as a means for fluorescence diagnostics and photodynamic therapy, Optica
Applicata 30 (4) (2000) 481-490
R. Reisfeld, Prospects of
Sol-Gel Technology Towards Luminescent Materials, Optical Materials, 16
(1-2) (2001) 1-7.
R.
Reisfeld, Rare Earth ions, their spectroscopy of crytptates and related
complexes in glasses, Structure and Bonding (2003), Vol. 106 in Optical
Spectra and Chemical Bonding, Ed. Schonherr.
R. Reisfeld, Christian k.
Jørgensen a short biography and his impact on our work on spectroscopy
of rare earths in glasses, J. of Alloys and Compounds (2003).
R. Reisfeld, M. Zelner,
T. Saraidarov and H. Minti. "Semiconductor quantum size particles and rare
earths ion (Eu+3, Tb+3) in amorphous sol-gel films, Advances on Energy Transfer
Processes, eds. Baldassare Di Bartolo and Xuesheng Chen, World
Scientific Publshing, (2001) 341-358.
I. Turyan, U. Opara-Krasovec,
B. Orel, T. Saraidarov, R. Reisfeld and D. Mandler, “Writing-reading-erasing”
on tungesten oxide films using the scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM), Advanced
Materials, 12(5) (2000) 330-333
M. Zelner, H. Minti, R.
Reisfeld, H. Cohen, Y. Feldman,, S.R. Cohen and R. Tenne, Preparation and characterization
of CdTe nanoparticles in zirconia films prepared by the sol gel method, J.
of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 20 (2001) 153-160.
R. Reisfeld, T.
Saraidarov, M. Pietraszkiewicz S. Lis, Luminescence of Europium (III) Compounds
in Zirconia Xelogels, Chem. Phys. Letters, 349 (2001) 266-270.
E. Yariv, R. Reisfeld, Ts. Saraidarov, E. Axelrod, E.
Rysiakiewicz-Pasek and K. Wodnicka, Optimization of Tunable Laser Glasses with
the aid of Dielectric Relaxation and Adsorption Measurements, J. of Noncrystalline Solids, 305 (2002
) 354-361
R. Reisfeld, Nanosized semiconductor particles in
glasses prepared by the sol
gel method: their optical properties and potential uses, J. of Alloys
and Compounds, 341 (2002) 56-61.
R. Reisfeld, Rare earths complexes in sol gel glasses,
Material Science, 20 (2002) 5-18).
M. Gaft, I.
Shinno, G. Panczer, R. Reisfeld, Laser-induced time-resolved luminescence
spectroscopy of visible broad luminescence bands in zircon, J. of
Mineralogy and Petrology, 76 (2002) 235-246.
G. Pol, R. Reisfeld, and
A. Gedanken, Sonochemical Synthesis and Optical P properties of Europium Oxide
Nanolayer Coated on Titania, Chem. Mater., 14 (2002) 3920-3924.
R. Reisfeld, Fluorescent
dyes in sol-gel glasses, J. of Fluorescence, 12 (314) (2002)
317-325.
R. Reisfeld, Rare
Earth ions, their spectroscopy of cryptates and related complexes in
glasses, in Optical Spectra and Chemical Bonding, Ed. Schonherr. R.
Reisfeld, Structure and Bonding, 106 (2003) 209-235.
S. Schultheiss, E. Yariv,
R. Reisfeld and H.D. Breur, Solid state dyes lasers: Rhodamines in
silica-zirconia materials, Photochem. Photobiol. Dvi., 1 (5)
(2002) 320-3
R. Reisfeld, A. Weiss, T.
Saraidarov, E. Yariv, A.A. Ishchenko, Solid state lasers based on inorganic-organic
hybrid materials obtained by combined sol-gel polymer technology, Polymers
for Advanced Technologies, 15 (2004) 291-301.
I. Turyan, B. Orel, R.
Reisfeld, D. Mandler, Studying electron transfer at electrochromic tungsten
oxide sol-gel films with scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM), Phys.
Chem. Chem. Phys., 5 (2003) 3212-3219.
R,Reisfeld, J.
Legendziewicz, M. Puchalska, T. Saraidarov, Spectroscopic properties and
luminescence enhancement of lanthanide mixed complexes Lnβ3L in
zirconia glasses, Optical Material, 26 (2004) 191-198.
R. Reisfeld, T.
Saraidarov, B. Jasinska, Porous Glasses as a matrix for incorporation of
photonic materials. Pore determination by positron annihilation lifetime
spectroscopy, Optical Material, 26 (2004) 18-1819.
Renata
Reisfeld, Sol gel processed lasers, Sol-Gel Technology (Handbook) Vol.
3, Chap.12, (2004) 239-261, ed. Summio Sakka.
Renata
Reisfeld, Elena Zigansky, Michael Gaft, Europium probe for estimation of site
symmetry in glass films, glasses and crystals, Molecular Physics, 102
(2004) 1319-1330.Of Sol Gel Science and Technology, (2004).
R. Reisfeld, Spectroscopy of rare earth ions, proceedings of
Advanced NATO Institute on Nanostructure and Advanced Materials for application
in sensors optoelectronic and photovoltaic technology NATO Science Series, 204 (2005)
77-100.
R. Reisfeld and T. Saraidarov, Innovative Materials Based on Sol-Gel /Technology, Optical Materials, 28
(2006) 64-70.
R. Reisfeld, C.K. Jorgensen, A short
biography and his impact on our work on spectroscopy of rare-earths in glasses,
J. of Alloys and Compounds, 374 (2004) 6-9.
T. Saraidarov, R. Reisfeld, A. Sashchiuk
and E. Lifshitz, NanoCrystallites of Lead Sulfide in and Technology, 34
(2005) 137-145.Hybrid Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Process, J. of Sol-Gel
Science
R. Reisfeld, Spectroscopy of rare earth
ions, proceedings of Advanced NATO Institute on Nanostructure and Advanced
Materials for application in sensors optoelectronic and photovoltaic technology
NATO Science Series, 204 (2005) 77-100.
T. Saraidarov
and R. Reisfeld, Synthesis and characterization of PbS nanocrystal assemblies,
proceedings of Advanced NATO Institute on Nanostructure and Advanced Materials
for application in sensors optoelectronic and photovoltaic technology, NATO
Science Series, 204 (2005)
375-378.
R. Reisfeld and T. Saraidarov, Innovative Materials Based on Sol-Gel
Technology, Optical Materials 28 (2006) 64-70.
T. Saraidarov, M. Kazes, U. Banin and R.
Reisfeld, Blue Laser Dye Spectroscopic
Properties in Sol-Gel Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Films, Optics Letters,
31 (3) (2006).
Renata Reisfeld, Elena Zigansky, Bozena
Jasinska and Krystyna Wodnicka, Porosity of sol gel silica glasses doped by Ruthenium
bipyridyl as measured by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy and
nitrogen adsorption, Optica Applicata,
35, 4 (2005).
Renata Reisfeld, Doped polymeric system
produced by sol-gel technolgy: Optical properties and potential industrial application,
Polymery, 51 (2) (2005) 95-103.487. Ekaterina Axelrod, Alexander
Puzenko, Yaara Haruvi, Renata Reisfeld, Yuri Feldman, Negative dielectric
losses phenomenon in porous sol-gel glasses, J. of Non- Crystalline Solids,
352 (2006) 4166-4173.
T. Saraidarov, R. Reisfeld, A. Sashchiuk
and E. Lifshitz, Synthesis and characterization of PbS nanorods and
nanowires, Physica E, (2007) 173-177.
Steve Comby, Frederic Gummy, Jean-Claude
G. Bünzli, Tsiala Saraidarov, Renata Reisfeld, Luminescent properties of
an Yb podate in sol-gel silica films solution, and solid state, Chemical
Physics Letters 432 (2006) 128-132.
M. Gaft, R. Reisfeld, G. Panczer,
M.Dimova, Time-resolved laser-induced luminescence of UV-visible emission of Nd3+
in fluorite, scheelite and barite, J. of Alloys and Compounds, 451 (2008)
56-61.
R. Reisfeld, E.Zigansky,
T.Saraidarov, Steady state
spectroscopy and stability of Tris (8-hydroxy
quinoline ) aluminum and Ruthenium
tris bipyridile chloride in sol-gel
glasses, Optical Material (2007)
R. Reisfeld, E.Zigansky, E.Vaganova, S.Yitzchaik, Dynamic Behavior of Tris-Ruthenium Bipyridyl
Chloride and Tris(8-Hydroxyquinoline) Aluminum and Energy Transfer Between Them
in a Number of Sol-Gel Films, Optical Material (2007) (accepted).
B.
Jasińska, R. Zaleski, M.
Śniegocka, R. Reisfeld and E. Zigansky, Testing ETE model, temperature dependences of PALS data, Physica Status Solidi (c ) 4 , No. 10, 3985-3988 (2007).
T. Saraidarov, A. Gevorgian, R. Reisfeld,
A. Sashchiuk, M. Bashouti, E. Lifshitz,
Syntethis, structural and
electrical characterization of PbS NCs in titania sol-gel film, J. Sol-Gel Sci Techno (2007) 44:87-95.
T. Saraidarov, R.Reisfeld,
E.Tsigansky, A.Sashchiuk, E.Lifshitz, Electrical conductivity of doped porous
glasses as possible sensors for oxygen, Optica Applicata No.1, Vol. 37 (2007)
T. Saraidarov, R.Reisfeld,
M.Kazes, U. Banin, Blue laser dye
spectroscopic properties in solgel inorganic-organic hybrid films, Optics
Letters Vol. 31, No. 3, February 1, (2006)
R.Reisfeld, T. Saraidarov and V.
Lechenko, Formation and Structural
Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles in Ormosil Sol-Gel Films, Optica Applicata 1 (2008).
R. Reisfeld, Nanoparticles of Semiconductors in Sol Gel
Glasses in fuctionalized Nanomaterials, Devises and Systems for Chem-Bio
sensors and energy conversion and storage. NATO–ASI , June 4-15, 2007, Sinaia,
Romania. Published by Springer Verlag Buisness Media. Eds. A. Vaseashta and I.
N. Mihalescu, 2008.