Research
Interests:
Research
into the relations between the structure and physical properties
of solids, their surface properties, and their ability to guide
chemical reactions along specific pathways. Solid state chemistry
and catalysis phenomena are investigated by modern means of electron
and optical spectroscopies and electron microscopy involving microdiffraction
and X-ray microanalysis. OLEDs and PLEDs.
Surface
science of atomic and molecular overlayers is being pursued using
high energy and angle resolution X-ray and UV photoelectron spectroscopy
(HR X(U)PS), electron energy loss spectroscopy (HR EELS), low energy
electron diffraction (LEED), temperature programmed desorption (TPD),
and isotope methods.
Quantum
chemical state-of-the-art studies are carried out of the reaction
pathways and the structure of surface complexes using all-electron
methods, including calculations of core-level chemical shifts for
HR X(U)PS.
Teaching
Interests:
Teaching
ranges from Introductory Chemistry to advanced graduate courses
in Solid State Chemistry, Physical Inorganic Chemistry, Quantum
Mechanics and Surface Spectroscopy. Intermediate level courses include
Chemical Physics and Bonding and Radiation and Structure which presents
spectroscopy and chemical reactivity in a unified manner in terms
of the physical nature of the transitions, state and term labels,
selection rules and transition probabilities. Orbital symmetry rules
are expanded beyond those valid for non-degenerate systems (the
Woodward-Hoffmann rules) into the realm of reactions of open shells
with reactants, transition states and products in degenerate states
which redirect the reaction paths to "forbidden" products
such as in catalyzed reactions. Participates in the development
and instruction of Physical Chemistry Laboratory including electronic
spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy.
Established
an NSF-sponsored program in "Chemistry of Materials Synthesis
and Processing", a 5-year B.S./M.S. program which bridges undergraduate
and graduate education. Directed the Hewlett Grant Program for Freshmen
and Sophomores in Chemistry, Materials, Physics, Chemical Engineering,
and Biosciences.
Chemical
demonstrations in introductory courses are designed, assembled,
and published, e.g. "Diffraction of a Laser Light by a Memory
Chip," K. Klier and J.A. Taylor, J. Chem. Ed. 68
, (1991) 155.
Kamil
Klier's personal webpage
Selected
Publications:
"Spectroscopic
Studies of Zeolites and Mesoporous Materials," K. Klier, in
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis 157 (2005) 205-224
"Ion
Exchange, Core-Level Shifts, and Bond Strengths in Mesoporous Solid
Acid SBA-15," J.L. Smith**, R.G. Herman, and K Klier*, in "Molecular
Sieves: From Basic Research in Industrial Applications"
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis 158A (2005) 797-804
"SBA-Catalyzed
Synthesis of Ethers from Alcohols," S.S. Hasan**, R.G. Herman,
and K. Klier*, in "Molecular Sieves: From Basic Research
to Industrial Applications" Studies in Surface Science
and Catalysis
158B
(2005) 1343-1350
"A
Critical Assessment of Two Predictive Models of Binary Vapor-Liquid
Equilibrium", M.L. Neiman*, H. Cheng*, V. Parekh, B. Peterson
and K. Klier, Phys. Chem Chem. Phys. 6 (2004) 3474-3483
"Electronic
Structure and Reactivity of Defect MoS2 II. Bonding and Activation
of Hydrogen on Surface Defect Sites and Clusters", J.A. Spirko,
M.L. Neiman, A.M. Oelker and K. Klier*, Surface Science
572
(2004) 191-205
"Dehydrocondensation
of Alcohols to Form Ethers Over Mesoporous SBA-15 Catalyst",
R.G. Herman, F.H. Khouri, K Klier*, J.B. Higgins, M.R. Galler and
C.T. Terenna, Journal of Catalysis 228 (2004) 347-36
"Sorption of Nitrogen
Bases and XPS Study of Mesoporous Solid Acid SBA-15", J.L.
Smith, R.G. Herman, C.R. Terenna, M.R. Galler and K. Klier*, Journal
of Physical Chemistry A 108 (2004) 39-46
J.A. Spirko, M.L. Neiman,
A.M. Oelker and K. Klier* "Electronic Structure and Reactivity
of Defect MoS2 I. Relative Stabilities of Clusters and Edges, and
Electronic Surface States", Surface Science 542 (2003)
192-204
K.T. Park, A.C. Miller,
K. Klier, R.L. Opila, J.E. Rowe, "Heteroepitaxial Copper Phthalocyanine
on Au(001) Studied by High-Resolution X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy",
Surface Science Letters 529 (2003) L285-L292
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