Research Interests:

Underlying goals of our research program include (i) synthesis and characterization of novel nanoscale materials, (ii) elucidation of their fundamental optoelectronic properties, and (iii) design and demonstration of functional devices based on these nanoscale materials.

While much of the work in our laboratory has been directed toward solar energy conversion, fundamental research in this expanding field has far reaching implications that extend to other present and future devices that operate on a molecular level. Ultimately, we will be able to rationally design multi-functional nanoscale interfaces to perform specific functions. Our research has also branched out to biomedical imaging, photocatalysis and development of hybrid light-emitting diodes. Summarized below are our recent discoveries that provide new directions for our future research.