Solar Energy
Jochen Autschbach
Computation of molecular response properties (spectra, electric and magnetic properties); carbon nanotubes; fullerenes; metal clusters.
Sarbajit Banerjee
Synthesis and surface chemistry of oxide nanoparticles; directed assembly and device integration of nanoparticles, nanowires, and carbon nanotubes; functional nanocrystal films for gate dielectric and photovoltaics; raman spectroscopy and XANES characterization of nanomaterials.
Alexander N. Cartwright
Ultrafast Optical Properties of materials and devices; Semiconductor Quantum Dots and Hybrid Inorganic:Organic Materials and Devices; Biophotonics: Biological and Chemical Sensors; Optical Non-Destructive Testing; Nanophotonics and Nanoelectronics.
Javid Rzayev
Novel synthetic approaches in polymer chemistry; polymer self-assembly in solution and bulk; shape-persistent macromolecules.
Mark T. Swihart
Synthesis and application of nanoparticles; application of chemical engineering science (chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, transport phenomena) to understand and improve processes by which these materials are prepared.
David F. Watson
Assembly of inorganic nanoparticles into ordered materials; characterization of the photoinduced electron transfer reactivity of composite inorganic nanomaterials.
