Our research focuses on understanding and manipulating fundamental interactions at the nanoscale. Our expertise includes synthesis and characterization of novel nanomaterials, including:

• Nano-assembled actuable materials
• Nano-plasmonics 
• Nano-structured photovoltaics 

Recent papers:
Low temperature energy transfer via self-trapped excitons in Mn-doped 2D organic halide perovskites. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. (2020)
Impact of Bis(imino)pyridine Ligands on Mesoscale Properties of CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots. J. Phys. Chem. C, (2020)

Tres jóvenes de origen mexicano participan en programa de la NASA en el Valle Central
See the video here of Lab member Jorge Arteaga being interviewed by Univision 

  

UC Merced, NASA working to develop spray-on solar cells to be used in space (reported on KFSN-TV)