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:
Directed assembly of magnetic and semiconducting nanoparticles with tunable and synergistic functionality. Scientific Reports, 9,  15784 2019.
Size and Temperature Dependence of Photoluminescence of Hybrid Perovskite Nanocrystals.  J. Chem. Phys. 151, 154705 2019.
UC Merced, NASA working to develop spray-on solar cells to be used in space (reported on KFSN-TV)
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updated group photo at SNS BBQ, 2019.
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