Ginger Research Group


Led by Prof. David Ginger, our team pushes the boundaries of materials and physical chemistry to power the future of energy, electronics, and sensing. From solar cells and quantum dots to cutting-edge microscopy and bioinspired sensors, we explore how nanoscale behavior drives real-world technologies.

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Quantifying the localization of charges generated upon molecular doping of conjugated polymers
Quantifying whether the charges created by molecular doping of organic semiconductors reside in localized versus mobile states is …
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Quantifying the localization of charges generated upon molecular doping of conjugated polymers
Solid-State Packing Controls Exciton Delocalization and Photophysics in Nonfullerene Acceptors
We engineer molecular packing in five derivatives of the nonfullerene acceptor Y6. Using transient absorption spectroscopy, we find …
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Solid-State Packing Controls Exciton Delocalization and Photophysics in Nonfullerene Acceptors
Emissive Traps Lead to Asymmetric Photoluminescence Line Shape in Spheroidal CsPbBr3 Quantum Dots
The morphology of quantum dots plays an important role in governing their photophysics. Here, we explore the photoluminescence of …
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Emissive Traps Lead to Asymmetric Photoluminescence Line Shape in Spheroidal CsPbBr3 Quantum Dots
Improved reverse bias stability in p-i-n perovskite solar cells with optimized hole transport materials and less reactive electrodes
As perovskite photovoltaics stride towards commercialization, reverse bias degradation in shaded cells that must current match …
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Improved reverse bias stability in p-i-n perovskite solar cells with optimized hole transport materials and less reactive electrodes
Ligand Equilibrium Influences Photoluminescence Blinking in CsPbBr3: A Change Point Analysis of Widefield Imaging Data
Photoluminescence intermittency remains one of the biggest challenges in realizing perovskite quantum dots (QDs) as scalable single …
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Ligand Equilibrium Influences Photoluminescence Blinking in CsPbBr3: A Change Point Analysis of Widefield Imaging Data
Impact of microstructure on local carrier lifetime in perovskite solar cells
The remarkable performance of hybrid perovskite photovoltaics is attributed to their long carrier lifetimes and high photoluminescence …
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Impact of microstructure on local carrier lifetime in perovskite solar cells

Latest Publications

Mengqi (Will) Sun, Zixu Huang, Muammer Y Yaman, Maxim Ziatdinov, Sergei v Kalinin, David Ginger (2025). Comparing machine learning and physics-based nanoparticle geometry determinations using far-field spectral properties. J. Phys. Chem. C Nanomater. Interfaces.

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Jessica Kline, Shaoni Kar, Benjamin F Hammel, Yunping Huang, Zixu Huang, Seth R Marder, Sadegh Yazdi, Gordana Dukovic, Bernard Wenger, Henry Snaith, David Ginger (2025). Trion Formation Hampers Single Quantum Dot Performance in Silane-Coated FAPbBr3 Quantum Dots.

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Hannah Contreras, Aidan O'Brien, Margherita Taddei, Yangwei Shi, Fangyuan Jiang, Robert J E Westbrook, Yadong Zhang, Rajiv Giridharagopal, Paul a Lee, Stephen Barlow, Seth R Marder, Neal R Armstrong, David Ginger (2025). Deposition-dependent coverage and performance of phosphonic acid interface modifiers in Halide perovskite optoelectronics.

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Jie Fang, Abhinav Kala, Rose Johnson, David Sharp, Rui Chen, Cheng Chang, Christopher Munley, Johannes E Fröch, Naresh Varnakavi, Andrew Tang, Arnab Manna, Virat Tara, Biswajit Datta, Zhihao Zhou, David Ginger, Vinod M Menon, Lih Y Lin, Arka Majumdar (2025). Free space few-photon nonlinearity in critically coupled polaritonic metasurfaces. Nat. Commun..

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Zeyuan Sun, Mengting Sun, Rajiv Giridharagopal, Robert C Hamburger, Siyu Qin, Haoxuan Li, Mitchell C Hausback, Yulong Zheng, Bohyeon Kim, Heng Tan, III, Thomas E Gartner, Elizabeth R Young, Christopher J Takacs, David Ginger, Elsa Reichmanis (2025). PH regulates ion dynamics in carboxylated mixed conductors.

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