The Ginger Research Group at the University of Washington pioneers techniques such as time-resolved electrostatic force microscopy (trEFM) and photoconductive atomic force microscopy (pcAFM) to study nanostructured solar cells, energy efficient light-emitting diodes, and biosensors.
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Video about us
UW "Timeless Discoveries" Video Segment about solar energy (2012)
UW Discoveries video on low cost solar energy
ACS Video on Organic Solar Cell Morphology
ACS Video on Organic Solar Cell Morphology
Lab Video
PbS Quantum Dot Synthesis
Silver Nanoprism Synthesis
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Conjugated polymer blends are promising materials for the next generation of low-cost photovoltaic materials for converting sunlight directly to electricity.
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April 2012: Brad MacLeod's paper on built-in potentials in SAM-modified organic diodes appears online in J. Phys. Chem. Lett., while Yunqi Yan's paper on photoswitchable oligonucleotide-modified gold nanoparticles and optical hybridzation stringency appears in Nano Letters. Meanwhile, Yunqi passes her 2nd year exam with no conditions, contiuing our perfect streak!19 Apr 2012 9:40 am
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9 March 2012: Congratulations to Dr. Brad MacLeod who successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis on electroabsorption measurements of the built-in voltage in polymer photodiodes. Brad has a new job studying solar cells at the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) studying in Golden CO. We'll miss him! Congratulations are also due to Adam Colbert and Liz Strein who passed their 2nd year exams with no conditions (continuing our recent perfect streak)!9 Mar 2012 10:13 pm
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Feb 15 2012: Several group members are featured talking about organic solar cells in the UW "Timeless Discoveries" video commemorating 150 years of research at UW,Watch all the clips here. Or see us talk about the future of solar energy here.
Feb 2012:The UW Advanced Materials for Energy Institute website is now live. Visit AME here to learn more about other UW faculty who are studying new materials for solar energy, batteries, and energy efficiency.10 Feb 2012 12:47 pm -
Feb 20 2012: The group ski trip to Steven's Pass was Monday Feb 207 Feb 2012 10:15 pm
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Jan 2012: Dr. Raj Giridharagopals' paper on Submicrosecond Time Resolution Atomic Force Microscopy for Probing Nanoscale Dynamics is online at Nano Letters. The team shows that they can make measurements of transient carrier rise and decay times as fast as ~100 ns with nanoscale spatial resolution and applies the method to study nanostructured solar cells.
Jan 2012: DOE Gradaute Energy Fellow Kristina Knesting's Advanced Materials paper on Spatially modulating interfacial properties of transparent conductive oxides: patterning work function with phosphonic acid SAMs and its accompanying artwork are both online at Advanced Materials.
October 2012: Dr. Kevin Noone's final paper on Photoinduced Charge Transfer and Polaron Dynamics in Polymer and Hybrid Photovoltaic Thin Films is online at J. Phys. Chem. C. and compares charge generation and areas for for improvement across families of solar cells with many different organic and inorganic donors and acceptors.7 Feb 2012 9:58 pm -
May 25 2010: Dr. Keiko Munechika's paper on Quantum Dot/Plasmonic Nanoparticle Metachromophores is online at Nano Letters.14 Jun 2011 3:18 pm
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April 2011: Rayermann Named NDSEG Fellow Congratulations to Glennis Rayermann! Glennis received notification that she will receive a prestigious 2011 NDSEG Fellowship, awarded to only ~200 out of ~2700 applicants. Way to go Glennis!18 Apr 2011 4:03 pm
