Our group makes new inorganic materials. We are currently focused on inorganic semiconductors, magnets, layered van der Waals materials, and luminescent materials. Doping is a favorite strategy for introducing new functionality and for probing the properties of host materials. Materials development is generally pursued in conjunction with spectroscopic and electronic-structure studies.
We use a wide array of spectroscopic tools to explore the physical properties of inorganic materials. Techniques include electronic absorption, photoluminescence, magnetic circular dichroism (MCD), magneto-luminescence (MCPL), photoconductivity, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopies, as well as electrochemistry and magnetic susceptibility. Often, these are applied as a function of temperature or in the time domain. These physical studies are supplemented by theoretical electronic-structure analyses and dynamics simulations.
The strategy of making and measuring new materials under the same roof accelerates materials development and yields a comprehensive understanding of the physical properties of these materials.
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