Ginger Research Group


At the Ginger Lab, we push the boundaries of materials science 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

Zixu Huang, Farhad Akrami, Junxiang Zhang, Stephen Barlow, Seth R Marder, David Ginger (2025). Surface Passivation for Halide Optoelectronics: Comparing Optimization and Reactivity of Amino-Silanes with Formamidinium. arXiv [cond-mat.mtrl-sci].

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Sung-Joo Kwon, Rajiv Giridharagopal, Yusuf Olanrewaju, Justin Neu, Wei You, Franky So, David Ginger (2025). Quantifying the localization of charges generated upon molecular doping of conjugated polymers. J. Am. Chem. Soc..

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Robert J. E. Westbrook, Andrew J. Levin, Wei Gao, Urvashi Bothra, Saied Md Pratik, Baobing Fan, Francis R. Lin, Qian-Qian Zhang, Khoa Ngo, Werner Kaminsky, Jean-Luc Bredas, Veaceslav Coropceanu, Alex K. -Y. Jen, Michael F. Toney, David Ginger (2025). Solid-State Packing Controls Exciton Delocalization and Photophysics in Nonfullerene Acceptors. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

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Madeleine D. Breshears, Justin Pothoof, Rajiv Giridharagopal, David Ginger (2025). Subdiffraction Imaging of Carrier Dynamics in Halide Perovskite Semiconductors: Effects of Passivation, Morphology, and Ion Motion. ACS NANO.

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Rui Su, Jingshan Chai, Yusen Pei, Yusuf Olanrewaju, Liang Yan, Justin Neu, Jake Mauthe, Katherine Stewart, Somayeh Kashani, Neha Chaturvedi, Stefan Nikodemski, Jarrett H. Vella, Aram Amassian, David Ginger, Ji-Seon Kim, Harald Ade, Wei You, Franky So (2025). Two-Stage Bipolaron Formation in Molecularly Doped Conjugated Polymers. ADVANCED MATERIALS.

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