Application areas
Our research focuses on the development of functional nanomaterials for a variety of applications, with an emphasis on sustainability and health. Materials of interest include metal-oxide thin films, nanoparticles of 2D materials, and metal halide perovskites, among others. Current topics of focus include:
- Developing scalable manufacturing processes for nanomaterials, including new spatial atomic layer deposition techniques
- Improving the stability of next-generation devices, such as perovskite photovoltaics
- Barrier coatings for sustainable packaging materials
- Developing 2D materials for cancer imaging and therapy
- Developing 2D materials for chemical sensing of toxic heavy metal pollutants
- Integrating combinatorial approaches and machine learning into the development of nanomaterials