We develop fundamental understanding and process engineering to control a spectrum of advanced materials for semiconductor device and nanotechnology applications, ranging from nanoparticle catalysts and magnetic nanoparticles to impedance glucose sensor devices and ultrawide bandgap electronics to supramolecular assemblies and interfacial engineering of nanomaterials.
Faculty
WE WORK ON HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST DEVELOPMENT in my laboratory and our ultimate goal is to obtain a fundamental understanding of these catalysts at the atomic level. Our approach is to synthesize well-defined heterogeneous catalysts using nanoparticle oxides with various shapes and sizes as supports and carefully control the deposition of active metal onto these supports using atomic layer deposition (ALD), or other more conventional catalyst synthesis methods, such as precipitation-deposition or incipient wetness impregnation.…