The Energy Gap Scaling Law (EGL) discovered in Quantum Dots (cited 76+ times)
Seed-growth synthesis of CdSe Quantum Dots (cited 318+ times)
Spray-on Solar Cell for the mobile warfighter
Statistical Common Author Networks (SCAN) (most recent article on bibliometrics)
Nanometal Surface Energy Transfer (cited 342+ times)
Areas of Technical Expertise
Our Ph.D.-level experts are trained in several technical areas and have published their work in top tier peer-reviewed journals. They use their skill and knowledge to provide top-quality consulting services.
Bibliometrics
Familiar with many modern bibliometric methods, as well as development of novel methods such as Statistical Common Author Networks (SCAN)
Read the paper...Metamaterials
Assists the US Government with research investment decisions in optical and radio-frequency metamaterials efforts
Chemistry
Ph.D.-training in Chemistry provides a broad physical sciences background in materials, analytical methods, theoretical techniques and computational tools
Specific emphasis in photophysical processes in nanomaterials...Instrument Design
Designed, built and programmed a low-cost white LED-based photoconductivity instrument.
Infrared Materials
Assist the US Government with research investment decisions in infrared photodetector materials and infrared emitters
Applied Nanoscience
Unconventional approaches to nanomaterials: Photothermal melting of dilute, quantum dot-doped thin polymer films to enhance energy transfer through resonant coupling for all-optical write-once-read-many (WORM) memory.
Read the paper...Blinking & Brightening in Quantum Dots
Laser micro-photoluminescence revealed intensity-dependent relationship of blinking and photobrightening in small clusters of quantum dots
Read the paper...Photovoltaic Solar Cells
Developed an unconventional technique for using an off-the-shelf handheld airbrush to spray-deposit a custom formulation of photovoltaic paint based on semiconductor nanorods. Produced nanometer-thin, uniform films that functioned successfully as photovoltaic cells to provide on-demand, portable solar power for the warfighter
Read the paper...Quantum Dot Nanocomposites
Directed assembly of optical nanomaterials shows carefully engineered control of resonance effects induces ultrafast energy transfer in nanocomposite materials composed of semiconductor quantum dots coupled to either metal nanocrystals or conjugated polymers
Read the paper...Electronic Energy Transfer
Formulated the theory for Nanometal Surface Energy Transfer (NSET) which describes how DNA/nanometal-based bioconjugates achieve unprecedented long-distance measurements as optical rulers
Read the paper...Time-Resolved Laser Spectroscopy
One of the first observations of the surface-trapped charged exciton in CdSe quantum dots
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