IRG-1: Spin-Photonic Nanostructures

Creating and studying a portfolio of defect-engineered spin-photonic nanostructures to inform, expand, and inspirefuture technological capabilities

IRG-1 Unifying Core Objectives:

(1) Design and develop new nanoscale materials exhibiting novel manifestations of coupled spin and optical properties.

(2) Use-inspired basic research that will advance the characterization, modeling, and understanding of geometric and electronic structure/function relationships in nanoscale spin-photonic materials.

(3) Impact current, emerging, and future technologies by developing materials with unprecedented properties that define new capabilities and opportunities.

People

Brandi Cossairt

ChemistryIRG 1Research Faculty

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James DeYoreo

ChemistryMaterials Science and EngineeringIRG 1Research Faculty

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Scott Dunham

Electrical EngineeringAI CoreIRG 1Research Faculty

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Kai-Mei Fu

Electrical EngineeringPhysicsIRG 1IRG 1 Co-LeadIRG Leaders

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Juan Carlos Idrobo

Materials Science and EngineeringIRG 1IRG 2Research Faculty

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Xiaosong Li

ChemistryIRG 1Research Faculty

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Peter Pauzauskie

Materials Science and EngineeringIRG 1Research Faculty

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Stefan Stoll

ChemistryIRG 1Research Faculty

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Dianne Xiao

ChemistryIRG 1Research Faculty

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Daniel Gamelin

ChemistryDirectorIRG 1IRG 1 Co-Lead

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Recent Publications

1. Optical Spin Sensing and Metamagnetic Phase Control in the 2D Van der Waals Magnet Yb³⁺-Doped CrPS₄

   Baillie, Jacob T.; Pressler, Kimo; Adams, Nick J.; Horani, Faris; Snoeren, Thom J.; Beaulac, Remi; Gamelin, Daniel R.

   ACS Nano, 2025, 38, 34408-34417

   DMR-2308979IRG 1Year 3

   Daniel Gamelin

2. Advantages and Challenges of Deep Eutectic Solvents Applied to the Hot Injection Synthesis of Zinc Selenide Quantum Dots

   Pretto, Tatiane; Tallmann, Julia Gelinski; Santos, Marcos Jose Leite; Baum, Fabio

   Crystal Growth & Design, 2025, 18, 7628-7636

   DMR-2308979IRG 1Year 3

3. Size-Dependent Optical Band Gaps in Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticles

   Khaliq, Faiqa; Beck, Ryan A.; Svensson Grape, Erik; Navidi, Golnaz; Griffith, Miles; Marshall, Checkers R.; Li, Xiaosong; Brozek, Carl K.

   Journal Of The American Chemical Society, 2025, 147, 45748-45762

   DMR-2308979IRG 1Year 3

   Xiaosong Li

4. Increased Voltage in CdSe Solar Cells by Mitigation of Charge Carrier Trapping Due to Se Vacancies

   Kuciauskas, Darius; Hill, Taylor; Sites, James R.; Grover, Sachit; Tong, Yijun; Dunham, Scott T.

   Advanced Materials Technologies, 2025, e01967

   DMR-2308979IRG 1Year 3

   Scott Dunham

5. Controlling metal-organic framework crystallization via computer vision and robotic handling

   Chong, Kai Xiang; Alsabia, Qusai Abdulkhaliq; Ye, Zuyang; McDaniel, Andrew; Baumgardner, Douglas; Xiao, Dianne; Sun, Shijing

   Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, 2025, 33, 27279-27289

   DMR-2308979IRG 1Year 3

   Shijing Sun, Dianne Xiao