Overall Research Project Description New functional materials are one of the keys to the advancement of technologies useful for our daily life. Organic metal halide hybrids including metal halide perovskites, in which organic and metal halide ions form ionically bonded single crystals, are an emerging class of functional materials that have potential applications in a wide range of technological areas, from optoelectronics to spintronics. The PI’s group is a world-leading group in the field and has published dozens of seminal works during the last few years, involving synthesis, characterization, and application of this new class of functional hybrid materials. In this UROP research project, the undergraduate students will be working with senior graduate students in the PI’s group to further develop and study new organic metal halide hybrids for various applications, e.g. light emitting diodes (LEDs), X-ray detection and imaging devices, and spintronic devices. The students will learn to prepare new materials in the forms of both bulk single crystals and nanocrystals, characterize their structural, optical, electronic, and magnetic properties using various tools, test their performance in devices, as well as write research reports and prepare oral and poster presentations. With all the activities, the undergraduate students are expected to receive training in multidisciplinary materials research.