Organic metal halide hybrids for optoelectronics and spintronics

Materials Chemistry, Optoelectronics, Spintronics

Research Mentor: Biwu Ma,
Department, College, Affiliation: Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arts and Sciences
Contact Email: bma@fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required:
Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 10 hours, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Not participating in the Roundtable

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.

Research Tasks: Literature review, synthesis and characterization, data collection and analysis, presentation, report writing, etc.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Required: Microsoft word/PowerPoint, Team player, Fast learner
Recommended: Lab skills on optical spectroscopies, X-ray diffraction, wet-chemistry synthesis and purification; Computer skills on Chemdraw, Origin, Scifinder, etc.