Nicholas Rolston
Assistant Professor
Electrical Engineering
Research Interests
Study of the connection between material degradation in renewable energy materials and devices with the evolution of mechanical and environmental stress. Goal is to develop the next-generation of photovoltaics and battery technology using the paradigm of design for reliability.
Mariana Bertoni
Fulton Energy and Materials Professor
Electrical Engineering
Research Interests
Solar absorbers and materials for energy conversion, semiconductors and oxides for carrier extraction, Synthesis and Defect Engineering, Correlative nano-scale characterization, In-situ and operando characterization, Synchrotron X-ray microscopy, X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, X-ray Ptychography.
Terry Alford
Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Materials properties for low-power electronics and novel integrated-circuit components formation and adhesion of sol-gel metal systems for biomedical applications.
Xiangfan Chen
Assistant Professor
The Polytechnic School
Research Interests
Advanced manufacturing (e.g. additive manufacturing); functional metamaterials/metasurfaces; optical/photonic devices; high-efficiency energy conversion systems; biomedical devices.
Sandwip Dey
Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Adsorbents, catalysts and membranes for sustainable energy and clean water applications.
Zhaoyang Fan
Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Research Interests
Novel electronic/photonic materials include phase-change materials and ionic conducting materials; Neuromorphic devices; Electrochemistry and advanced battery technology; Nanobiotechnology
Stephen Goodnick
Professor and Deputy Director ASU Lightworks
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Research Interests
Solid state device physics, transport in nanostructures, nanoelectronic devices and circuits, computational electronics, RF and microwave devices, optoelectronic, energy conversion devices
Jian Li
Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Design and synthesis of organic semiconductor materials, study of the structure and electrical and optical properties of organic and inorganic molecules.
José Menéndez
Professor
Department of Physics
Research Interests
Optical, structural, and transport properties of semiconductors materials, alloys, and nanostructures.
Robert Nemanich
Professor
Department of Physics
Research Interests
Semiconductor surfaces, interfaces, and processing, with a focus towards electronic and optoelectronic applications
Fernando A. Ponce
Professor
Department of Physics
Research Interests
Semiconductor materials for applications in photovoltaics, optoelectronics, and high power electronics, atomic level characterization of materials and correlation with optical and electronic properties, high-angle annular dark field imaging, cathodoluminescence, electron holography, low-loss electron energy loss spectroscopy.
David Smith
Regents’ Professor
Department of Physics
Research Interests
Development and applications of atomic-resolution electron microscopy and spectroscopy; oxide / semiconductor interfaces; solar-cells and optoelectronic devices; nanostructured materials; high-power III-nitride devices.
Trevor Thornton
Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Research Interests
Semiconductor device fabrication and characterization; RF and high power devices; electronic materials in extreme environments.
Feng Yan
Associate Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Thin film and nanomaterials for solar energy harvesting and conversion; low-dimensional semiconducting chalcogenides and Metal Thioseleno Phosphates; thin film ferroelectrics and multiferroics, scanning probe microscopy for nanoscale characterization, photomechanical response of the semiconductor materials; photoelectrochemical and photocatalysts; biomass materials for nanofibrous composites.
Sui Yang
Assistant Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Artificial materials across the scales, placing an emphasis in architecting light-matter interactions that expand or break the traditional technological boundaries.
Yong-Hang Zhang
Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Research Interests
Molecular beam epitaxy of semiconductor materials, quantum structures, and applications in optoelectronic devices such as lasers, photodetectors, and solar cells.