This $413,975 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports Professor Susan M. Kauzlarich of the University of California, Davis in advancing the chemistry of germanium semiconductor nanocrystals. Through this 3-year project, the research team will utilize microwave heating to synthesize doped and alloyed germanium nanoparticles with controlled size, shape, and surface properties. The goal is to gain fundamental insights into how doping and alloying impact the optoelectronic characteristics of these semiconductor nanomaterials. The project will also train early-career scientists and develop new educational materials on semiconductor nanochemistry to disseminate the research findings to the broader community. If successful, this work has the potential to enable the production of semiconductor nanoparticles with innovative structures and useful properties for energy conversion applications.
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