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Superconducting Materials

Robert Cava

Russell Wellman Moore Professor of Chemistry

Andlinger Center Associated Faculty

Location: A88 Frick Chemistry Laboratory
Phone Number: 609-258-0016
Email Address: rcava@princeton.edu

Research Description:

Synthesis, discovery and characterization of new superconducting, thermoelectric, and semiconducting materials.

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Iain McCulloch

Director, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Gerhard R. Andlinger '52 Professor in Energy and Environment

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Andlinger Center Executive Committee

Location: 118 Andlinger Center
Phone Number: 609-258-9340
Email Address: iain@princeton.edu

Research Description:

Design, synthesis and development of semiconducting small molecules and polymers for use as transistors for display, solar cells and biological sensing. Toics include organic photovoltaics, photo- and electrocatalysis for fuel production, carbon capture and conversion, biological sensing and electrochemical devices, solid-state optical semiconducting sensors for ions, and semiconducting polymers for organic electrochemical transistors.

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Nai Phuan Ong

Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics

Andlinger Center Associated Faculty

Location: 302 Jadwin Hall
Phone Number: 609-258-4347
Email Address: npo@princeton.edu

Research Description:

Thermoelectrics, fundamental studies of superconductivity, novel superconducting and magnetic materials, topological insulators, Dirac-Weyl metals

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Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Physics

Inaugural Co-director, Princeton Quantum Initiative

Andlinger Center Associated Faculty

Location: 384 Jadwin Hall
Phone Number: 609-258-4390
Email Address: yazdani@princeton.edu

Research Description:

Fundamental studies of the origin of superconductivity, particularly in high-temperature cuprate superconductors, to aid search for materials that exhibit superconductivity at higher temperatures; study of topological quantum states in materials  and their use for dissipation-less transport

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