Research News

Jan 29, 2024

Students Use Robotics to Complete Organic Chemistry Lab

Debbie Willmschen More and more NC State students need to discern how to thrive in their courses via a virtual or remote environment. In turn, instructors continue to fine-tune teaching methodologies to provide the most successful outcomes possible for all students, regardless of where a student might be located.  One specific example is within the Department of… 

Feb 27, 2023

Corralling Ions Improves Viability of Next Generation Solar Cells

Researchers have discovered that channeling ions into defined pathways in perovskite materials improves the stability and operational performance of perovskite solar cells. The finding paves the way for a new generation of lighter, more flexible, and more efficient solar cell technologies suitable for practical use. Perovskite materials, which are defined by their crystalline structure, are… 

Nov 3, 2022

Integrating Robotics, Materials Science to Capture Solar Energy

In developing more effective solar panels cells, NC State researchers are establishing more inclusive, accessible ways to do science. This important work was made possible thanks to the support of the Carbon Electronics Cluster. 

Jan 26, 2022

Printing Perovskite Single Crystals for Photonics

A new paper co-authored by Tony, a Ph.D. student in MSE, will appear in Advanced Materials(link here), a premier journal in our field. About the Research Prof. Aram Amassian’s group at North Carolina State University has demonstrated a novel strategy for fabricating hybrid perovskite single crystals using a simple drying droplet that may change how… 

Jan 25, 2022

New Technique Boosts Efficiency, Sustainability of Large-Scale Perovskite Solar Cells

The technique will reduce the cost and improve the performance of mass-produced perovskite solar cells. 

Nov 16, 2021

Two Carbon Electronics Cluster Members Named to Highly Cited List

The cluster, part of the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program, is also adding two new members in January.