Recent News
Dr. Mitzi named to Global Highly Cited Researchers list for 2021
November 17, 2021
Dr. David Mitzi is one of six Duke Engineering professors named to Clarivate Analytics Global Highly Cited Researchers List. Congratulations Dr. Mitzi!
Congrats to Dr. McKeown Wessler!
November 17, 2021
Garrett C. McKeown Wessler successfully defended his dissertation titled "Discovery & Design of Complex Chalcogenide Semiconductors for Optical & Energy Conversion Applications". We wish him all the best of luck in his future endeavors. Congratulations Dr. McKeown Wessler!
David Mitzi and other Duke professors research energy materials for climate change solutions
August 10, 2021
Profs David Mitzi, Olivier Delaire, and [...]
Julie named Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton!
May 11, 2021
Group alumna Dr. Julie Euvard has been named a Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow in the Andlinger Center for Energy & the Environment at Princeton University!
Eric wins a Best Poster award at the 2021 Virtual MRS Spring Meeting!
April 27, 2021
Eric Chang, an undergraduate researcher in the group, was among the recipients of the Best Poster award at the 2021 Virtual Spring MRS Meeting. Congratulations Eric!
David Mitzi quoted in an NBC News article on the future of perovskites
April 19, 2021
David Mitzi and other prominent researchers were quoted in a recent NBC News story on the prospects for perovskite solar cell technology.
Akash's study on phase-change perovskites was highlighted on Perovskite-info!
December 16, 2020
Akash Singh and Manoj Jana recently reported on the crystalline-glass tranisition in a metal halide [...]
David Mitzi named among the "Most Highly Cited Researchers" for another year!
December 12, 2020
David Mitzi was once again included in the list of the world's "Most Highly Cited [...]
Spotlight on Manoj's new Nature Communications article!
October 15, 2020
Congratulations to Manoj on publishing his paper on chirality transfer in 2D hybrid perovskites in Nature Communications!
Jiwoo is inducted into Tau Beta Pi!
May 11, 2020
Jiwoo Song, along with 14 other outstanding Duke undergraduate engineering students were virtually inducted in April into Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honors society.
Congratulations Jiwoo!
David Mitzi listed among world's Highly Cited Researchers
November 20, 2019
David Mitzi is one of six Duke engineering professors (and 54 total Duke Universitiy researchers) included in Clarivate Analytics annual list of Highly Cited Researchers [...]
Betul wins the 2019 FIP Chambers Scholarship
October 28, 2019
Betul is one of five Duke graduate students awarded the scholarships and fellowships from the Fitzpatrick Institute of Photonics for the 2019-2020 year. [...]
David Mitzi wins 2020 ACS National Award for Chemistry of Materials
September 6, 2019
David Mitzi, the Simon Family Professor of Duke Engineering and a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, has won the 2020 American Chemical Society National Award in the Chemistry of Materials, sponsored by DuPont. [...]
Wiley successfully defends his dissertation!
March 25, 2019
Wiley Dunlap-Shohl today defended his dissertation titled "Novel Fabrication Approaches for Optoelectronic Halide Semiconductor Thin Films and Devices." Wiley was Dr.
Dr. Mitzi named to 2018 Highly Cited Researchers list
November 28, 2018
David Mitzi is one of six Duke engineering professors named to Clarivate Analytics "Highly Cited Researchers" list.
Betul & Jiwoo present their solution processing work during Duke's Energy Week
November 5, 2018
As a part of Duke's Energy Week, Betul and Jiwoo presented their work on solution processing of CBTS absorbers for solar and photoelectrochemical cells at the [...]
Wiley publishes a comprehensive review on synthesis methods for halide perovskite thin-films!
November 2, 2018
Congratulations to Wiley, who recently published a review article entitled "Synthetic Approaches for Halide Perovskite Thin [...]
Supercomputer Predicts Optical and Thermal Properties of Complex Hybrid Materials
October 8, 2018
Computational models of layered hybrid perovskites open new material design space for light-based applications such as LEDs and water purification
RTNN awards Maryam their 2018 Collaborative Research Award & Maxine the Student Outreach Awards
September 27, 2018
The RTNN is pleased to announce its outstanding 2018 award recipients. The awardees were all honored at a dinner reception.
Qiwei successfully defends his PhD thesis!
August 22, 2018
Qiwei Han, who is a joint student in the Jie Liu research group, successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled “Additive Engineering for High-Performance Perovskite Photovoltaics.”
Duke Engineers Join National Center on Emerging Energy Materials
August 21, 2018
Three Duke faculty members will work to develop new hybrid organic-inorganic semiconductors for novel energy applications
Newly expanded Energy Research Seed Fund awards 8 grants to Duke faculty members
April 26, 2018
Research projects that explore advances in energy materials, novel perspectives on resilience and sustainability, and energy storage solutions will receive funding in 2018 from the Duke University Energy Initiative’s [...]
Mitzi Elected to Materials Research Society Fellows
February 10, 2018
David Mitzi, Simon Family Professor with faculty appointments in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and in the Department of Chemistry, has been elected to the 2018 class of [...]
Laser Evaporation Technology to Create New Solar Materials
January 3, 2018
Materials scientists at Duke University have developed a method to create hybrid thin-film materials that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to make. The technique could be the gateway to new generations of solar cells, light-emitting diodes and photodetectors.
Energy Initiative Awards Seven New Seed Grants
April 28, 2017
Research projects that explore new possibilities for energy storage, reliability, and sustainable development will receive funding in 2017 from the Duke University Energy Initiative’s Energy Research Seed Fund.