News
2013.4.10. Ju Young becomes the champion in the inaugural END Pizza Eating Competition!
2013.3.20. Sooho and BG join the group. Welcome!
2013.2.22. Kangha and Chaewon receive M.S. degree! Congratulations!!
2012.12.17. Dennis receives an Excellent Poster Award at the 25th ISChE. [link]
2012.11.21. Chaewon receives Best Poster Award in the Division of Materials at KIChE. [link]
2012.11.8. Chaewon’s paper is accepted for publication in Journal of Physical Chemistry C. [link]
2012.11.1. Kangha’s review article on QD physics appears in 고분자 과학과 기술. [link]
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Research Highlights
C. Pak et al., “Extending the Limit of Low Energy Photocatalysis: Dye Reduction with PbSe/CdSe/CdS Core/Shell/Shell Nanocrystals of Varying Morphologies under Infrared Irradiation,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2012). [link]
Comparative studies reveal that the photocatalytic activity appears to correlate with the integral overlap of electron and hole wave functions. Tetrapod-shaped HNCs with Au tips show considerably higher photocatalytic activity for the reduction of methylene blue than sphere or pyramid-shaped HNCs of equivalent composition arrangement.
We are a group of young scientists and engineers enthused to design and synthesize novel photocatalysts and study interactions in nanokrystals for self-assembled architecture. Through rigorous understanding on light-matter interaction and colloidal forces, we design nanostructures that convert photons into useful forms of energy such as chemical potential.
KAIST 이도창 교수 연구실 홈페이지 방문을 환영합니다. 본 그룹에서는 나노소재 (나노입자 및 나노와이어) 개발을 통하여 광촉매를 비롯한 광에너지 전환에 대한 연구를 진행하고 있습니다.
[Above images: copyright by Dr. Brian Korgel at UT Austin]
