Need to take note of this #chemsky #compchemsky. For anyone in perovskites this GRC is a legend.

(Sadly, for me too so far. Did not manage to go and need to make a better effort this time! Thank you @jpcorreabaena.bsky.social and other organizers!)

Check this out and come join us!
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The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Unconventional Semiconductors is accepting applications. Limited to 200 spots, so please apply early!

When: July 26-31, 2026.
Where: University of Southern Maine.

You are right.... I carry my passport card with me at all times these days, unfortunately.

Recipe for Flat Bands in Pyrochlore Materials: A Chemist’s Perspective Materials in which atoms are arranged in a pyrochlore lattice have found renewed interest, as, at least theoretically, orbitals on that lattice can form flat bands. However, real materials often do not behave according to theoretical models, which is why there has been a dearth of pyrochlore materials exhibiting flat band physics. Here, we examine the conditions under which ideal “pyrochlore bands” can exist in real materials and how to have those close to the Fermi level. We find that the simple model used in the literature does not apply to the bands at the Fermi level in real pyrochlore materials. However, surprisingly, we find that certain oxide compounds that have oxygen orbitals inside the pyrochlore tetrahedra do exhibit near-ideal pyrochlore bands near the Fermi level. We explain this observation by a generalized tight-binding model, including the oxygen orbitals. We further classify all known pyrochlore materials based on their crystal structure, band structure, and chemical characteristics and propose materials to study in future experiments.

My top 3 new papers in @jacs.acspublications.org:

i) Recipe for Flat Bands in Pyrochlore Materials
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

ii) MACE-OFF... MLFF for Organic Molecules pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

iii) Ptychographic Observation of Li... at Sub-Angstrom Resolution pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

I'm happy to have hosted Xiangyu in my labs for the past 3 years!

Feldmann Lab at EPFL is hiring at PhD and Postdoc Level in Spectroscopy and Nanomaterials

𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 #𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 on the 𝐏𝐇𝐃 & 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐂 level!
If you are interested in #spectroscopy & #materials science for spin-/optoelectronics, please consider joining our team. Details on the positions and how to apply:
www.feldmannlab.com/open-positions
Sharing with your network is greatly appreciated!🙏:) #EPFL

Nice work!!

Dimensional Control in Phase-Pure Coevaporated Quasi-2D Ruddlesden–Popper Structures Fast, uncontrolled crystallization with several competing pathways makes solution-processing of phase-pure quasi-two-dimensional (quasi-2D) metal halide Ruddlesden–Popper thin films challenging. Typic...

🚀 New work out!
We show how thermal evaporation enables structural control of quasi-2D perovskites — overcoming disorder from solution processing.
Synchrotron X-rays + ultrafast spectroscopy reveal how phosphonic acids tune dimensionality.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
@gatechengineers.bsky.social

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Very excited to co-organize this amazing event today @gatechengineers.bsky.social

Today we talk about energy all day.
research.gatech.edu/georgia-tech-e…

@gtmattersystems.bsky.social

Another great MRS!

NSF GRFP Awards by the Year:
2021 - 2074
2022 - 2193
2023 - 2555
2024 - 2036
2025 - 1000

Again, these funding cuts will have drastic longterm effects on the scientific future of the US.......

@jeremymberg.bsky.social @altnih4science.bsky.social

Come check out all the great research from IMOD members presented at the Spring MRS meeting 🥵

Looks amazing! Do you have a favorite recipe you can share? Would be fun to try it out

Great to host the National Academy of Engineering regional meeting @gatechengineers.bsky.social

Lots of great discussions on manufacturing for low cost and clean energy production.

A very nice team!

Great talk today! Thanks David!

Great work by my @imod-stc.bsky.social colleagues! Quantum dot shapes influence photo luminescence ☀️

Celebrating the scientific achievements of Quyen @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social

Many thanks for the invite to the organizers. What a great crew 🥰

@oanajurchescu.bsky.social
@echemratcliff.bsky.social
@stingelin.bsky.social

For materials scientist Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, innovation means daring to solve hard problems Reflections on mentorship, inclusion, and more from Dr. Correa-Baena.

Hear from materials scientist Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena www.cell.com/news-do/50-i...

@jpcorreabaena.bsky.social

Making Solar Energy More Accessible with Perovskite YouTube video by Georgia Tech Research

Solar power is on the rise in the U.S., but silicon-based solar panels are costly to produce. @jpcorreabaena.bsky.social has found a way to make promising perovskite crystals more stable. b.gatech.edu/4hLQGvn

@imod-stc.bsky.social is representing at the Atlanta Science Festival kick off event at @gatechengineers.bsky.social ! Thanks to all the volunteers. It was a great event!!

Huge thank you to John Curley from Meta Reality Labs for an illuminating talk at yesterday’s All-Hands Meeting! The IMOD community is inspired by the possibilities for augmented and virtual reality technologies — enabled by innovative research in quantum dots and optoelectronic materials.

A Georgia Tech and an @imod-stc.bsky.social connection! Great to see colleagues on the West Coast for the GRC on Nanomaterials for Energy Applications!

Check out this work and the corresponding publication:

pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...

For more stable perovskite solar cells!

Chair Yuri and Vice Chair of the Nanomaterials for energy GRC meet in Ventura. Missing our other Vice Chair Neil Dasgupta

Great start of the week w top talks by Gleb Yushin, Husam Alshareef, @kelseyhatzell.bsky.social
and Amy Marschilok

@rsc.org sponsored

www.grc.org/nanomaterial...

Exciting news for the MSE community! 🎉 Antonio Facchetti has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his pioneering work in molecular materials. His research is driving the next generation of electronics and sustainable tech! 🏆🔬
Read more: www.mse.gatech.edu/news/mses-fa...

👏 Congratulations to MSE’s Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena for being honored by President Biden as one of nearly 400 Early Career Scientists! 🌟 A shining example of innovation and excellence in #MaterialsScience. #GTproud

😸 let's continue to inspire the next generation of students and researchers!

Collage including the headshots of all the scientists featured in our 50 scientists that inspire series in 2024.

Meet all 50 of our inspiring scientists from 2024. Their names and handles are threaded below.
www.cell.com/topic/cell-d...

Congrats! This is such a great honor 🎉

Thanks for the shout out @kamat.bsky.social !

In this perspective, we look into the role of self assembled monolayers on hole extraction for Sn-based perovskite solar cell
@gatechengineers.bsky.social