Light-Matter Interactions in Soft-Semiconductors

Soft-semiconductors, such as halide perovskites, are functional materials with dynamic crystal lattice that enables strong interactions between the atoms, charge carriers (electrons), and electromagnetic radiation (light).
In the lab we are developing a unique microscopy/spectroscopy setup that will allow us to study these materials under various excitations from visible light and up to high-energy X-ray radiation.
The hypothesis is that in soft-semiconductors, the different excitations will modify the physical and structural dynamics, unlike traditional semiconductors, and will allow us to gain deeper understanding regarding the fundamental light-matter interactions in these unique materials.

Photoluminesence microscopy