Functional Nanomaterials Lab (FuNL) at KAUST
Materials for Photonics and Energy Research at KAUST
At King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), several labs collaborate on the development of new materials for photonics and energy applications. The Functional Nanomaterials Lab examines the chemistry and physics of self-assembled hybrid organic-inorganic materials for optoelectronics, photonics, and energy applications, in particular hybrid perovskites and metal nanoclusters. At the Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy and Imaging Laboratory, ultrafast laser and electron methodologies are being developed to study the dynamics of photogenerated charges in materials and light harvesting devices, in order design efficient solar cells, LEDs and photodetectors. In the Functional Nanomaterials & Devices Group, electrochemistry-based technologies are being developed for capacitive energy storage, mobile ion batteries, on-chip storage solutions for sensor networks and IoT applications. In the Photonics Laboratory, group-III semiconductor materials and devices are developed for laser light sources and photodetectors that will revolutionize data communication and sensing.