Cherie R Kagan Research Group

The Kagan group’s research is focused on studying the chemical and physical properties of nanostructured materials and in integrating materials with optical, electrical, magnetic, mechanical, and thermal properties for (multi-)functional devices. We combine the flexibility of chemistry and bottom-up assembly with top-down fabrication techniques to design materials and devices. We explore the properties of materials and measure the characteristics of devices using spatially- and temporally-resolved optical spectroscopies, AC and DC electrical techniques, electrochemistry, scanning probe and electron microscopies, and analytical measurements.

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Research Highlights


Non-Newtonian Binary Cu Nanocrystal–Microcrystal Colloidal Inks for Printable Nanoscale-Soldered Conductors and RF Electronics

Xu, Jun; Ng, Jonah J.; Cai, Lujie; Zaccarin, Anne-Marie; Zhan, Runyang; Hua, Yucong; Machold, Michael; Raney, Jordan R.; Turner, Kevin T.; III, Roy H. Olsson; Kagan, Cherie R.

Non-Newtonian Binary Cu Nanocrystal–Microcrystal Colloidal Inks for Printable Nanoscale-Soldered Conductors and RF Electronics Journal Article

In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2026.

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All-Inorganic, Bicontinuous, Bandgap-Engineered Epitaxially-Fused PbSe Quantum Dot/CdS Matrix Heterostructures for Optoelectronic and Electronic Applications

Ng, Jonah J.; Ladd, Dylan M.; Mallavarapu, Akhila; White, Keith P.; Chen, Gary; Yang, Shengsong; Xu, Jun; Tian, Tony; Murray, Christopher B.; Toney, Michael F.; Kagan, Cherie R.

All-Inorganic, Bicontinuous, Bandgap-Engineered Epitaxially-Fused PbSe Quantum Dot/CdS Matrix Heterostructures for Optoelectronic and Electronic Applications Journal Article

In: ACS Nano, 2026.

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Cavity-Mediated Radiative Energy Transfer Enables Stable, Low-Threshold Lasing in Hybrid Quantum Dot-Nanoplatelet Supraparticles

Gonzalez, Cristian; Choi, Yun Chang; Chen, Gary; Xu, Jun; Kang, Clair Yejin; Marino, Emanuele; Kagan, Cherie R.; Murray, Christopher B.

Cavity-Mediated Radiative Energy Transfer Enables Stable, Low-Threshold Lasing in Hybrid Quantum Dot-Nanoplatelet Supraparticles Journal Article

In: ACS Nano, 2026.

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Hydrazine-free precursor for solution-processed all-inorganic Se and Se1−xTex photovoltaics

Alfieri, Adam D.; Das, Swarnendu; Kisslinger, Kim; Everhart, Brian M.; Leblanc, Chloe; Ford, Jamie; Kagan, Cherie R.; Glavin, Nicholas R.; Stach, Eric A.; Jariwala, Deep

Hydrazine-free precursor for solution-processed all-inorganic Se and Se1−xTex photovoltaics Journal Article

In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2025.

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Shape effects on the 2D self-assembly of lithographically fabricated nanoparticles

Cai, Yi-Yu; Gu, Zeyu; Yang, Shengsong; Murray, Christopher B.; Kagan, Cherie R.

Shape effects on the 2D self-assembly of lithographically fabricated nanoparticles Journal Article

In: Nanoscale, 2025.

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