My research centers around the structure and electronic properties of complex materials including superconducting, magnetic, catalytic, and energy storage materials.
Experimental techniques used in my research include; material synthesis through arc-melting, powder metallurgy, and advanced chemical methods; characterization of the samples performed by x-ray powder diffraction, x-ray absorption fine structure, and electrochemical methods. Specific topics of interest include:
structural and electrochemical properties of advanced battery materials;
in-situ structural studies of catalytic materials for use in fuel cells;
structural and electronic properties of magnetoelectric materials and other perovskite materials prepared in the form of nanoparticles and thin films;
development of x-ray optics for synchrotron radiation experimentation.