Christopher B. Murray Group

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Richard Perry University Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemistry
P.O. Box 394
231 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323
Office: Chemistry 347
Tel: 215-898-0588
Email: cbmurray@sas.upenn.edu

Department of Materials Science & Engineering
3231 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6272
Office: LRSM 322
Email: cbmurray@seas.upenn.edu

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Recent Publications

Thiocyanate-Capped Nanocrystal Colloids: Vibrational Reporter of Surface Chemistry and Solution-Based Route to Enhanced Coupling in Nanocrystal Solids

Studies of Liquid Crystalline Self-Assembly of GdF3 Nanoplates by In-Plane, Out-of-Plane SAXS

Synthesis and Oxygen Storage Capacity of Two-Dimensional Ceria Nanocrystals.

Carrier Distribution and Dynamics of Nanocrystal Solids Doped with Artificial Atoms.

Investigating the Phosphine Chemistry of Se Precursors for the Synthesis of PbSe Nanorods

Polymorphism in Self-Assembled AB6 Binary Nanocrystal Superlattices

Multiscale Periodic Assembly of Striped Nanocrystal Superlattice Films on a Liquid Surface

Morphologically controlled synthesis of colloidal upconversion nanophosphors and their shape-directed self-assembly

A Generalized Ligand-Exchange Strategy Enabling Sequential Surface Functionalization of Colloidal Nanocrystals

Collective Dipolar Interactions in Self-Assembled Magnetic Binary Nanocrystal Superlattice Membranes

Synthesis of Monodisperse PbSe Nanorods: A Case for Oriented Attachment.

Electronic states and optical properties of PbSe nanorods and nanowires..

More papers

Innovative nanoparticle synthesis
The synthesis of nanomaterials is the central component of our groups strength. Mapping materials properties with size is possible when samples of nanocrystals are monodisperse in size, shape, composition, internal structure, and surface chemistry.

Nanocrystal Assemblies
When atoms or molecules organize into condensed systems, new collective phenomena develop. Like atoms or molecules, but in the next level of hierarchy, nanocrystals can behave as artificial atoms serving as the building blocks to new designer solids.

Nanocrystal Based Devices and Doping
Putting artificial atoms to work necessitates that we build upon a rigorous understanding of the physical properties of individual nanocrystals to allow the properties of coupled nanocrystals in the solids to be uncovered and harnessed in new devices.

Binary Nanocrystal Superlattices
My team has championed modular approaches to multifunctional nanocomposites by focusing on binary crystallization of colloidal nanoparticles.