Our materials development efforts aim to enable next-generation quantum dot functionalities by achieving precise and programmable control over their electronic, optical, and magneto-optical properties. We pursue this goal through:

• Rational control of size, shape, and composition to engineer quantum confinement and band structure
• Compositional grading and heterostructure design to tailor carrier dynamics and interfacial processes
• Advanced surface chemistry and passivation strategies to control charge transport and environmental coupling
• Magnetic, electronic, and optical doping to introduce new spin, charge, and light-matter interactions
• Intentional incorporation and control of functional defects as active elements for emerging device concepts