Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities
Award Year
2021
University Award
Distinguished McKnight University Professors
Section A
, Location 14
Engineering nanoscale energy transport for next-generation optoelectronics and solar cells
Russell Holmes works to understand and improve the optical and electronic behavior of nanoscale films of carbon-based, organic semiconductors. These materials will revolutionize technologies for information display, lighting, sensing, and energy conversion, by improving performance and enabling mechanically flexible devices. Holmes uses fundamental knowledge of material properties to design novel optoelectronic devices and elucidate underlying device physics. He is especially known for engineering energy transport in organic semiconductors, with applications in light-emitting devices and solar cells.