Prof Hongjie Dai from Stanford University presents his work on carbon nanotubes, graphene nanoribbons and graphene-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials. He discusses the biological applications of carbon nanotubes, the NIR fluorescence enhancement of carbon nanotubes and organic fluorophores on a novel plasmonic substrate for 3D molecular tracking and biological detection. He also talks about graphene nanoribbons recently developed in his lab and about his recent work on making inorganic nanoparticles and nanocrystals on graphene sheets for energy storage and electrocatalytic applications.
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This lecture will present the speaker's work on carbon nanotubes, graphene nanoribbons and graphene-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials. Biological applications of carbon nanotubes will be discussed including a new fluorescence imaging method in the so-called NIR-II region in the spectral window of 1000-1400nm. NIR fluorescence enhancement of carbon nanotubes and organic fluorophores will be presented on a novel plasmonic substrate for 3D molecular tracking and biological detection. The speaker will then talk about graphene nanoribbons, including several methods recently developed in his lab to form high quality graphene nanoribbons with narrow widths and smooth edges. Lastly, the speaker will talk about his recent work on making inorganic nanoparticles and nanocrystals on graphene sheets for energy storage and electrocatalytic applications.
About the speaker
Prof Hongjie Dai received his PhD in Applied Physics from Harvard University in 1994. After postdoctoral research at Harvard, he joined the Stanford University faculty as an Assistant Professor in 1997, and is currently the J. G. Jackson & C. J. Wood Professor of Chemistry.
Prof Dai is a leading figure in the study of carbon nanotubes and other nanomaterials. Among his awards are the American Chemical Society's ACS Pure Chemistry Award in 2002, the Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics in 2004, and the American Physical Society's James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials in 2006. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009, and to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011.
Free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come first-served basis.
