Washington State University — Department of Physics & Astronomy

Simulated synchrotron X-ray scattering pattern from the Collins Group

 

Simulated X-ray scattering pattern

The Collins Group

 

Our research is highly interdisciplinary, straddling physics, materials science, electrical engineering, and chemistry. We specialize in developing and using synchrotron X-ray techniques to investigate carbon-based materials designed for novel optoelectronic applications.

We strive to understand how interactions of organic molecules and polymers in aggregate and at interfaces govern the creation, transport, and annihilation of excited and charged states.

Meet Our TeamOur Research

 

4+

Disciplines

7k+

citations

15+

international collaborators

WSU

Pullman, WA

What We Do

Interdisciplinary Research at the Frontier

Synchrotron X-Ray

Developing and applying cutting-edge X-ray scattering and spectroscopy techniques at national synchrotron facilities.

Optoelectronics

Engineering carbon-based materials with novel properties for power generation, storage, illumination, and sensing.

Organic Materials

Probing how organic molecules and polymers in aggregate govern excited and charged state dynamics at interfaces.

Collaboration

Bridging physics, materials science, electrical engineering, and chemistry in a highly interdisciplinary environment.

Latest Work

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  • Devin Publishes Optimization of Microfluidic Flow Cell Geometry Paper in RSC: Lab on a Chip

    Graduate student Devin Grabner’s work on characterizing and optimizing microfluidic flow cell geometry for in situ resonant soft X-ray characterization of molecular nanostructures has been published in the RSC Journal: Lab on a Chip. This work directly characterizes the deformation of silicon nitride (SiN) membranes used as windows under experimental conditions for various cell configurations. […]

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  • Publication highlighted in WSU Insider and Wider News Media

    The WSU Insider has highlighted Tammanna Khan’s recent work in Advanced Materials. Commissioned artwork for the publication shown above depicts a new Fastlane for the red ions that can be opened or closed at the molecular level. The artwork was done by Ryan Allen at Second Bay Studios. Other news media has picked up the […]

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  • Tamanna Khan’s work published in Advanced Materials

    Recent graduate, Tamanna Khan has had her PhD work published in in Advanced Materials. Her work titled “Local Chemical Enhancement and Gating of Organic Coordinated Ionic-Electronic Transport” reports on the discovery of how ion transport can be concentrated, accelerated, and gated inside a nanochannel ‘ion superhighway.’ This was achieved by lining the nanochannel with either […]

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Interested in Our Research?

We welcome motivated students and postdocs with backgrounds in physics, chemistry, materials science, or engineering to contact us.

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