Hooshmand Lab focuses on the following directions to engineer nanoparticles for applications in sensing and solar panels:
- Microchip-Based Devices for Ultrafast Information Processing and Cancer Biomarkers
Detection: Development of microchip-based devices integrating plasmonic nanoparticles to achieve rapid information processing and sensitive detection of cancer biomarkers, with a focus on early-stage diseases. - Hybrid Metal Nanoparticle-Semiconductor Thin Films for Rapid Cancer Detection: Exploration of hybrid metal nanoparticle-semiconductor thin films to create cost-effective nanobiosensors. These sensors leverage plasmonic nanoparticles and protein-specific antibodies for detecting cancer biomarkers in bodily fluids.
- Enhancing Solar Panels with Nanoplasmonic Coatings: Innovation in improving solar panel performance through nanoparticle-based coatings. Our approach optimizes charge transfer processes to enhance solar absorption efficiency, aiming to maximize light absorption across the visible spectrum and boost energy conversion efficiency.
