Research

Recognizing that the structural,electronic, optical, and mechanical properties of a material are controlled by the hierarchical order within the material of interest,CML researchers are involved in a number of projects that deal with materials from the near-atomic through macroscopic length scales.

The following links describe the different research activities of the CML at Princeton University.

Biomimetics and Bioinspired Materials

• Autonomic Self-Healing Materials Using Electric-Field Induced Colloidal Aggregation
• Nanoporous Silica / Piezoelectric Cantilevers for Biosensing Applications
• Neutral pH Catalysis of Silica Condensation
• Hierarchically Structured Self-Assembled Materials
• Deformation Mechanisms in Nacre
• Ceramic/polymer Composite Materials through Stereolithography

Multifunctional Materials

• Piezoelectric Microcantilevers
• Chemical Energy Conversion and Power Generation at the Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Scale

Nanoscale Science and Technology

• Electrohydrodynamic Printing (EHDP)
• Optically-Tunable Colloidal Crystallization
• Electrically Guided Assembly of Planar Superlattices
• Surfactant-Templated Mesostructured Ceramics
• Aluminum Solubility in the Presence of Citric Acid
• Silicon Nitride Ceramics

To support the many research activities within the CML, extensive facilities exist both within the CML and affiliated organizations for the processing and characterization of materials. Of particular importance is the Imaging and Analysis Center within the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM), housing a wide variety of microscopy facilities available for materials research at Princeton University.