Synthesis of various inorganic or inorganic-organic hybrid materials, including magnetic nanoparticles, non-linear optical crystals, metal organic framework, actinide bearing materials, and industrial minerals.
Characterization of inorganic materials using single crystal XRD and other analytical techniques, including powder XRD, elemental analysis (ICP-MS, EDS), vibrational spectroscopy (FTIR, Raman, UV-Vis), thermal analysis (TGA, DSC), electron microscopy (SEM, TEM), and particle size analysis (microtrac, DLS), etc.
Investigation of the structure-related optical, electric, magnetic properties and study of the relationship between structure and property.
Development new separation methods for recovering useful industrial minerals, such as Li and U, and removing toxic (As, Cr) or radioactive elements (Tc99, I129, Cs133) from aqueous solution using nanomaterials and nanotechniques.
Study of the fundamental coordination chemistry of actinide elements (Th, U, Np) in both solid state and aqueous solution.
