Research summary
Studying quantum effects in low-dimensional materials can advance scientific knowledge, enable technological innovations, and potentially lead to the development of new materials and devices with valuable properties. As Canada Research Chair in Electroactive Nanostructures and Interfaces, Dr. Richard Martel is using advanced spectroscopy and chemical functionalization to explore these effects.
He and his research team are investigating nanotubes, graphene, exfoliated black phosphorus and more complex structures made of these building blocks in projects that involve nanodevices, nanohybrids and 2D membranes. They are also working on projects that challenge the resolution limits of low-energy electron spectroscopy and exploring ways to improve the function and efficiency of light-emitting nanoscale materials. Ultimately, they hope to advance the basic knowledge of interfacial chemistry (the study of the chemical processes and interactions that occur at the interfaces between different phases of matter) at the nanometer scale.