The optical and electrical properties of nanomaterials arise from their excitons, which are bound electron-hole pairs. Because of the nm-size confinement, excitonic effects on the optical and electrical properties of the nanomaterial are enhanced.  In this talk, I will present our experimental capabilities to study nanomaterials.  In particular, femtosecond laser spectroscopy and microscopy will be discussed.  Additionally, I will present some of our recent publications by undergraduate students in the topic of exciton ultrafast dynamics in atomically-thin two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D-TMD).

Micro Nano Technology Collaborative Undergraduate Research Network (MNT-CURN)

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Aziz Boulesbaa, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center (2023), "Exciton Ultrafast Dynamics in Nanomaterials," https://nanohub.org/resources/38249.

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1. 2D transition metals
2. ATE Centers
3. excitons
4. material properties
5. materials science
6. microscopy
7. MNT-CURN
8. MNT-EC
9. nanomaterials
10. optical properties
11. spectrocopy