Princeton Materials Institute

@PrincetonMSE

PMI develops materials-based solutions to pressing global challenges and educates the next generation of leaders in materials science and engineering.

Princeton, NJ materials.princeton.edu Joined February 2009

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Princeton Materials Institute @PrincetonMSE Oct 14

The average solar cell could produce one percent more power by adding zinc bromide and methyl ammonium chloride during the fabrication of perovskites, according to researchers at Princeton and other institutions.

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Princeton Materials Institute @PrincetonMSE Sep 17

The cathode, a battery’s positive electrode, typically contains most of a battery’s active material. By blending two common materials, a Princeton research team has boosted solid-state battery performance while mitigating risks.

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Princeton Materials Institute @PrincetonMSE Aug 26

Researchers Saien Xie and Jaehoon Ji have created a super thin semiconductor that can be erased and reprogrammed with light. This is a step toward building more energy-efficient sensors, optoelectronic devices and computing technologies.

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materials.princeton.edu Erasable semiconductor is programmed with light Advances in semiconductors over the last 50 years have allowed engineers to create increasingly smaller semiconductor devices and power more efficient computers. But this approach is reaching its...

Princeton Materials Institute @PrincetonMSE Aug 24

As part of the 2026 Innovation Research Grants awarded by @EPrinceton, Dimitrious Fraggedakis & Liuchi Li have received project support. Grants often fuel initial discoveries that lead to larger awards from external funding agencies.

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Princeton Materials Institute @PrincetonMSE Aug 21

Congratulations to @_FelixHeide_, @KSG_Princeton, and James Sturm for receiving 2026 Innovation Research Grants for their research projects via the Tianderrah Foundation.

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