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CHOISE Scientific Collaboration Awarded the 2026 Royal Society of Chemistry Faraday Horizon Prize

Daniel Morton — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:41:23 +0000

CHOISE Scientific Collaboration Awarded the 2026 Royal Society of Chemistry Faraday Horizon Prize Daniel Morton Tue, 06/23/2026 - 18:41

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The Center for Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Semiconductors for Energy (CHOISE) has been awarded the 2026 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Faraday Horizon Prize, in recognition of its creation of a new class of chiral semiconductors that unify the control of spin, charge, and light within a single electronically active material platform.

CHOISE is a Department of Energy-funded Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) bringing together 17 research groups from nine institutions: the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), Duke University, the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, San Diego State University, the University of Toledo, the University of Utah, and the University of California Santa Cruz. The Center includes seven RASEI Fellows, and is led by Fellow Matt Beard of NLR.

RASEI Fellows Kirstin Alberi (NLR), Steve Barlow (CU Boulder), Joseph Berry (NLR), Jeff Blackburn (NLR), Joseph Luther (NLR), and Seth Marder (CU Boulder) are all part of the collaboration.

The RSC Faraday Horizon Prize is awarded annually in recognition of significant recent discoveries and advances in physical chemistry. In selecting CHOISE, the prize committee highlighted both the scientific excellence and the collaborative character of the work, recognizing how the team has come together across disciplines and institutions to develop innovative ideas.

At the heart of CHOISE's prize-winning research is chirality, the property by which molecules exist in distinct left- and right-handed forms. By embedding chirality directly into a semiconductor, the team has demonstrated that molecular handedness can govern the behavior of charge carriers and their spin. This establishes a fundamentally new paradigm for spin-dependent optoelectronics: technologies that use both light and electrical signals to process and transmit information.

Optoelectronic devices already underpin much of modern life, from the fiber-optic networks that carry global internet traffic, to the sensors in medical imaging, and the LEDs and lasers in everyday electronics. However, the next generation of technologies, including applications such as quantum computing, ultra-secure communications, and energy-efficient data processing, will demand far greater control over the quantum properties of electrons, particularly their spin. Conventional semiconductors offer limited means to achieve this. This is where this work comes in. CHOISE's chiral semiconductor platform opens a new route to that control, using the inherent geometry of molecules rather than complex external hardware to influence the properties of the signal. This could ultimately lead to devices that are not only more powerful, but significantly more energy-efficient.

JUNE 2026

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Influence of Ligand Exchange on Single Particle Properties of Cesium Lead Bromide Quantum Dots

Daniel Morton — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:16:48 +0000

Influence of Ligand Exchange on Single Particle Properties of Cesium Lead Bromide Quantum Dots Daniel Morton Tue, 01/20/2026 - 14:16

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 2026, 38, 3, 1074-1083

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222 nm UV Pretreatment to Mitigate Organic Fouling of Reverse Osmosis Membranes in Wastewater Reuse

Daniel Morton — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:16:12 +0000

222 nm UV Pretreatment to Mitigate Organic Fouling of Reverse Osmosis Membranes in Wastewater Reuse Daniel Morton Wed, 01/14/2026 - 10:16

ACS ES&T ENGINEERING, 2026, 6, 2, 920-930

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Impact of Cation Insertion on Semiconducting Polymer Thin Films toward Electrochemical Energy Conversion

Daniel Morton — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:33:54 +0000

Impact of Cation Insertion on Semiconducting Polymer Thin Films toward Electrochemical Energy Conversion Daniel Morton Thu, 01/08/2026 - 10:33

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 2026, 38, 2, 630-644

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Robust fast-switching black electrochromic windows based on solution-processed n-doped transparent organic conductor

Daniel Morton — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 18:55:44 +0000

Robust fast-switching black electrochromic windows based on solution-processed n-doped transparent organic conductor Daniel Morton Sun, 12/14/2025 - 11:55

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 2025

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Distinct Surface and Bulk Morphology Due to Solvent Additive Effects in PM6 Conjugated Polymer Films

Daniel Morton — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:40:47 +0000

Distinct Surface and Bulk Morphology Due to Solvent Additive Effects in PM6 Conjugated Polymer Films Daniel Morton Wed, 11/26/2025 - 11:40

MACROMOLECULES, 2025, 58, 23, 12845-12858

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Six RASEI Fellows featured among the 2025 Clarivate highly cited researchers

Daniel Morton — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:09:48 +0000

Six RASEI Fellows featured among the 2025 Clarivate highly cited researchers Daniel Morton Thu, 11/20/2025 - 09:09

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Six RASEI Fellows highlighted as Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers in their 2025 list. Congratulations to Matt Beard, Joe Berry, Joey Luther, Mike McGehee, Mike Toney, and Merritt Turetsky!

Each year Clarivate, the parent company of Web of Science, performs an evaluation and selection process to identify and recognize researchers whose exceptional and community-wide contributions shape the future of science, technology, and academia globally. The evaluation is an evolving process, which employs criteria to address issues including hyper-prolific authorship, excessive self-citation, anomalous publication and citation patterns and profiles, in an attempt to ensure that recognized researchers meet the benchmarks they have developed.

This provides a mechanism to provide a snapshot of the global research landscape of current top-tier research talent, providing insights on global research and innovation trends.

In 2025 Clarivate designated 7131 Highly Cited Researcher awards to 6868 individuals. (Some researchers were recognized in more than one category).

This recognition highlights the cutting-edge research being done by the RASEI community. Congratulations again to our Fellows.

November 2025

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Investigating the Transition from pH Adjustment to Orthophosphate Corrosion Control Treatment at Circumneutral pH

Daniel Morton — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:29:38 +0000

Investigating the Transition from pH Adjustment to Orthophosphate Corrosion Control Treatment at Circumneutral pH Daniel Morton Sat, 10/18/2025 - 11:29

ACS ES&T WATER, 2025, 5, 11, 7016-7027

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Why are Lead Iodide-Based Perovskite Precursor Inks Yellow?

Daniel Morton — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 23:58:30 +0000

Why are Lead Iodide-Based Perovskite Precursor Inks Yellow? Daniel Morton Sun, 10/05/2025 - 17:58

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, 2025, e02813

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Spectroscopic Investigation into P(NDI2OD-T2) Charge Localization

Daniel Morton — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 17:38:05 +0000

Spectroscopic Investigation into P(NDI2OD-T2) Charge Localization Daniel Morton Sun, 10/05/2025 - 11:38

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 2025, 37, 19, 7793-7803

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