Istvan Robel

Expertise in: nanotechnology, remote sensing, quantum information, laser spectroscopy, solar energy, quantum dots

Research Expertise

condensed matter physics
nanotechnology
solar energy
ultrafast spectroscopy
semiconductor nanocrystals

About

Istvan has a research background in quantum dots, nanotechnology, laser spectroscopy, photovoltaics, photonics, and remote sensing. He worked in a U.S. National Laboratory environment for 16+ years and enjoys good explanations of beautiful physics concepts.

Publications

Quantum Dot Solar Cells. Harvesting Light Energy with CdSe Nanocrystals Molecularly Linked to Mesoscopic TiO2 Films

Journal of the American Chemical Society / Jan 31, 2006

Robel, I., Subramanian, V., Kuno, M., & Kamat, P. V. (2006). Quantum Dot Solar Cells. Harvesting Light Energy with CdSe Nanocrystals Molecularly Linked to Mesoscopic TiO2 Films. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(7), 2385–2393. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja056494n

Size-Dependent Electron Injection from Excited CdSe Quantum Dots into TiO2 Nanoparticles

Journal of the American Chemical Society / Mar 21, 2007

Robel, I., Kuno, M., & Kamat, P. V. (2007). Size-Dependent Electron Injection from Excited CdSe Quantum Dots into TiO2 Nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129(14), 4136–4137. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja070099a

Mn2+-Doped Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals with Dual-Color Emission Controlled by Halide Content

Journal of the American Chemical Society / Nov 07, 2016

Liu, W., Lin, Q., Li, H., Wu, K., Robel, I., Pietryga, J. M., & Klimov, V. I. (2016). Mn2+-Doped Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals with Dual-Color Emission Controlled by Halide Content. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(45), 14954–14961. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b08085

Controlling the influence of Auger recombination on the performance of quantum-dot light-emitting diodes

Nature Communications / Oct 25, 2013

Bae, W. K., Park, Y.-S., Lim, J., Lee, D., Padilha, L. A., McDaniel, H., Robel, I., Lee, C., Pietryga, J. M., & Klimov, V. I. (2013). Controlling the influence of Auger recombination on the performance of quantum-dot light-emitting diodes. Nature Communications, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3661

Spectral and Dynamical Properties of Single Excitons, Biexcitons, and Trions in Cesium–Lead-Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots

Nano Letters / Mar 01, 2016

Makarov, N. S., Guo, S., Isaienko, O., Liu, W., Robel, I., & Klimov, V. I. (2016). Spectral and Dynamical Properties of Single Excitons, Biexcitons, and Trions in Cesium–Lead-Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots. Nano Letters, 16(4), 2349–2362. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b05077

Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube–CdS Nanocomposites as Light‐Harvesting Assemblies: Photoinduced Charge‐Transfer Interactions

Advanced Materials / Sep 06, 2005

Robel, I., Bunker, B. A., & Kamat, P. V. (2005). Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube–CdS Nanocomposites as Light‐Harvesting Assemblies: Photoinduced Charge‐Transfer Interactions. Advanced Materials, 17(20), 2458–2463. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200500418

Controlled Alloying of the Core–Shell Interface in CdSe/CdS Quantum Dots for Suppression of Auger Recombination

ACS Nano / Apr 12, 2013

Bae, W. K., Padilha, L. A., Park, Y.-S., McDaniel, H., Robel, I., Pietryga, J. M., & Klimov, V. I. (2013). Controlled Alloying of the Core–Shell Interface in CdSe/CdS Quantum Dots for Suppression of Auger Recombination. ACS Nano, 7(4), 3411–3419. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn4002825

Universal Size-Dependent Trend in Auger Recombination in Direct-Gap and Indirect-Gap Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Physical Review Letters / May 01, 2009

Robel, I., Gresback, R., Kortshagen, U., Schaller, R. D., & Klimov, V. I. (2009). Universal Size-Dependent Trend in Auger Recombination in Direct-Gap and Indirect-Gap Semiconductor Nanocrystals. Physical Review Letters, 102(17). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.102.177404

Colloidal Synthesis of Infrared-Emitting Germanium Nanocrystals

Journal of the American Chemical Society / Feb 23, 2009

Lee, D. C., Pietryga, J. M., Robel, I., Werder, D. J., Schaller, R. D., & Klimov, V. I. (2009). Colloidal Synthesis of Infrared-Emitting Germanium Nanocrystals. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(10), 3436–3437. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja809218s

Enhanced carrier multiplication in engineered quasi-type-II quantum dots

Nature Communications / Jun 18, 2014

Cirloganu, C. M., Padilha, L. A., Lin, Q., Makarov, N. S., Velizhanin, K. A., Luo, H., Robel, I., Pietryga, J. M., & Klimov, V. I. (2014). Enhanced carrier multiplication in engineered quasi-type-II quantum dots. Nature Communications, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5148

Electronic structure of multiquantum giant vortex states in mesoscopic superconducting disks

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Apr 16, 2002

Tanaka, K., Robel, I., & Jankó, B. (2002). Electronic structure of multiquantum giant vortex states in mesoscopic superconducting disks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 99(8), 5233–5236. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.082096799

Perspectives on Designer Photocathodes for X-ray Free-Electron Lasers: Influencing Emission Properties with Heterostructures and Nanoengineered Electronic States

Physical Review Applied / Oct 17, 2018

Moody, N. A., Jensen, K. L., Shabaev, A., Lambrakos, S. G., Smedley, J., Finkenstadt, D., Pietryga, J. M., Anisimov, P. M., Pavlenko, V., Batista, E. R., Lewellen, J. W., Liu, F., Gupta, G., Mohite, A., Yamaguchi, H., Hoffbauer, M. A., & Robel, I. (2018). Perspectives on Designer Photocathodes for X-ray Free-Electron Lasers: Influencing Emission Properties with Heterostructures and Nanoengineered Electronic States. Physical Review Applied, 10(4). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.10.047002

Hot-electron dynamics in quantum dots manipulated by spin-exchange Auger interactions

Nature Nanotechnology / Oct 07, 2019

Singh, R., Liu, W., Lim, J., Robel, I., & Klimov, V. I. (2019). Hot-electron dynamics in quantum dots manipulated by spin-exchange Auger interactions. Nature Nanotechnology, 14(11), 1035–1041. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-019-0548-1

Quantum Dot Thin-Films as Rugged, High-Performance Photocathodes

Nano Letters / Mar 14, 2017

Makarov, N. S., Lim, J., Lin, Q., Lewellen, J. W., Moody, N. A., Robel, I., & Pietryga, J. M. (2017). Quantum Dot Thin-Films as Rugged, High-Performance Photocathodes. Nano Letters, 17(4), 2319–2327. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b05175

Auger Up-Conversion of Low-Intensity Infrared Light in Engineered Quantum Dots

ACS Nano / Dec 12, 2016

Makarov, N. S., Lin, Q., Pietryga, J. M., Robel, I., & Klimov, V. I. (2016). Auger Up-Conversion of Low-Intensity Infrared Light in Engineered Quantum Dots. ACS Nano, 10(12), 10829–10841. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6b04928

Phonon-assisted nonlinear optical processes in ultrashort-pulse pumped optical parametric amplifiers

Scientific Reports / Mar 15, 2016

Isaienko, O., & Robel, I. (2016). Phonon-assisted nonlinear optical processes in ultrashort-pulse pumped optical parametric amplifiers. Scientific Reports, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep23031

Temperature and Magnetic-Field Dependence of Radiative Decay in Colloidal Germanium Quantum Dots

Nano Letters / Mar 27, 2015

Robel, I., Shabaev, A., Lee, D. C., Schaller, R. D., Pietryga, J. M., Crooker, S. A., L. Efros, A., & Klimov, V. I. (2015). Temperature and Magnetic-Field Dependence of Radiative Decay in Colloidal Germanium Quantum Dots. Nano Letters, 15(4), 2685–2692. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00344

Tuning the Redox Coupling between Quantum Dots and Dopamine in Hybrid Nanoscale Assemblies

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C / Jan 29, 2015

Ji, X., Makarov, N. S., Wang, W., Palui, G., Robel, I., & Mattoussi, H. (2015). Tuning the Redox Coupling between Quantum Dots and Dopamine in Hybrid Nanoscale Assemblies. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(6), 3388–3399. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp511178u

Photocharging Artifacts in Measurements of Electron Transfer in Quantum-Dot-Sensitized Mesoporous Titania Films

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters / Dec 12, 2013

Makarov, N. S., McDaniel, H., Fuke, N., Robel, I., & Klimov, V. I. (2013). Photocharging Artifacts in Measurements of Electron Transfer in Quantum-Dot-Sensitized Mesoporous Titania Films. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 5(1), 111–118. https://doi.org/10.1021/jz402338b

Heavily doped n-type PbSe and PbS nanocrystals using ground-state charge transfer from cobaltocene

Scientific Reports / Jun 18, 2013

Koh, W., Koposov, A. Y., Stewart, J. T., Pal, B. N., Robel, I., Pietryga, J. M., & Klimov, V. I. (2013). Heavily doped n-type PbSe and PbS nanocrystals using ground-state charge transfer from cobaltocene. Scientific Reports, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep02004

High‐Sensitivity p–n Junction Photodiodes Based on PbS Nanocrystal Quantum Dots

Advanced Functional Materials / Feb 13, 2012

Pal, B. N., Robel, I., Mohite, A., Laocharoensuk, R., Werder, D. J., & Klimov, V. I. (2012). High‐Sensitivity p–n Junction Photodiodes Based on PbS Nanocrystal Quantum Dots. Advanced Functional Materials, 22(8), 1741–1748. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201102532

Spectral Dependence of Nanocrystal Photoionization Probability: The Role of Hot-Carrier Transfer

ACS Nano / Jun 10, 2011

Padilha, L. A., Robel, I., Lee, D. C., Nagpal, P., Pietryga, J. M., & Klimov, V. I. (2011). Spectral Dependence of Nanocrystal Photoionization Probability: The Role of Hot-Carrier Transfer. ACS Nano, 5(6), 5045–5055. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn201135k

Infrared-Active Heterostructured Nanocrystals with Ultralong Carrier Lifetimes

Journal of the American Chemical Society / Jul 01, 2010

Lee, D. C., Robel, I., Pietryga, J. M., & Klimov, V. I. (2010). Infrared-Active Heterostructured Nanocrystals with Ultralong Carrier Lifetimes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(29), 9960–9962. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja102716p

Spectroscopic Signatures of Photocharging due to Hot-Carrier Transfer in Solutions of Semiconductor Nanocrystals under Low-Intensity Ultraviolet Excitation

ACS Nano / Oct 12, 2010

McGuire, J. A., Sykora, M., Robel, I., Padilha, L. A., Joo, J., Pietryga, J. M., & Klimov, V. I. (2010). Spectroscopic Signatures of Photocharging due to Hot-Carrier Transfer in Solutions of Semiconductor Nanocrystals under Low-Intensity Ultraviolet Excitation. ACS Nano, 4(10), 6087–6097. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn1016296

Thermal stability of two-dimensional gold nanocrystal superlattices

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter / Jun 11, 2009

Robel, I., Lin, X.-M., Sprung, M., & Wang, J. (2009). Thermal stability of two-dimensional gold nanocrystal superlattices. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 21(26), 264011. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/21/26/264011

Exciton Recombination Dynamics in CdSe Nanowires:  Bimolecular to Three-Carrier Auger Kinetics

Nano Letters / Jun 02, 2006

Robel, I., Bunker, B. A., Kamat, P. V., & Kuno, M. (2006). Exciton Recombination Dynamics in CdSe Nanowires:  Bimolecular to Three-Carrier Auger Kinetics. Nano Letters, 6(7), 1344–1349. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl060199z

Structural changes and catalytic activity of platinum nanoparticles supported on C60 and carbon nanotube films during the operation of direct methanol fuel cells

Applied Physics Letters / Feb 13, 2006

Robel, I., Girishkumar, G., Bunker, B. A., Kamat, P. V., & Vinodgopal, K. (2006). Structural changes and catalytic activity of platinum nanoparticles supported on C60 and carbon nanotube films during the operation of direct methanol fuel cells. Applied Physics Letters, 88(7). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2177354

Terahertz All‐Optical Molecule‐ Plasmon Modulation

Advanced Materials / Jun 27, 2006

Dintinger, J., Robel, I., Kamat, P. V., Genet, C., & Ebbesen, T. W. (2006). Terahertz All‐Optical Molecule‐ Plasmon Modulation. Advanced Materials, 18(13), 1645–1648. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200600366

Education

University of Notre Dame

Ph.D., Physics

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America

Experience

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory

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