Surface Laboratory
My research interests are at the interface of physics, chemistry, and materials science and are focused on understanding and controlling the fabrication of inorganic thin films and nanostructures. The various facets of this interdisciplinary research involve electrochemistry, scanning probe microscopy, and a variety of other analytical techniques.
The primary focus of my research group is the electroformation of battery materials (Prussian Blue Analogues (PBAs)). Structural and elemental analysis of these PBA materials is performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), particle-induced x-ray emission (PIXE), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Charge transport and charge storage behavior is measured electrochemically using cyclic voltammetry (CV), long-time chronoamperometry (CA), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) among other techniques.
The SEM, EDS, and AFM measurements use instruments in the Materials Characterization Laboratory in VanderWerf Hall. The PIXE measurements are in collaboration with the Hope College Nuclear Group using the accelerator at the Hope College Ion Beam Analysis Laboratory.
Positions are available in the Surface Lab for interested students. Contact me for more information.
People in the Hampton Group
Presentations from the Hampton Group
Publications from the Hampton Group (and my earlier research)
Past research from my undergraduate days until my postdoctoral position