{"id":69,"date":"2025-04-22T07:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T07:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:54:15","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Values and Vision\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><em>Why<\/em> do we build our research team in the first place?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We strive to build a trusting team that is interested in solving fundamental challenges in materials chemistry directly relevant to current energy and information technology research.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Qbit_6.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-302\" src=\"http:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Qbit_6.png\" alt=\"Illustrative artwork with periodic table of the elements, grid ribbons, cubes and other structures.\" width=\"710\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Qbit_6.png 1920w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Qbit_6-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Qbit_6-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Qbit_6-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Qbit_6-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3><strong><em>How<\/em> do we choose to approach challenges on our journey?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Quantum and multifunctional materials are at the forefront of new technological advances in spintronics and quantum information science. Despite impressive progress in materials research, significant challenges await in terms of our fundamental understanding of the appropriate coupled spin, charge, orbital, and lattice degrees of freedom necessary for creating and tuning targeted physical phenomena and capabilities for materials. To address this, we aim to build desired functionalities into new materials by combining chemical principles, appropriate synthetic techniques, advanced structural and physical properties characterization (e.g., advanced synchrotron X-ray, neutron scattering, spectroscopic methods, electronic and optical properties), analytical modeling, and bonding theories.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Picture2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-366 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"Illustrative artwork: Theoretical Computation, Chemical Principles, Synthesis, Neutron scattering, X-ray synchotron diffraction, Magnetic and Optical Properties and Single-crystal powder X-ray.\" width=\"4174\" height=\"2254\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Picture2.png 4174w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Picture2-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Picture2-1024x553.png 1024w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Picture2-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Picture2-1536x829.png 1536w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Picture2-2048x1106.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 4174px) 100vw, 4174px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 4174px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 4174\/2254;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3><strong><em>What<\/em> is our specific research focus?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Our specific emphasis is placed on the following classes of materials:<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>Quantum\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>and\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Multifunctional <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Materials\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>We aim to solve the conflict of physical properties, those often do not coexist, and rationally integrate them into novel single systems.<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>Nonequilibrium Properties<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>We combine chemical principles and optical excitation to uncover new phases that exhibit non-equilibrium properties.<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>Materials at the Interface<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>We focus on understanding and developing material functionality at the interface of chemistry, physics, and materials science &amp; engineering by correlating physical properties to bonding and applications.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Research Sponsors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We sincerely appreciate the generous support and recognitions from the following funding agencies:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media-beckman-foundation.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/bf-logo-stacked-RGB.width-1000.png\" alt=\"Logo: Arnold &amp; Mabel Beckman Foundation, with six-sided green-dark green icon at top with white DNA icon inside.\" width=\"357\" height=\"210\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 357px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 357\/210;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/NSF_logo.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-402 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/NSF_logo.png\" alt=\"Logo, NSF, with text over blue globe, with gold gearlike outline.\" width=\"322\" height=\"323\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/NSF_logo.png 1722w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/NSF_logo-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/NSF_logo-1019x1024.png 1019w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/NSF_logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/NSF_logo-768x772.png 768w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/tranlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/NSF_logo-1528x1536.png 1528w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 322px; 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