Greg Rorrer

Oregon State University

Projects

Structural Characterizations of Biogenic Germanium Oxide Nanospheres

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Chih-hung Chang

Project type

Exploratory Research

Background Marine organisms are inspirational sources of nanomaterials. It is well known that many marine organisms intricately incorporate inorganic elements such as calcium and silicon into…

Characterization of Bio-inspired Photonic Crystals for Enhancing Solar Energy Conversion by Single-Molecule Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Greg Rorrer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Currently, there is a need for more efficient and cost-effective conversion of solar energy to electricity. The efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells is compromised by the mismatch between the…