Current research interests
More about my lab at the group website HERE.
Synopsis:
My group studies the exciton transport dynamics and growth/ morphology of organic and composite nanomaterials via experiments and numerical investigations. Photo-induced magnetic responses, photo-catalysis, optical-vortex pattern formation, and self-assembly are my primary interests.
This research aids the design and development of next-generation solar cells, organic electronics, and energy-harvesting technologies, and is moreover applicable to the "bottom-up" synthesis of nanomaterials. Our studies are also relevant to the soft-matter nonequilibrium nucleation dynamics observed in biology, chemistry, and medicine.
Synopsis:
My group studies the exciton transport dynamics and growth/ morphology of organic and composite nanomaterials via experiments and numerical investigations. Photo-induced magnetic responses, photo-catalysis, optical-vortex pattern formation, and self-assembly are my primary interests.
This research aids the design and development of next-generation solar cells, organic electronics, and energy-harvesting technologies, and is moreover applicable to the "bottom-up" synthesis of nanomaterials. Our studies are also relevant to the soft-matter nonequilibrium nucleation dynamics observed in biology, chemistry, and medicine.
Recent publications
- L. T. Vuong, T.D. Grow, A.A. Ishaaya, A.L. Gaeta, E.R. Eliel, G. 't Hooft, and G. Fibich "Collapse of optical vortices" Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 133901 (2006).
- T.D. Grow, A.A. Ishaaya, L.T. Vuong, A.L. Gaeta, N. Gavish, and G. Fibich, "Collapse dynamics of super-Gaussian beams" Opt. Express 14, 5468 (2006).
- A. A. Ishaaya, T.D. Grow, S. Ghosh, L.T. Vuong, and A.L. Gaeta, "Self-focusing dynamics of coupled optical beams" Phys. Rev. A 75, 023813 (2007).
- T.D. Grow, A.A. Ishaaya, L.T. Vuong, and A.L. Gaeta, "Collapse and stability of necklace beams in Kerr media" Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 133902 (2007).
- L.T. Vuong, A.L. Gaeta, R.B. Lopez-Martens, and C.P. Hauri, "Spectral reshaping and pulse compression via sequential filamentation in gases" Opt. Express 16, 390 (2007).
- A. A. Ishaaya, L.T. Vuong, T.D. Grow, and A.L. Gaeta, "Self-focusing dynamics of polarization vortices in Kerr media" Opt. Lett. 33, 13 (2007).
- N. Gavish, L.T. Vuong, A.L. Gaeta, and G. Fibich, "Predicting the filamentation of high-power beams and pulses without numerical integration - a nonlinear Geometrical Optics method" Phys. Rev. A 78, 043807 (2008).
- G. Weisbuch, V. Buskens, and L. Vuong, "Heterogeneity and increasing returns may drive socio-economic transitions" Comp. & Math. Org. Theory 14, 376 (2008).
- L.T. Vuong, G. Kozyreff, R. Betancur, and J. Martorell, "Cavity-controlled radiative recombination of excitons in thin-film solar cells" App. Phys. Lett. 95, 233106 (2009).
- L.T. Vuong, J.M. Brok, A.J.L. Adam, P.C.M. Planken, and H.P. Urbach, "Electromagnetic spin-orbit interactions via scattering of subwavelength apertures" Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 083903 (2010).
- B. Shim, S. E. Schrauth, C. J. Hensley, L. T. Vuong, P. Hui, A. A. Ishaaya, and A. L. Gaeta, "Controlled interactions of femtosecond light filaments in air" Phys. Rev. A 81,061803(R) (2010).
- R. Betancur, M. Maymó, X. Elias, L. T. Vuong, and J. Martorell, "Sputtered NiO as electron blocking layer in P3HT:PCBM solar cells fabricated in ambient air" Sol. Energy Mat. Sol. Cells, 95, 735 (2011).
- S. E. Schrauth, B. Shim, A. D. Slepkov, L. T. Vuong, A. L. Gaeta, N. Gavish, and G. Fibich, "Pulse splitting in the anomalous group-velocity dispersion regime" Opt. Express 19, 9157 (2011).
- B. Shim, S. E. Schrauth, L. T. Vuong, Y. Okawachi, and A. L. Gaeta, "Dynamics of elliptical beams in the anomalous group-velocity dispersion regime," Opt. Express 19, 9139 (2011).
- M. Kang, J. Chen, B. Gu, Y. Li, L. T. Vuong, and H.-T. Wang, "Spatial splitting of spin states in subwavelength metallic microstructures via partial conversion of spin-to-orbital angular momentum" Phys. Rev. A 85, 035801 (2012).
- N. D. Singh, M. Moocarme, N. Punnoose, B. Edelstein, and L.T. Vuong, "Anomalously-large photo-induced magnetic response of metallic nanocolloids in aqueous solution using a solar simulator" Opt. Express 20, 19214 (2012).
Education
- Postdoctoral Researcher: Nanostructured Organic Photovoltaics, ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Spain (2008-2010)
- Fulbright Visiting Research Fellow: Applied Sciences-Optics Group, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (2007-2008)
- Ph.D: Applied Physics, Cornell University, NY (2002-2008)
- B.Eng.: Engineering Physics, University of California at Berkeley, CA (1994-1999)
Contact information
SB B214
Department of Physics
Queens College of CUNY
Flushing, NY 11367
Phone: (718) 997-3374
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