John Kouvetakis joined the School of Molecular Sciences in 1992, as an assistant professor. His research interests include solid-state and molecular inorganic chemistry, as well as materials science of main group semiconductors.
Professor Kouvetakis received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley, in 1984 and 1988, respectively. From 1988 to1989 he was a postdoctoral fellow with IBM, T. J Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights NY. From 1989 to 1992, he was a staff scientist at Raychem Corporate Labs (part of TYCO International) in Menlo Park, CA.
My research activities bridge the areas of inorganic chemistry, applied physics and materials science of semiconductor and refractory materials. The design, preparation and applications of novel solid state and molecular systems are particularly emphasized. Current thrusts include: (a) synthesis of purpose-built, main group inorganic hydrides with tailored reactivities and stoichiometries, enabling formation of functional material architectures that cannot be obtained by conventional routes, (b) growth of silicon-based photonic materials for the development of prototype photodetectors, modulators, and multijunction photovoltaic devices, (c) integration of dissimilar materials with Si technologies (including III-V and II-VI compounds for monolithic integration) via epitaxy driven synthesis methods, (d) advanced wide band gap semiconductor materials for breakthrough applications in solar energy, solid state lighting and optoelectronics semiconductors, (e) solid-state inorganic chemistry based on light elements (refractory carbides, nitrides, borides and C-N frameworks).
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 453 | Inorganic Chemistry |
CHM 501 | Current Topics in Chemistry |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 471 | Solid-State Chemistry |
CHM 571 | Struct, Bond, Symmetry in Mtls |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 453 | Inorganic Chemistry |
CHM 553 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 471 | Solid-State Chemistry |
CHM 571 | Struct, Bond, Symmetry in Mtls |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 453 | Inorganic Chemistry |
CHM 501 | Current Topics in Chemistry |
Spring 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 471 | Solid-State Chemistry |
CHM 571 | Struct, Bond, Symmetry in Mtls |
Fall 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 114 | General Chemistry for Engrs |
Spring 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 471 | Solid-State Chemistry |
CHM 571 | Struct, Bond, Symmetry in Mtls |
Fall 2015 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 114 | General Chemistry for Engrs |
Spring 2015 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 471 | Solid-State Chemistry |
CHM 501 | Current Topics in Chemistry |
CHM 571 | Struct, Bond, Symmetry in Mtls |