Adam Jaffe

Research

The Jaffe group seeks to develop new hybrid organic-inorganic material platforms that combine the diverse chemical properties of molecules with the favorable structural and electronic properties of crystalline inorganic solids. This work ultimately strives to address key challenges related to a cleaner energy future by targeting energy storage, catalysis, and optoelectronics. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of relationships between structural and electronic properties of materials that exhibit intriguing properties including variable band gaps, stimulus-responsive phase transitions, and controllable ionic and electronic conductivity. Projects combine synthesis of hybrid and solid-state materials with characterization through crystallography, vibrational and electronic spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and in situ high-pressure diamond-anvil cell techniques.

Research Interests

Solid-State Materials, Materials Discovery, Hybrid Materials, Energy Storage, Energy Conversion, Optoelectronics, High-Pressure and Extreme Environments, Structure-Property Relationships, Catalysis,  Smart Distribution and Storage, Sustainable Bio/Fossil Fuels, Transformative Solar

Relevant Energy Publications

1. Jaffe, Adam, Michael E. Ziebel, David M. Halat, Naomi Biggins, Ryan A. Murphy, Khetpakorn Chakarawet, Jeffrey A. Reimer, and Jeffrey R. Long. "Selective, High-Temperature O2 Adsorption in Chemically Reduced, Redox-Active Iron-Pyrazolate Metal–Organic Frameworks." Journal of the American Chemical Society 142, no. 34 (2020): 14627-14637.
2. Jaffe, Adam, Stephanie A. Mack, Yu Lin, Wendy L. Mao, Jeffrey B. Neaton, and Hemamala I. Karunadasa. "High Compression‐Induced Conductivity in a Layered Cu–Br Perovskite." Angewandte Chemie 132, no. 10 (2020): 4046-4051.
3. Smith, Matthew D., Adam Jaffe, Emma R. Dohner, Aaron M. Lindenberg, and Hemamala I. Karunadasa. "Structural origins of broadband emission from layered Pb–Br hybrid perovskites." Chemical science 8, no. 6 (2017): 4497-4504.
4. Jaffe, Adam, Yu Lin, Christine M. Beavers, Johannes Voss, Wendy L. Mao, and Hemamala I. Karunadasa. "High-pressure single-crystal structures of 3D lead-halide hybrid perovskites and pressure effects on their electronic and optical properties." ACS central science 2, no. 4 (2016): 201-209.
5. Jaffe, Adam, Abraham Saldivar Valdes, and Hemamala I. Karunadasa. "Quinone-functionalized carbon black cathodes for lithium batteries with high power densities." Chemistry of Materials 27, no. 10 (2015): 3568-3571.