Mercouri Kanatzidis
Faculty | RT1 Deputy Lead
Kanatzidis Group
Northwestern University
The Kanatzidis group specializes in solid-state inorganic chemistry. Our research encompasses a wide range of areas, including exploratory synthesis in chalcogenides and multianionic materials, thermoelectric applications, hard radiation detectors, and the discovery of hybrid perovskite materials for solar cells.

Mercouri Kanatzidis's IMOD Activities

Polymorphism and Phase Control in Dion–Jacobson 2D 3-(Aminomethyl)piperidinium-Based Metal Iodide Perovskites

Polymorphism and Phase Control in Dion–Jacobson 2D 3-(Aminomethyl)piperidinium-Based Metal Iodide Perovskites

2025 Seed Awards

2025 Seed Awards

Cation interdiffusion control for 2D/3D heterostructure formation and stabilization in inorganic perovskite solar modules

Cation interdiffusion control for 2D/3D heterostructure formation and stabilization in inorganic perovskite solar modules

Narrow-Linewidth Emission and Weak Exciton-Phonon Coupling in 2D Layered Germanium Halide Perovskites

Narrow-Linewidth Emission and Weak Exciton-Phonon Coupling in 2D Layered Germanium Halide Perovskites

Mixed 1D/0D Structures of Chiral Hybrid Lead Halides with an l-Nicotinium Spacer Exhibit Broadband Photoluminescence and Polarized Emission

Mixed 1D/0D Structures of Chiral Hybrid Lead Halides with an l-Nicotinium Spacer Exhibit Broadband Photoluminescence and Polarized Emission

Anomalous Behavior in Dark–Bright Splitting Impacts the Biexciton Binding Energy in (BA)2(MA)n−1PbnBr3n+1 (n = 1–3)

Anomalous Behavior in Dark–Bright Splitting Impacts the Biexciton Binding Energy in (BA)2(MA)n−1PbnBr3n+1 (n = 1–3)

2024 Seed Awards

2024 Seed Awards

2025 ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials

2025 ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials

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Current Kanatzidis Group IMOD Members

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Kanatzidis Group IMOD Alumni

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