Mercouri Kanatzidis
Faculty
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

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

2024 IMOD Annual Meeting

2024 IMOD Annual Meeting

2024-Q2: Roundup of Recognition and Achievements across IMOD

2024-Q2: Roundup of Recognition and Achievements across IMOD

Two Spacers, One Perovskite: Integrating Ruddlesden–Popper and Dion–Jacobson Halide Perovskites

Two Spacers, One Perovskite: Integrating Ruddlesden–Popper and Dion–Jacobson Halide Perovskites

Mercouri Kanatzidis elected to the 2024 National Academy of Sciences

Mercouri Kanatzidis elected to the 2024 National Academy of Sciences

Recent Alumni Q&A Panel Discussion

Recent Alumni Q&A Panel Discussion

Current Kanatzidis Group IMOD Members

Kanatzidis Group IMOD Alumni