Zetian Mi

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department of Physics

Contact Information

Phone: 514-398-7114

E-mail: zetian.mi@mcgill.ca

Research Interests

Our group is focused on the investigation of compound semiconductor nanostructures, including quantum dots, nanowires, and nanotubes, and their applications in nanoelectronic and nanophotonic devices. Our primary research areas include:

• Molecular beam epitaxial growth and fundamental properties of semiconductor nanostructures, including quantum dots, nanowires, and nanotubes

• III-nitride based materials, including InN, GaN, and AlN, and their device applications

• Light emitting diodes and solid state lighting

• Nanowire lasers, photodetectors, and Si-photonics

• Artificial photosynthesis on nanowire arrays including solar fuels and photo-reduction of carbon dioxide

• Nanowire transistors and biosensors

Research Facilities

• III-nitride molecular beam epitaxial growth system

• Measurement and testing equipment for nanophotonic devices, including nanowire LEDs, nanoscale lasers, and solar cells

• Temperature variable micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy

• Equipment for aritifical photosynthesis including photocatalytic water splitting and photo-reduction of carbon dioxide

• Various device design and simulation software

• Nanofabrication facility (www.mcgill.ca/microfab/)

• Nanomaterials characterization facility (www.medicine.mcgill.ca/femr/facilities.html)