B.Sc., 2002-2006, University of Florida; Ph.D., 2007-2012, Florida State University; Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012-2015, McMaster University.

Our research group is primarily interested in designing, synthesizing, and characterizing novel functional inorganic materials for applications in energy conversion and data storage. Our research focus and interests lie at the intersection of solid state and inorganic chemistry, condensed matter physics, and materials science. We are particularly interested in rare-earth free permanent magnets, magnetocaloric, multiferroic, and thermoelectric materials. Our research aims to contribute to fundamental understanding of correlations between electronic and crystal structures and the physical properties of solid state materials. In this vein, we hope to shed light on the factors that govern the physical properties of existing and new materials and provide a methodology for the systematic improvement of their physical properties. Graduate and undergraduate students who join our group will learn a variety of synthetic and characterization techniques and also will have the opportunity to use advanced research facilities at several national laboratories.

Thompson, C. M.; Tan, X.; Kovnir, K.; Garlea, V. O.; Gippius, A. A.; Yaroslavtsev, A. A.; Menushenkov, A. P.; Chernikov, R. V.; Büttgen, N.; Kr?tschmer, W.; Zubavichus, Y. V.; Shatruk, M. Synthesis, Structures, and Magnetic Properties of Rare-Earth Cobalt Arsenides, RCo2As2 (R = La, Ce, Pr, Nd) Chem. Mater. 2014 26 3825 –3837

Thompson, C. M.; Kovnir, K.; Garlea, V. O.; Choi, E. S.; Zhou, H. D.; Shatruk, M. Unconventional Magnetism in ThCr2Si2-type phosphides, La1-xNdxCo2P2 J. Mater. Chem. C. 2014 2(36) 7561 – 7569

Thompson, C. M.; Greedan, J. E.; Garlea, V.O.; Flacau, R.; Tan, M.; Nguyen, P. Y.; Wrobel, F.; Derakhshan, S. Partial Spin Ordering and Complex Magnetic Structure in BaYFeO4: A Neutron Diffraction and High Temperature Susceptibility Study Inorg. Chem. 2014 53 1122 – 1127

Thompson, C. M.; Carlo, J. P.; Flacau, R.; Aharen, T.; Leahy, I. A.; Pollichemi, J. R.; Munsie, T. J. S.; Medina, T.; Luke, G. M.; Munevar, J.; Cheung, S.; Goko, T.; Uemura, Y. J.; Greedan, J. E. Long Range Magnetic Order in the Double Perovskite Ba2CaOsO6: Comparison with Spin Disordered Ba2YReO6 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 2014 26 306003-1 – 306003-9