Research Interests

Nanoparticles are a growing field and likely the future for many technological applications, especially for advancements in catalysis and energy. My project is focused on the surface structure of oxide nanoparticles and how these can be related to kinetic and thermodynamic growth mechanisms during hydrothermal synthesis. I am interested in studying the nanoparticles with both characterization techniques (e.g. TEM) and computational modeling.

Education

Northwestern University - Evanston, IL
Ph.D. Candidate, Materials Science and Engineering
September 2015 - present

Cornell University - Ithaca, NY
B.S. cum laude with Honors in Materials Science and Engineering
August 2011 - May 2015

Fellowships

Ryan Fellowship
Funded 2015-2017

Publications

1. Complex Fluorine Chemical Potential Effects on the Shape and Compositional Heterogeneity of KTa_1-xNb_xO₃
   T. Ly, J. Wen, and L. D. Marks
   J. Phys. Chem. C 124 (2020) 26012-26017
   
   
2. Chemisorption-Driven Roughening of Hydrothermally Grown KTa_1-xNb_xO₃ Nanoparticles
   T. Ly, J. Wen, and L. D. Marks
   J. Phys. Chem. C 124 (2020) 7988-7993
   
   
3. Controlled Two-Step Formation of Faceted Perovskite Rare-Earth Scandate Nanoparticles
   R. J. Paull, T. Ly, Z. R. Mansley, K. R. Poeppelmeier, and L. D. Marks
   Crystals 9 (2019) 218
   
   
4. Kinetic Growth Regimes of Hydrothermally Synthesized Potassium Tantalate Nanoparticles
   T. Ly, J. Wen, and L. D. Marks
   Nano Lett. 18 (2018) 5186-5191
   
   
5. Synthesis of Gadolinium Scandate from a Hydroxide Hydrogel
   R. J. Paull, Z. R. Mansley, T. Ly, L. D. Marks, and K. R. Poeppelmeier
   Inorg. Chem. 57 (2018) 4104-4108
   
   
6. A General Method for High-Performance, Additive-Free Li-ion Battery Electrodes from Colloidal Nanoparticles: The Cases of MnS, Cu_2-xS, and Ge
   D.-H. Ha*, T. Ly*, J.M. Caron, H. Zhang and R.D. Robinson
   ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 7 (2016) 25053-25060
   (* equal contribution)
   
   
7. Highly Conductive Cu_2-xS Nanoparticle Films through Room Temperature Processing, and an Order of Magnitude Enhancement of Conductivity via Electrophoretic Deposition
   O.O. Otelaja, D.-H. Ha, T. Ly, H. Zhang, and R.D. Robinson
   ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2014, 6 (21), 18911-18920

Teaching Experience

MAT SCI 460: Electron Microscopy, Winter 2018

Course description: This course covers elementary theories, methods, and operations in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to help prepare graduate students in applying TEM in research.

Responsibilities: Led weekly hands-on lab sessions and office hours teaching students TEM techniques, theory, and analysis, and gave guest lectures.

Outreach

Splash!
Public Relations
2016-Present