Dr. Diana LaFollette

Post Doc, Northwestern University
Kanatzidis Group, Perovskites / Perovskitoids
E-Mail: diana.lafollette@northwestern.edu

Ph.D. Chemistry
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, Georgia

Profile

I joined the group in 2026 as a Sustainability and Energy Postdoctoral Fellow, co-advised by Prof. Kanatzidis and Prof. Schaller. My work focuses on understanding how the fundamental properties of halide perovskites (connectivity, chemistry, strain, etc.) affect dynamic processes such as ion migration under light or bias. I particularly focus on using in-operando advanced characterization and spectroscopy to examine these dynamic processes across timescales, from ultrafast to long-term performance. I completed my PhD at Georgia Tech advised by Prof. Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, where I studied crystallization, phase transformations, and degradation of halide perovskites for photovoltaics and other optoelectronic applications.