Research

Texas State's MSEC program has a truly unique capability for creation and characterization of advanced and artificially structured materials 45 a nine-chamber molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) machine; a dual 8-inch prototype production MBE system; a prototype-production metal organic chemical vapor deposition system; organic film deposition; and a graphene chemical vapor deposition system. Research areas include thermoelectric and photovoltaic materials, next-generation microelectronic materials, epitaxial oxides, power electronics and novel semiconducting, and ferroelectric and ferromagnetic materials.

Texas State has one of the largest and best-equipped group labs for polymer and nanocomposite synthesis and characterization in the United States. Research includes high-impact polymers for ballistics protection, shape memory and self-healing systems, lowdielectric polymers for electronic applications and conducting polymers. The nanocomposite research includes ablative materials for rockets, flame-retardant materials, engineering composites, food packaging and thermal and electrically conducting materials.