ABOUT
Juan-Pablo
Correa-Baena
Associate Professor and Goizueta Early Career Faculty Chair
Member/Fellow:
ACS, RSC, MRS, SPIE
jpcorrea@gatech.edu
404-894-2197
MoSe 3100K

Dr. Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena is an Associate Professor and the Goizueta Junior Faculty Chair in the School of Materials Science and Engineering and the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He obtained his PhD degree in Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut in 2014. He pursued two postdoctoral fellowships, one at EPFL in Switzerland and another at MIT, where he was awarded a Department of Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship. He joined the faculty at Georgia Tech in 2019. 

His group focuses on understanding the relationship between chemistry, crystallographic structure, and properties of emerging semiconducting materials for the development of optoelectronic devices. Dr. Correa-Baena is developing deposition techniques, such as atomic layer deposition and thermal evaporation, for hybrid organic-inorganic materials with atomic and nanoscale control. His group is also developing advanced characterization methods, including synchrotron-based x-ray scattering and fluorescence, to answer fundamental questions about metastable hybrid materials. 

His research program has attracted funding from the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the National Science Foundation, NASA, industry partners, and foundations, among others. His work has been cited over 38,000 times (h-index of 67) making him a top cited researcher as recognized every year by the Web of Science Group Highly Cited Researchers since 2019 and Nature Index Leading early career researcher in materials science (2019).

Teaching Interests

Professor Correa-Baena’s teaching interests include foundational and advanced courses in materials science and engineering, with emphasis on electronic and energy materials. His instruction integrates theoretical concepts and computational methods to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of material properties and performance. He is committed to fostering student engagement at both undergraduate and graduate levels through research-driven learning and interdisciplinary approaches.

Students:
Diana LaFollette
Martin Gomez
Connor Davel
Khari Fletcher
Jack Lawton
Amanda Conde Del Moral
Selected publications

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9tYvKQUAAAAJ&hl=en 

  1. Datta, K., Khadilkar, P., Zhang, H., LaFollette, D. K., Rojas-Gatjens, E., Li, R., Hu, G., & Correa-Baena, J. P. Dimensional Control in Phase-Pure Coevaporated Quasi-2D Ruddlesden–Popper Structures. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025, 147, 11.
  2. Gomez-Dominguez, M., Quirós-Cordero, V., Rojas-Gatjens, E., Koch, K. A., Kumar, E. J., Perini, C. A. R., Stingelin, N., Silva-Acuña, C., Srimath Kandada, A. R., Menon, V., & Correa-Baena, J. P. Multiple Emission Peaks Challenge Polariton Condensation in Phenethylammonium-Based 2D Perovskite Microcavities. ACS Photonics, 2025, 12(5), 2423–2431.
  3. Gomez-Dominguez, M., Kumar, E. J., Koch, K. A., Srimath Kandada, A. R., & Correa-Baena, J. P. Materials and Cavity Design Principles for Exciton-Polariton Condensates. ACS Nano, 2025, 19(11), 10579–10588.
  4. Correa-Baena, J. P. Chirality for stable interfaces: Perovskite photovoltaics. Nature Energy, 2025, 10(1), 11–12.
  5. Datta, K., Kim, S., Li, R., LaFollette, D. K., Yang, J., Perini, C. A. R., & Correa-Baena, J. P. Nanometer Control of Ruddlesden-Popper Interlayers by Thermal Evaporation for Efficient Perovskite Photovoltaics. Advanced Materials, 2024, 36(35), 2404795.
  6. Correa-Baena, J.-P.*; Nienhaus, L.; Kurchin, R. C.; Shin, S. S.; Wieghold, S.; Putri Hartono, N. T.; Layurova, M.; Klein, N. D.; Poindexter, J. R.; Polizzotti, A.; Sun, S.; Bawendi, M. G.; Buonassisi, T., A-Site Cation in Inorganic A3Sb2I9 Perovskite Influences Structural Dimensionality, Exciton Binding Energy, and Solar Cell Performance. Chemistry of Materials 2018, 30 (11), 3734-3742.
  7. Correa-Baena, J.-P.*; Saliba, M.; Buonassisi, T.; Grätzel, M.; Abate, A.; Tress, W.; Hagfeldt, A., Promises and challenges of perovskite solar cells. Science 2017, 358 (6364), 739-744. Science cover of the 358th edition.
  8. Correa-Baena, J.-P.*; Tress, W.; Domanski, K.; Anaraki, E. H.; Turren-Cruz, S.-H.; Roose, B.; Boix, P. P.; Gratzel, M.; Saliba, M.; Abate, A.; Hagfeldt, A., Identifying and suppressing interfacial recombination to achieve high open-circuit voltage in perovskite solar cells. Energy & Environmental Science 2017, 10 (5), 1207-1212.
  9. Correa-Baena, J.-P.*; Abate, A.; Saliba, M.; Tress, W.; Jesper Jacobsson, T.; Gratzel, M.; Hagfeldt, A., The rapid evolution of highly efficient perovskite solar cells. Energy & Environmental Science 2017, 10 (3), 710-727.
  10. Bella, F.; Griffini, G.; Correa-Baena, J.-P.↵; Saracco, G.; Grätzel, M.; Hagfeldt, A.; Turri, S.; Gerbaldi, C., Improving efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells with photocurable fluoropolymers. Science 2016, 354, 203-206.
  11. Saliba, M.; Matsui, T.; Domanski, K.; Seo, J.-Y.; Ummadisingu, A.; Zakeeruddin, S. M.; Correa-Baena, J.-P.; Tress, W. R.; Abate, A.; Hagfeldt, A.; Grätzel, M., Incorporation of rubidium cations into perovskite solar cells improves photovoltaic performance. Science 2016, 354, 206-209.
  12. Anaraki, E. H.; Kermanpur, A.; Steier, L.; Domanski, K.; Matsui, T.; Tress, W.; Saliba, M.; Abate, A.; Gratzel, M.; Hagfeldt, A.; Correa-Baena, J.-P.*, Highly efficient and stable planar perovskite solar cells by solution-processed tin oxide. Energy & Environmental Science 2016, 9 (10), 3128-3134.
  13. Correa-Baena, J.-P.*; Anaya, M.; Lozano, G.; Tress, W.; Domanski, K.; Saliba, M.; Matsui, T.; Jacobsson, T. J.; Calvo, M. E.; Abate, A.; Grätzel, M.; Miguez, H.; Hagfeldt, A., Unbroken perovskite: interplay of morphology, electro-optical properties and ionic movement. Advanced Materials 2016, 28, 5031.
  14. Correa-Baena, J.-P.*; Steier, L.; Tress, W.; Saliba, M.; Neutzner, S.; Matsui, T.; Giordano, F.; Jacobsson, T. J.; Srimath Kandada, A. R.; Zakeeruddin, S. M.; Petrozza, A.; Abate, A.; Nazeeruddin, M. K.; Gratzel, M.; Hagfeldt, A., Highly efficient planar perovskite solar cells through band alignment engineering. Energy & Environmental Science 2015, 8 (10), 2928-2934.
  15. Correa-Baena, J. P.; Agrios, A. G., Transparent Conducting Aerogels of Antimony-Doped Tin Oxide. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2014, 6 (21), 19127-19134.
Education
  • Ph.D. Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut - 2014
  • M.S. Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut - 2011
  • B.S. Management and Engineering for Manufacturing at the University of Connecticut - 2008.
Awards
  • US Department of Energy, EERE, Postdoctoral fellowship , 2017-18
  • Postdoctoral Researcher of the Year ISIC-EFPL, Postdoctoral Award, 2015
  • NSF Graduate Fellowship (GK-12), PhD Fellowship, 2011
  • NSF EAPSI Fellowship, Research Fellowship, 2011
  • Jack E. Stephens National Scholarship, Scholarship, 2006
  • UConn Honors Seminar Award, Scholarship, 2005
Research Interests

Professor Correa-Baena’s research focuses on the design and characterization of novel materials for quantum and energy applications. His work combines hybrid organic-inorganic materials for the discovery and optimization of materials for optoelectronic applications. His research actively involves students and emphasizes the integration of synthesis, processing, characterization, and device fabrication.

Juan-Pablo’s group focuses on the understanding and control of low-cost semiconductor electronic dynamics at the nanoscale, particularly in solar cell and light emitting diode applications.

His group develops advanced deposition and characterization techniques with emphasis on the nanoscale. Low-cost equipment and high throughput materials are at the center of the group’s efforts, as well as synchrotron-based mapping and imaging approaches.

Current projects include:

  • high-throughput deposition of halide perovskites with nanoscale control,
  • synchrotron-based elemental imaging techniques with nanoscale resolution, and
  • development of new materials for improved solar cell performance and long-term durability.