Matthew Greenberg

Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
Office: Reem-Kayden Center 140
845-752-2311
[email protected]

Education:

• LDRD Postdoctoral Research Associate (2021) – Brookhaven National Laboratory
  Advisor: Dr. Sanjit Ghose
• Ph.D. – Columbia University (2020)
  Advisor: Prof. Jonathan Owen
• B.A. – Bard College (2015)
  Advisor: Prof. Craig Anderson

Research Interests
Our research focuses on the synthesis, structure, and formation mechanisms of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals. We are interested in the atomic structures of these nanocrystalline and disordered materials, and their relationship to material properties.

Current Projects

• Structures of nanocrystalline materials from synchrotron X-ray techniques (X-ray Total Scattering PDF analysis, Small Angle X-ray Scattering, X-ray Diffraction).
• In situ and time resolved X-ray scattering and diffraction measurements of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystal formation
• Synthesis of new molecular precursors for semiconductor nanocrystal synthesis

Selected Publications

1. "Persistent Nucleation and Size Dependent Attachment Kinetics produce Monodisperse PbS Nanocrystals.” Benjamin Abécassis, Matthew W. Greenberg, Brandon Makana McMurtry, Vivekananda Bal, Michael P. Campos, Lilian Guillemeney, Benoit Mahler, Sylvain Prevost, Lewis Sharpnack, Mark P. Hendricks, Daniel De Rosha, Ellie Bennett, Natalie Saenz, Baron Peters, and Jonathan S. Owen. Chemical Science. 2022, 13, 4977-4983.
2. “Growth Kinetics Determine the Polydispersity and Size of PbS and PbSe Nanocrystals.” Michael P. Campos, Jonathan de Roo, Matthew W. Greenberg, Brandon M. McMurtry, Mark P. Hendricks, Ellie Bennett, Natalie Saenz, Matthew Y. Sfeir, Benjamin Abécassis, Sanjit K. Ghose, and Jonathan S. Owen. Chemical Science. 2022, 13, 4555-4565.
3. “Size Dependent Optical Properties and Structure of ZnS Nanocrystals Prepared from a Library of Thioureas.” Ellie Bennett, Matthew W. Greenberg, Soham Banerjee, Simon J. L. Billinge, Jonathan S. Owen. Chemistry of Materials. 2022, 34, 2, 707-717.
4. “Photophysical Properties of Cyclometalated Platinum (II) Diphosphine Compounds in the Solid State and in PMMA Films.” Belle Coffey, Lily Clough, Daphne D. Bartkus, Ian C. McClellan, Matthew W. Greenberg, Christopher N. LaFratta, Joseph M. Tanski, Craig M. Anderson. ACS Omega. 2021, 6, 42, 28316-28325.
5. “Platinum Complexes from C-H Activation of Sterically Hindered [C^N] Donor Benzothiophene Imine Ligands: Synthesis and Photophysical Properties.” Craig M. Anderson, Belle Coffey, Leslie Morales, Matthew W. Greenberg, Matthew Norman, Michael Weinsten, Garret Brown, Joseph M. Transki. ACS Omega. 2020, 5, 41, 26855-26863.
6. “Stereoselective C-X and Regioselective C-H activation to, and Selective C(sp2)-C(sp3) Reductive Elimination from, Platinum Compounds with Thiophene-Derived Ligands.” Craig M Anderson, Garrett Brown, Matthew W. Greenberg, David Yu, Nellie Bowen, Rahma Ahmed, Melissa Yost-Bido, Alina Wray. Tetrahedron Letters. 2019, 60, 43, 151156.
7. “Synthesis, Characterization, and Photophysical Properties of Bismetalated Platinum Complexes with Benzothiophene Ligands.” Craig M. Anderson, Claudio Mastrocinque, Matthew W. Greenberg, Ian C. McClellan, Leila Duman, Nathaniel Oh, Francesco Mastrocinque, Michael Pizzuto, Kaylynn Tran, Joseph M. Tanski. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 2019, 882, 1, 10-17.
8. “Anthracene as a Launchpad for a Phosphinidene Sulfide and for Generation of a Phosphorous-Sulfur Material Having the Composition P2S, a Vulcanized Red Phosphorous that is Yellow.” Wesley J. Transue, Matthew Nava, Maxwell W. Terban, Jing Yang, Matthew W. Greenberg, Gang Wu, Elizabeth S. Foreman, Chantal L. Mustoe, Pierre Kennepohl, Jonathan S. Owen, Simon J. L. Billinge, Heather J. Kulik, Christopher C. Cummins. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2018, 141, 1, 2018, 431-440.
9. “Regioselective C-H/C-X activation of Napthyl-Derived Ligands to Form Six-membered Palladacycles.” Craig M. Anderson, Nathaniel Oh, Tedros A. Balema, Francesco Mastrocinque, Claudio Mastrocinque, Danielle Santos, Matthew W. Greenberg, Joseph M. Tanski. Tetrahedron Letters. 2016, 57, 41, 4574-4577.
10. “Regioselective Competition between the Formation of Seven-Membered and Five-Membered Cyclometalated Platinacycles Preceded by Csp2-Csp3 Reductive Elimination.” Craig M. Anderson, Matthew W. Greenberg, Lucia Spano, Labeeby Servatius, Joseph M. Tanski. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 2016, 819, 27-36.
11. “Regioselective Formation of Six-Membered and Five-Membered Cyclometalated Platinum Complexes.” Craig M. Anderson, Matthew W. Greenberg, Tedros A. Balema, Leila M. Duman, Nathaniel Oh, Asad Hashmi, Leah Ladner, Kyan Jain, David Yu, and Joseph M. Tanski. Tetrahedron Letters. 2015, 56, 46, 6352–6355.