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Watcharaphol Paritmongkol

  • Dr.
  • Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Thailand


Dr. Watcharaphol Paritmongkol is a faculty member of the School of Molecular Science and Engineering at VISTEC, Thailand. He earned his MChem (combined Bachelor’s and Master’s degree) from the University of Oxford in 2015 and his PhD from MIT in 2021. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto, he joined VISTEC in 2023, where he leads an research group specializing in hybrid semiconductor synthesis and optoelectronic devices.

Since establishing his independent lab, he has secured multiple prestigious grants and awards, including the Research Grant for New Scholars (National Research Council of Thailand) and the Science & Technology Research Grant (Thailand Toray Science Foundation). He serves as an Early Career Advisory Board Member for Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers (RSC) and as a Committee Member of the Thailand Younger Chemists Network.

Research impacts

The development of semiconductors has driven numerous innovations, from computer chips and electronic devices to artificial intelligence and photovoltaics. Among the various semiconductor families, our research group is particularly passionate about hybrid organic-inorganic semiconductors, which uniquely integrate the optical, electrical, mechanical, and electronic properties of both organic and inorganic materials into a single system.

Our scientific approach spans several key areas:

  1. Materials Exploration – Designing novel hybrid semiconductors with tailored luminescent and charge transport properties.
  2. Synthesis Development – Producing these semiconductors in single-crystal, nanocrystal, and monolayer forms for targeted device applications.
  3. Charge Carrier Dynamics – Investigating their optoelectronic behavior using time-resolved and temperature-dependent optical and electrical techniques.
  4. Optoelectronic Device Fabrication – Developing functional devices based on hybrid semiconductors.

Currently, our research focuses on two key material families: ionic halide perovskites for photovoltaic and X-ray detection applications and covalent metal organochalcogenides for electronic and catalytic applications.


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