Taylor led the
Transformative Materials and Devices research laboratory at
Yale University where he developed new materials for energy conversion. There he focused on carbon-based solar cells that made used of small molecule and polymer semiconductors. Taylor joined the
New York University Tandon School of Engineering in 2018, where continued to develop materials and devices for energy conversion, with a particular focus on
perovskite solar cells. He and his colleagues developed a scalable process that is suitable for manufacturing solar panels on a large scale with high reproducibility. Alongside electron transport layers, Taylor has studied
electromagnetic interference (EMI) blocking films, which limits damage to smartphones and other wearable technologies. The films consist of
MXenes, two-dimensional
transition metal carbides that are highly conductive and the ability to shield from electromagnetic interference. Taylor has worked on electrochemical fuel cells and batteries. In lithium-ion batteries, the electrodes are typically composed of two-dimensional nanosheets, with the anodes (negative electrodes) made from
graphitic carbon nitride. Unfortunately, whilst graphitic carbon nitride are low-cost and scalable, they have poor conductivity and are poor storage capacity for sodium-ions, meaning they cannot simply be used for sodium-ion batteries. He proposed the use of graphitic carbon nitride electrodes coated in a mixture of asphalt and urea. The altered stacked multilayer graphitic carbon electrodes are chemically stable and can enhance the sodium ion storage capacity. == Awards and honors ==