Projects

• Optically Driven, In-Situ Growth of Nanoparticles in Polymer Matrices

  The goal of the project is to use this property to induce localized thermal decomposition of organometallic molecules around the nanoparticles when they are exposed to high-energy ultrafast lasers.

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• Ultrafast Energy Transfer Processes in Organic Layer/Substrate Systems

  We investigate the related energy transfer mechanisms in organic layer/substrate systems.

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• Hybrid Devices

  We demonstrated the fastest air-operable pn junction diodes yet reported, with frequencies high enough to be considered for radio frequency signal detection.

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• New Electron-Carrying Organic Semiconductors

  Organic semiconductors for use in plastic electronic devices and other alternative active circuits such as display backplanes are generally hole-transporters. It is much more challenging to design electron transporters, which are often needed to complete a circuit or even a single device.

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• Organic Electronics for Chemical Sensing

  We develop different materials and device schemes for chemical sensing applications.

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• Thermoelectric Polymer Blends

  Solutions to worldwide energy challenges will need to be drawn from a variety of approaches. We have begun a project whose goals are to tune the energy levels and charge densities in polymer blends.

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• Tuning Semiconductor Device Properties with Static Charge

  We are developing methods of imparting static charge to the transistors during the device fabrication so that transistors with the same materials and dimensions can serve different functions in circuits.

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• Solution-Processed Ionically Polarized Oxide Dielectrics for Low-Voltage Transparent Transistors

  Using a combination of ab initio modeling and algorithms, we are investigating the structure of the amorphous form of an ionically conducting compound used in transparent electronic devices.

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