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Our research is in the area of materials chemistry and physics of complex, soft materials. Specifically, we are interested in electrically-active polymeric and molecular materials.  We hope to elucidate the fundamental processing-structure-property relationships that govern these materials to generate design rules and guidelines for the rational synthesis of materials with tailored properties and the development of innovative processing and patterning technologies for the realization of low-cost, light weight, mechanically flexible thin-film devices, such as organic transistors and solar cells.

Currently, we are examining how specific processing conditions affect the structure evolution of organic and polymer materials, and how structure development can in turn impact applications-relevant macroscopic electrical and physical properties. Work is being carried out on functional block copolymers, solution-processable organic and polymeric conductors and semiconductors, as well as conjugated self-assembled monolayers.

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News

5/20/13 Luisa Whittaker selected for a L'Oreal Women in Science Fellowship - heartiest congratulations!
5/6/13 Jessica Saylors successfully defended her senior thesis! Congrats, Jessi!
4/3/13 Geoff Purdum awarded an NDSEG Fellowship!  Congrats!
2/14/13 Lynn to deliver President's Lecture on February 19.
1/11/13 First-years Nicholas Davy, Geoff Purdum, and Melda Sezen join the group.  Welcome!
1/11/13 Anna Hailey passes her first prop defense - congrats!

1/8/13

Anna Hiszpanski featured on PRISM's newsletter!
   

Research Spotlight

Tuning Out-of-Plane Molecular Orientation with Contorted Hexabenzocoronenes

Spherulites of contorted hexabenzocoronene (HBC) featured on the cover of DPOLY's program booklet. Through post-deposition processing of amorphous HBC films, we can tune the out-of-plane molecular orientation, yielding transistors having variable performance.  Learn more!