NSF Young Investigator: Molecular Crystal Morphology

这项来自有机动力学项目的NSF青年研究人员奖支持普渡大学Kahr教授理解和控制晶体生长的工作。被称为沙漏夹杂物的含有有机染料的无机晶体将被研究，以研究它们在材料研究、非线性光学器件和固体激光中的应用。将对影响晶体生长速度的因素进行研究，以便控制晶体的独特特征，并从第一性原理设计特殊晶体。有了这个Nyi奖，Kahr教授将研究由硫酸钠或芒硝酸盐等无机物质组成的固体晶体中包含的分子化合物的行为。这些新的混合晶体将被研究，看看它们是否可以作为固态激光器，或者它们是否表现出适用于材料研究的独特光学现象。这项研究将促进对晶体生长控制的理解，这对药物、材料和半导体等不同领域都很重要。

This NSF Young Investigator Award from the Organic Dynamics Program supports the work of Professor Kahr at Purdue University to understand and control crystal growth. Inorganic crystals with included organic dyes called hour glass inclusions will be investigated to study their applications for materials research, non linear optical devices, and solid state lasers. Research into the factors affecting the rates of crystal growth will be undertaken in order to control unique features of crystals and to design special crystals from first principles. With this NYI Award Professor Kahr will study the behavior of molecular compounds included in solid crystals made up from inorganic substances such as sodium sulfate or Glauber's salt. These novel mixed crystals will be studied to see if they can act as solid state lasers or if they exhibit unique optical phenomena applicable to materials research. This research will advance the understanding of the control of crystal growth which is important to diverse areas such as drugs, materials, and semiconductors.