CAREER: Towards Molecular Optical Data Storage Using Luminescent Inorganic Compounds with Photochromic Quenchers

鲍灵格林大学化学系的先进材料项目获得了这个职业奖。凭借该奖项，Felix Castellano教授将设计、合成并表征分散在聚合物基质中的过渡金属配合物的光致变色发光猝灭剂。在聚合物基体中使用一系列Ru （II）和Re (I)化合物的金属到配体电荷转移（MLCT）激发态将用于各种数据存储应用，如写一次读多次系统和读-写-擦除系统。这些聚合物复合材料的单光子和双光子光化学和光物理过程将被确定，以评估潜在的光子器件应用。与私立科学中心合作开发新的无机化学实验课程将为学生提供新的教育和培训机会。计划中的科学展览将覆盖包括不同教育水平的学生在内的大部分人群。基于钌和铼配合物分散在聚合物基体中的光致变色猝灭剂将被设计、合成和表征。这些化合物在聚合物基体中的金属-配体电荷转移（MLCT）激发态将用于各种数据存储应用。将确定这些聚合物复合材料的单光子和双光子光化学和光物理过程，以评估其在光子器件中的潜在应用。与私立科学中心合作开发新的无机化学实验课程将为学生提供新的教育和培训机会。计划中的科学展览将覆盖包括不同教育水平的学生在内的大部分人群。

The Advanced Materials Program in the Division of Chemistry makes this Career award to Bowling Green University. With this award, Professor Felix Castellano will design, synthesize and characterize photochromic luminescent quenchers based on transition metal complexes dispersed in polymer matrices. Metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) excited states using a series of Ru (II) and Re (I) compounds in polymer matrices will be used for a variety of data storage applications such as write-once-read-many systems and read-write-erase systems. One- and two-photon photochemical and photophysical processes of these polymer composites will be determined to evaluate potential photonic device applications. Development of new inorganic chemistry laboratory course in partnership with a private science center will provide new education and training opportunities to students. Planned science exhibits will reach a large segment of population including students at different educational levels.Photochromic luminescent quenchers based on Ruthenium and Rhenium complexes dispersed in polymer matrices will be designed, synthesized and characterized. Metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) excited states of these compounds in polymer matrices will be used for a variety of data storage applications. One- and two-photon photochemical and photophysical processes of these polymer composites will be determined to evaluate potential applications in photonic devices. Development of new inorganic chemistry laboratory course in partnership with a private science center will provide new education and training opportunities to students. Planned science exhibits will reach a large segment of population including students at different educational levels.