CAREER: From Designed Molecules to Functional Materials and Innovative Devices

这个研究项目涉及分子的设计，这将允许功能材料和设备的发展。荧光和光致变色化合物将嵌入到固体聚合物基质中。由此产生的基于分子的材料将被集成到设备配置中，设计用于执行完全依赖于光输入和输出的逻辑操作。这些固态全光逻辑门将处理多个光信号。缺乏电子的表面涂层将由电活性和荧光构建块组装。由此产生的分子基材料将识别和固定固/液界面上的富电子底物，为传感器的发展提供了新的途径。学生将通过讲座和实验室研究相结合的方式在纳米科学和纳米技术的多学科领域进行培训。地区大学的研究论坛和针对少数民族学生的研究机会计划将提供凝聚力，促进交流与合作。在有机和大分子化学项目的CAREER奖的支持下，迈阿密大学化学系的Francisco Raymo教授正在探索分子基材料和器件的制备。Raymo教授正在开发全光多通道信号处理的新策略，这将补充当前的光纤技术。他还在准备新的材料，以方便地检测和识别选定的分子，形成新的传感器技术的基础。Raymo教授在实验室和课堂上训练学生掌握纳米科学和纳米技术的现代技术和概念。此外，他还为少数民族学生提供研究机会，并协调多机构的交流与合作。

This research program addresses the design of molecules which will permit the development of functional materials and devices. Fluorescent and photochromic compounds will be embedded into solid polmer matrices. The resulting molecule-based materials will be integrated into device configurations designed to execute logic operations relying exclusively on optical inputs and outputs. These solid-state all-optical logic gates will process multiple optical signals. Electron deficient surface coatings will be assembled from electroactive and fluorescent building blocks. The resulting molecule-based materials will recognize and immobilize electron rich substrates at solid/liquid interfaces, providing new avenues for sensor development. Students will be trained in the multidisciplinary fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology through a combination of lecture and laboratory investigations. A research forum for regional colleges and a research opportunity program targeting minority students will provide cohesiveness and foster exchanges and collaborations.With the support of this CAREER Award from the Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program, Professor Francisco Raymo, of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Miami, is exploring the preparation of molecule-based materials and devices. Professor Raymo is developing new strategies for all-optical multi-channel signal processing which will complement current optical fiber technology. He is also preparing novel materials designed to permit facile detection and recognition of selected molecules, forming the basis of new sensor technologies. Professor Raymo is training students, both in the laboratory and in the lecture hall, in the modern techniques and concepts of nanoscience and nanotechnology. In addition, he is bringing research opportunities to minority students and coordinating multi-institutional exchanges and collaborations.