IMR: Acquisition of a Thin Film Deposition System for Organic/Inorganic Materials Research and Educational Training

在过去的十年里，有机电子领域得到了巨大的推动；性能的提高，再加上能够在柔性衬底上大面积低温处理这些材料，提供了独特的技术并产生了新的应用。材料研究仪器项目的这一奖项为密苏里-哥伦比亚大学收购薄膜沉积(TFD)系统提供支持，该系统将主要用于生长有机薄膜、有机/混合光电子器件和金纳米功能材料。TFD系统在加强物理系内部材料生长设施的同时，将扩大校园内各系之间的跨学科合作。这项提议的更广泛影响来自于为本科生和物理/材料科学研究生引入实验和仪器课程，TFD系统将被纳入课程课程。这些实践课程将通过为学生在材料科学、生物技术和基于半导体的学术研究或行业中就业做好准备来提高教育质量。材料研究仪器项目的这一奖项为密苏里-哥伦比亚大学收购薄膜沉积(TFD)系统提供支持，该系统将主要用于有机薄膜、有机/混合光电设备和金纳米功能材料的生长。特别是，TFD系统将允许：(1)用于光物理研究的有机聚合物和分子的薄膜生长(包括静水压力下的电子和振动光谱)以及有机发光二极管、光电探测器和潜在的自旋电子器件的制造；(2)用于生物传感器的金纳米颗粒吸附衬底的薄膜生长；(3)氧化锌基器件的制造。有机材料取向膜和纳米纤维的电子和振动光谱研究将探索结构-性质关系及其对电荷传输和光物理性质的影响。含胶原纤维的金纳米粒子自组装薄膜在组织再生和芯片生物传感器中具有广泛的应用。此外，基于氧化锌的器件在光存储和生物医学成像方面提供了独特的机会。该提案的更广泛影响来自于通过为物理/材料科学的本科生和研究生开设实践课程来提高教育质量。

In the last decade the field of organic electronics has received a tremendous impetus; performance improvements coupled with the ability to process these materials at low temperatures over large areas on flexible substrates provide unique technologies and generate new applications. This award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research Program provides support for the acquisition of a thin film deposition (TFD) system at the University of Missouri-Columbia which will be primarily used for the growth of organic films, organic/hybrid optoelectronic devices, and gold nano-functionalized materials. The TFD system, while strengthening the materials growth facility within the physics department, will broaden interdisciplinary cooperation between departments on campus. The broader impact of the proposal derives from the introduction of experimental and instrumentation courses both for undergraduate and graduate physics/materials science students, where the TFD system will be incorporated as part of the course curriculum. Such hands-on courses will enhance the quality of education by preparing students for employment in materials science, biotechnology, and semiconductor based academic research or industry.This award from The Instrumentation for Materials Research program provides support for the acquisition of a thin film deposition (TFD) system at the University of Missouri-Columbia which will be primarily used for the growth of organic films, organic/hybrid optoelectronic devices, and gold nano-functionalized materials. In particular, the TFD system will allow: (1) thin film growth of organic polymers and molecules for photophysical studies (including electronic and vibrational spectroscopy under hydrostatic pressure) and fabrication of OLEDs, photodetectors and potential spintronics devices; (2) thin film growth of gold nanoparticle absorbed substrates for application in biosensors; (3) fabrication of ZnO-based devices. The proposed work on electronic and vibrational spectroscopy from oriented films and nanofibers of organic materials will probe structure-property relationships and their influence on both charge-transport and photophysical properties. Self-assembled thin films of gold nanoparticles with collagen fibrils provide applications in tissue regeneration and chip-based biosensors. Further, ZnO-based devices provide unique opportunities in optical storage and biomedical imaging. The broader impact of the proposal derives from enhancing the quality of education by the introduction of hands-on courses for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in physics/materials science.