Energy Diffusion in Amorphous and Polycrystalline Conjugated Organic Solids

在化学系实验物理化学计划的支持下，伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校的Christopher Bardeen教授将在无定形和多晶共轭有机固体中进行能量传输(激子扩散)的研究。将使用各种超快激光技术来研究传输的动力学。这项工作的最终目标是为管理这些材料中的能量传输的机制制定一个统一的图景。除了本工作在开发更实用的有机电子材料方面的应用外，拟议的研究还将有助于培养本科生和研究生，该领域有望成为化学研究的重要领域。此外，巴丁教授还将为初学化学的学生实施一项外展计划，向他们传授太阳能电池和替代能源生产方面正在进行的研究。Bardeen教授将在网站上免费提供作为这一推广努力的一部分而开发的材料。

In this award, supported by the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Division, Prof. Christopher Bardeen of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign will conduct research on energy transport (exciton diffusion) in amorphous and polycrystalline conjugated organic solids. The dynamics of transport will be studied using a variety of ultrafast laser techniques. The ultimate goal of this work is to develop a unified picture of the mechanisms that govern energy transport in these materials. Besides the applications of the present work towards developing better practical organic electronic materials, the proposed research will help to train undergraduate and graduate students in an area that has promise of becoming an important area of chemical research. In addition, Prof. Bardeen will implement an outreach program for beginning chemistry students, to teach them about the research that is being carried out, in the context of solar cells and alternative energy production. Prof. Bardeen will make the materials developed as a part of this outreach effort freely available on a website.