Energy Diffusion in Amorphous and Polycrystalline Conjugated Organic Solids

该奖项由美国伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校的Christopher Bardeen教授资助，他将在非晶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研究输运动力学。这项工作的最终目标是对这些材料中控制能量传输的机制形成统一的图景。除了将目前的工作应用于开发更好的实用有机电子材料之外，拟议的研究将有助于在一个有希望成为化学研究重要领域的领域培养本科生和研究生。此外，巴丁教授将为刚开始学习化学的学生实施一项外展计划，向他们介绍正在进行的太阳能电池和替代能源生产方面的研究。巴丁教授将在一个网站上免费提供作为这项推广工作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.