Investigating Deeply Trapped Holes in Conjugated Polymers by Single Molecule Spectroscopy

在这个奖项，由化学系实验物理化学计划资助，教授保罗F。德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的芭芭拉沿着他的研究生计划进行单分子光谱实验，以研究有机半导体材料中深陷空穴的性质。 该小组将使用电化学单分子光谱和荧光电压单分子光谱测量来确定这些物种的化学性质并研究其动力学。 这项研究的最终目的是帮助科学家和工程师提高有机电子器件的性能。除了这项研究的更广泛的科学和技术影响外，Barbara教授还将为他的研究生提供独特的跨学科研究生研究经验。 Barbara教授还将继续他在“Nano at the Border”等项目中的外展和教育活动，这些项目对美国/墨西哥边境大学的贫困西班牙裔本科生产生了重大影响。

In this award, funded by the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program of the Division of Chemistry, Professor Paul F. Barbara of the University of Texas at Austin along with his graduate students plans to perform single molecule spectroscopy experiments to investigate the nature of deeply trapped holes in organic semiconductor materials. The group will use electrochemical single molecule spectroscopy and fluorescence-voltage single molecule spectroscopy measurements to identify the chemical nature of these species and to study their dynamics. The ultimate goal of this research is to help scientists and engineers improve the performance of organic electronic devices.Besides the broader scientific and technological impact of this research, Prof. Barbara will provide his research students with a unique interdisciplinary graduate research experience. Prof. Barbara will also continue his work in outreach and education activities in such programs as "Nano at the Border," which have a significant impact on underprivileged Hispanic undergraduates at the US/Mexico border universities.