CAREER: Organized Materials for Plastic Electronics - Divided Pi-Ways and Platinum Energy Canopies

职业：用于塑料电子产品的组织材料 - 分开的 Pi-Ways 和白金能量罩

• 批准号: 0847132
• 负责人: Rhett Smith
• 金额: $ 55万
• 依托单位: Clemson University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-07-01 至 2014-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0847132&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Organized; Materials; Plastic; Electronics

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This CAREER award by the Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program in the Chemistry Division at the National Science Foundation supports Professor Rhett C. Smith at Clemson University to develop and study two exciting new classes of materials featuring remarkably well-defined and tunable molecular-level organization of organic and hybrid organic/organometallic pi-systems. The unique, shape-persistent scaffolds he will employ ensure specific alignment of adjacent pi-systems. The mode of inter-pi-system interaction enforced will in turn predispose each material to idealized performance in a given technological application (i.e. some modes are ideal for photovoltaics, others for light emitting devices). In addition to their great potential for highly coveted technologies such as lightweight solar cells, thorough characterization of the opto/electronic properties of these materials will reveal fundamental insights into how molecular-level organization dictates performance and elucidate how privileged material combinations act synergistically, thus forwarding rational design strategies for next generation technologies. The molecular scaffolds that are employed include novel oxacyclophane constructs and light-harvesting phosphines used for organometallic polymers.This work will also have a broader impact on science education through a variety of synergistic activities. The overarching aim of these educational activities is to increase awareness and participation in physical science. These efforts involve a service learning program, outreach and the development of polymer science courses guided by modern education theory and learning models. New course materials include projects-based polymer laboratory modules designed to mimic the graduate school research experience for undergraduates. Undergraduate research mentoring is also a key component of the educational plan. This award will support salary for undergraduates in the summer, and for their travel to conferences, better preparing these young scientists for careers in research.

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。该职业奖由美国国家科学基金会化学部有机和大分子化学项目颁发，支持克莱姆森大学的Rhett C. Smith教授开发和研究两种令人兴奋的新型材料，这些材料具有有机和混合有机/有机金属i-系统的非常明确和可调的分子水平组织。他将使用独特的、形状持久的支架，确保相邻pi系统的特定对齐。所实施的pi-系统间相互作用模式将反过来使每种材料在给定的技术应用中具有理想化的性能（例如，一些模式适用于光伏电池，另一些模式适用于发光设备）。除了它们在轻质太阳能电池等令人垂涎的技术方面的巨大潜力之外，这些材料的光电特性的全面表征将揭示分子水平组织如何决定性能的基本见解，并阐明特殊材料组合如何协同作用，从而为下一代技术提供合理的设计策略。所采用的分子支架包括新型的氧环烷结构和用于有机金属聚合物的光捕获磷化氢。这项工作还将通过各种协同活动对科学教育产生更广泛的影响。这些教育活动的首要目标是提高对物理科学的认识和参与。这些努力包括服务学习计划，推广和聚合物科学课程的发展，以现代教育理论和学习模式为指导。新的课程材料包括基于项目的聚合物实验室模块，旨在模拟本科生的研究生院研究经验。本科生科研指导也是教育计划的重要组成部分。该奖项将支持本科生在夏季的工资，以及他们参加会议的旅费，使这些年轻科学家为从事研究工作做好更好的准备。