Making Metallic Contacts to Molecules

化学系的分析和表面化学（ASC）计划支持德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校的Amy步行者教授的研究项目。步行者教授和她的学生将开发的方法，化学选择性沉积金属的有机薄膜和应用这些方法来构建复杂的多层结构。在许多技术中，包括聚合物发光二极管（PLED）和分子及有机电子学，可靠地生产与有机薄膜的稳定金属接触是至关重要的。这一目标的基础是对沉积金属与有机膜中末端官能团的相互作用的定量理解。教授步行者和她的学生将定义和探索这些关键的相互作用使用自组装单分子层（SAM）作为模型系统。该研究将侧重于铝、铜、镍、铂、钯和金的沉积。这些金属在分子、有机和磁电子器件中都有重要的应用.这项研究将为希望在分子电子学前沿研究中接受培训的学生提供极好的培训机会。

The analytical and Surface Chemistry (ASC) Program of the Division of Chemistry supports the research project of Prof. Amy walker of the University of Texas at Dallas. Prof. Walker and her students will develop methods for chemically selective deposition of metals on organic thin films and apply these methods to construct complex multilayer structures. The reliable production of stable metallic contacts to organic thin films is critical in many technologies, including polymer light emitting diodes (PLEDs) and molecular and organic electronics. Fundamental to this goal is a quantitative understanding of the interactions of deposited metals with the terminal functional groups in organic films. Prof. Walker and her students will define and explore these critical interactions using self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) as model systems. The study will focus on the deposition of aluminum, copper, nickel, platinum, palladium and gold. These metals all have important applications as contacts in molecular-, organic- and magneto- electronic devices. The study will provide excellent training opportunities to students who wish to train in the cutting edge research of molecular electronics.