Polymer synthesis and purification system

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In my new laboratory my students and I will develop the solar energy harvesting materials of tomorrow, today. The materials that we envision are polymers and nanoparticles that resemble the plastics and pigments that are already familiar to the marketplace. We will develop a suite of new polymers and nanomaterials that interact strongly with light and are electronically conductive. These properties are of paramount importance for converting sunlight into electricity. Our materials will be prepared through chemical synthesis. Chemical synthesis makes these materials very inexpensive relative to silicon-based electronics. To develop these materials my students and I require a system to synthesize and purify polymers. This proposal describes our need for this equipment and how we will use it to discover new low-cost solar energy technology.