New Superlattice Materials Created by Unconventional Molecular Beam Epitaxy: (1) Phthalocyanines and Related Dyes(2) Superlattices Based on Metal...

有了这笔探索性研究基金，Armstrong和Nebesny将尝试创造一种全新的基于分子束外延沉积的酞菁超晶格的材料。他们将描述材料的初始表面化学性质，回答诸如材料成核的方式以及它们堆叠的方法等问题。将探讨材料的光学性质。最初的预期表明，这种材料在快速光交换中可能很重要——这种情况是现有材料无法完全实现的。该研究在分析和表面化学的一般领域，重点研究非常规分子束外延产生的新型超晶格材料。这项工作有望导致具有重要光学性质的新型超晶格材料的制备，这可能导致新的光开关器件。由于这项工作具有很高的新颖性和紧迫性，它正在通过探索性研究补助金得到资助。

With this Grant for Explaratory Research Armstrong and Nebesny will attempt to create a completely new class of materials based on superlattices of phthalocyanines deposited by molecular beam epitaxy. They will characterize the initial surface chemistries of the materials, answering questions such as the way in which the materials nucleate, and the method by which they stack. The optical properties of the materials will be explored. Initial expectations would suggest that the materials may be important in fast optical switching - a situation that is not achievable completely with existing materials. %%% The research, in the general area of Analytical and Surface Chemistry, focuses on the investigation of new superlattice materials created by unconventional molecular beam epitaxy. The work promises to lead to the preparation of novel superlattice materials with important optical properties which could lead to new optical switching devices. Because the work has high novelty and urgency it is being funded through a Grant for Explaratory Research.