NSF Young Investigator: Molecular Crystal Morphology

来自有机动力学项目的NSF青年研究者奖支持普渡大学Kahr教授在理解和控制晶体生长方面的工作。将研究含有机染料的无机晶体（称为小时玻璃内含物），以研究其在材料研究、非线性光学器件和固态激光器中的应用。研究影响晶体生长速率的因素，以控制晶体的独特特征，并从第一性原理设计特殊晶体。有了这个NYI奖，Kahr教授将研究由硫酸钠或格劳伯盐等无机物组成的固体晶体中包含的分子化合物的行为。这些新型混合晶体将被研究，看看它们是否可以作为固态激光器，或者它们是否表现出适用于材料研究的独特光学现象。这项研究将促进对晶体生长控制的理解，这对药物、材料和半导体等不同领域具有重要意义。

This NSF Young Investigator Award from the Organic Dynamics Program supports the work of Professor Kahr at Purdue University to understand and control crystal growth. Inorganic crystals with included organic dyes called hour glass inclusions will be investigated to study their applications for materials research, non linear optical devices, and solid state lasers. Research into the factors affecting the rates of crystal growth will be undertaken in order to control unique features of crystals and to design special crystals from first principles. With this NYI Award Professor Kahr will study the behavior of molecular compounds included in solid crystals made up from inorganic substances such as sodium sulfate or Glauber's salt. These novel mixed crystals will be studied to see if they can act as solid state lasers or if they exhibit unique optical phenomena applicable to materials research. This research will advance the understanding of the control of crystal growth which is important to diverse areas such as drugs, materials, and semiconductors.