CAREER: Organic- and Metal-based Luminescence in Molecular and Dendrimeric Phosphors

这项由无机化学、生物无机化学和金属有机化学项目颁发的职业奖支持了Mohammad A.Oary教授研究无机和有机化合物发光材料的工作。这些工作包括：(1)建立用于光子学和光学传感应用的选择性靶向分子和树枝状化合物的光谱和结构标准；(2)量身定制适合作为平板显示分子发光器件的发射层材料或用作检测挥发性环境污染物的光学传感器材料的磷光化合物；以及(3)制造器件并表征其性能。这项工作还将探索硬币-金属络合物中基于金属的发光如何依赖于发光激发电子态中金属-金属的距离。新的发光材料将被开发用于传感器和发光显示器。教育部分旨在通过展示课堂材料和现代研究如何整合并应用于生活中的各个技术方面来改善研究生和本科教育。将努力扩大教育代表性不足的群体，包括本科生和高中生、少数群体学生、学校教师和社区人士。

This CAREER award by the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry program supports work by Professor Mohammad A. Omary to study luminescent materials of inorganic and organic compounds. These efforts include: (1) establishing the spectroscopic and structural criteria for using selectively-targeted molecular and dendrimeric compounds for applications in photonics and optical sensing; (2) tailoring phosphorescent compounds that are suitable as the emitting layer materials in molecular light-emitting devices for flat panel display, or as optical sensor materials for the detection of volatile environmental pollutants; and (3) fabricating the devices and characterizing their performance. The work will also probe how the metal-based luminescence in coinage-metal complexes may be dependent on metal-metal distances in the luminescent excited electronic state.New luminescent materials will be developed for sensors and light-emitting displays. The educational component aims to improve graduate and undergraduate education by demonstrating how classroom material and modern research can be integrated and applied in various technological aspects in life. Outreach efforts will be made toward educating underrepresented groups, including undergraduate and high school students, students from minority groups, school teachers, and people in the community.