Indenofluorenes and Related Structures: Syntheses, Properties and Emerging Materials Applications

在化学系化学合成项目的支持下，俄勒冈大学化学系的Michael Haley教授将制备和研究基于茚芴骨架或受其启发的分子，以回答基本的科学问题并探索其材料特性。海利研究计划将开发组装这些强电子接受分子的简易合成方法。一旦到手，Haley小组将研究所有新分子支架的光学和电子特性，重点是有机场效应晶体管（OFET）和有机光伏（OPV）在器件中的应用和使用。这些分子的研究回答了有关非苯类有机材料的电子结构和性质的基本问题。在这些研究中开发的分子为实际应用提供了机会，特别是在纳米技术和低成本电子领域。此外，该项目还为基础和应用化学合成方面的研究生和本科生研究人员提供了良好的培训基地。这些研究将为研究人员在有机合成、计算化学、x射线晶体学以及电子结构和分子结构之间的相互作用方面提供广泛的经验。该计划的广泛影响包括研究生在当地和地区公司和国家实验室的工业实习，研究生与德国，丹麦和日本的外国合作者的研究生交换，接待包括PUIs教授在内的访问科学家的长期停留，以及通过促进未被充分代表的群体参与的项目，本科生继续大量参与最先进的化学研究。

With the support of this award from the Chemical Synthesis Program of the Division of Chemistry, Professor Michael Haley of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oregon will prepare and study molecules based on or inspired by the indenofluorene skeleton to answer fundamental scientific questions as well as to explore their materials properties. The Haley research program will develop facile synthetic methods for the assembly of these strongly electron-accepting molecules. Once in hand, the Haley group will examine the optical and electronic properties of all new molecular scaffolds with an emphasis towards organic field effect transistor (OFET) and organic photovoltaic (OPV) applications and use in devices. The study of such molecules answers fundamental questions regarding the electronic structure and properties of non-benzenoid organic materials.The molecules developed in these studies present opportunities for practical applications, particularly in the area of nanotechnology and low-cost electronics. Moreover, this project serves as an excellent training ground for graduate and undergraduate researchers in fundamental and applied chemical synthesis. The studies will provide the researchers with broad experience in organic synthesis, computational chemistry, x-ray crystallography, and the interplay between electronic structure and molecular architecture. The broader impacts of this program include industrial internships of graduate students at local and regional companies and national labs, the exchange of graduate students with those of foreign collaborators in Germany, Denmark, and Japan, the hosting of extended stays of visiting scientists including professors from PUIs, and continued substantial involvement of undergraduates in state-of-the-art chemical research via programs which promote the participation of underrepresented groups.