Charge and energy transport in disordered functional materials

该项目旨在了解能量和电荷如何在无序材料中移动。许多下一代材料——包括有机半导体、混合钙钛矿和导电金属有机框架——都有望制造出更好的太阳能电池、传感器和电催化剂；然而，它们仍然没有被完全理解，因为它们是无序和嘈杂的系统，难以用数学方法描述。该项目希望开发第一个理论技术，捕捉无序材料中传输的所有基本特征。由此产生的对结构-功能关系的理解将加速前沿能量转换和存储设备的合理设计。

This project aims to understand how energy and electric charge move through disordered materials. Many next-generation materials—including organic semiconductors, hybrid perovskites, and conductive metal-organic frameworks—promise better solar cells, sensors, and electrocatalysts; however, they remain incompletely understood because they are disordered and noisy systems that are difficult to describe mathematically. This project expects to develop the first theoretical techniques that capture all essential features of transport in disordered materials. The resulting understanding of structure-function relationships should accelerate the rational design of cutting-edge devices for energy conversion and storage.