Self-assembled monolayers of redox- and photo-active compounds - A study of the effect of light and potential in charging at interfaces for energy app

光电器件依赖于电荷的分离和传输来实现其功能，而电荷存储器件则需要在化学物质中传输和稳定维持特定的氧化还原状态。该项目将专注于易于还原的分子组件，这些组件可以在表面上自组装，并可用于调节这些界面上的电荷运动，从而导致电子的积聚，这些电子可以以可控的方式回收，就像在电池中一样。为了利用这种刺激作为一种注入和回收电荷的方式，我们将探索光在使用这些化合物制成的装置上的作用。利用超分子化学进行机械功作为电荷注入和提取的结果也将被研究，目的是制造基于机电界面的设备

Optoelectronic devices rely on the separation and transport of electrical charge for their function, while charge storage devices require the transport and stable maintenance of a specific redox state in a chemical. This project will focus on easily reducible molecular components that can be self-assembled on surfaces and can be used to modulate the movement of charge at these interfaces, leading to a build-up of electrons that can be recovered in a controlled way, as in a battery. The action of light on the devices made using these compounds will be explored in order to use this stimulus as a way of injecting and retrieving charge. The use of supramolecular chemistry to perform mechanical work as a result of charge injection and extraction will also be investigated, with the aim of making electro-mechanical interface based devices