Redox active organic molecules with energy conversion and storage applications

这一研究计划的主要目的是开发具有能量转换的生物启发的氧化还原活性材料(例如太阳能电池、有机发光二极管(OLED))和存储应用(锂离子电池、氧化还原液流电池)。我们选择了到目前为止还没有研究过的生物辅因子作为这些体系中主要的氧化还原活性部分。我们将通过合成操作来增强它们的性能，以微调电子(例如光电子和氧化还原)、金属配位(例如锂离子结合)和可加工性(例如溶解性)的特性，从而创造出具有优于现有材料性能的新型构建块。研究课程将包括进行有机合成和结构阐明、材料性质的表征(例如溶液电化学、UV-Vis和荧光光谱)、DFT建模以及器件制造和表征(例如太阳能电池、有机发光二极管和锂离子电池)。

Redox active organic molecules with energy conversion and storage applications.The key aims of this research programme is to develop biologically inspired redox active materials with energy conversion (e.g. solar cells, organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs)) and storage applications (Li-ion batteries, redox flow batteries). We have selected hitherto non-studied biological cofactors as the main redox active moiety in these systems. We will augment their properties, through synthetic manipulation, to fine tune the electronic (e.g. optoelectronic and redox), metal coordination (e.g. Li- ion binding) and processability (e.g solubility) characteristics thereby creating novel building blocks with superior properties to currently available materials. The research programme will involve the student undertaking organic synthesis and structure elucidation, characterisation of properties of materials (e.g. solution electrochemistry, UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy), DFT modelling and device fabrication and characterisation (e.g. solar cells, OLEDs and Li-ion batteries).