Nanostructured and Molecular Photonics

分子半导体类似于塑料或汽车涂料的软合成材料正迅速进入消费电子产品领域，因为它们成本低，而且易于在大而灵活的表面上制造。也许最重要的是，它们是设计师设计的材料，只是受到化学家的技能和想象力的限制。拟议主席的目标是开发有机半导体的新应用，并回答对改进现有技术至关重要的公开问题。主席将开发新类别的分子器件，应用于量子信息、光化学和生物光子学。与此同时，基础研究将针对一系列前景看好的新太阳能电池材料，目标是为加拿大人提供一个清洁和负担得起的可再生能源未来。

Molecular semiconductorssoft synthetic materials akin to plastics or car paintare rapidly finding their way into consumer electronics due to their low cost and the ease with which they can be fabricated on large and flexible surfaces. Perhaps most importantly, they are designer materials, limited only by a chemists skill and imagination. The objective of the proposed Chair is to develop new applications for organic semiconductors and to answer open questions key to improving existing technologies. The Chair will develop new classes of molecular devices with applications in quantum information, photochemistry and biophotonics. Meanwhile, fundamental studies will target a promising set of new solar cell materials, with the objective of delivering a clean and affordable renewable energy future for Canadians.