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
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Sch of Chemistry
Abstract
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
Organisations
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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EP/N50970X/1 | 30/09/2016 | 29/09/2021 | |||
2120307 | Studentship | EP/N50970X/1 | 30/09/2018 | 08/06/2022 | Letizia Liiro Peluso |
EP/R513283/1 | 30/09/2018 | 29/09/2023 | |||
2120307 | Studentship | EP/R513283/1 | 30/09/2018 | 08/06/2022 | Letizia Liiro Peluso |