IRG 4


Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Nanoelectronic Materials from Molecules to Printable Thin Films


Tobin J. Marks
(Leader), chemistry
Lincoln J. Lauhon (Co-Leader), materials science & engineering
Michael Bedzyk, materials science & engineering
Mark C. Hersam, materials science & engineering
Mark A. Ratner, chemistry
Tamar Seideman, chemistry
John M. Torkelson, chemical & biological engineering

IRG-4 research enables novel technological advances in the area of hybrid organic/inorganic nanoelectronic materials by improving fundamental understanding and optimizing processing efficiency across multiple length-scales. The IRG's collaborative efforts take advantage of several unique and complementary strengths:

  1. Synthesis: organic high-k dielectrics and inorganic semiconductor nanowires.
  2. Processing: single-walled carbon nanotube sorting and printable electronics.
  3. Characterization: scanning probe microscopy and synchrotron x-ray techniques.
  4. Theory: non-equilibrium transport and quantum electronic structure.

 

As an example, self-assembled nano-dielectrics (SANDS) are being used to dramatically improve thin film transistors made from organic, nanotube, and nanowire active layers.

 

 

Selected Research Highlights:


Detection of Single Gold Atoms in Silicon Nanowires

Jonathan E. Allen, Eric R. Hemesath , Daniel E. Perea , Jessica L. Lensch -Falk, and Lincoln J. Lauhon

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Atomic Force Photovoltaic Microscopy

B. J. Leever , M. F. Durstock , M. D. Irwin, A. W. Hains , T. J. Marks, L. S. C. Pingree, and M. C. Hersam

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Polymer Surface Viscoelasticity Affects Organic Thin-Film Transistor Performance

Choongik Kim, Antonio Facchetti and Tobin J. Marks

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Optimizing Frequency Dependent Charge Transport in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)

L. S. C. Pingree, M. T. Russell, T. J. Marks, M. C. Hersam

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IRG 1

Synergistic Linear and Nonlinear Phenomena in Multifunctional Oxide Ceramic Systems
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IRG 2

Novel Processing Methods for Nanostructured Polymer Blends, Composites and Supramolecular Structures
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IRG 3

Molecular Plasmonics: Fundamentals, New Tools, and Devices
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IRG 4

Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Nanoelectronic Materials from Molecules to Printable Thin Films
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Seed Projects

Organic Synthesis
Biomaterials
Systems Biology
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The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) is supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF Award Number DMR-0520513. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.
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