Newsletter Volume 002 (july 20, 2009)

Center for Organic Photonics & Electronics

N EWSLETTER

July 20, 2009

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he partnership between Solvay and COPE has taken a new turn since the end

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GDP kicked off with a meeting at Georgia Tech on Jan. 19-20, 2009. The participants

of 2008 with the launch of the Solvay Global

appear in the picture below.

Discovery Program (SGDP). This program

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marks a new step in the open innovation strategy of the company and builds on the active collaborations that COPE has had with

he partner institutions include in addition to Georgia Tech and COPE:

• Imperial College London, represented by

selected partners in the US, UK, and China.

the groups of James Durrant in Chemistry

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and Thomas Anthopoulos in Physics, well

GDP includes five institutions that have agreed to work together with Solvay in

the fields of organic field-effect transistors (OFET)

and,

to

some

extent,

organic

known for their work on the spectroscopy of π-conjugated materials and the fabrication of OFETs, respectively.

photovoltaics (OPV). The establishment of

• University of Washington, with the

SGDP comes from the realization that the

group of Samson Jenekhe in Chemistry

integration of the research activities of all the

and Chemical Engineering, active in the

partners offers greater opportunities than the

synthesis of organic electronic materials in

mere sum of individual bilateral contracts,

particular electron-transport materials.

which are nowadays the norm for industry-

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sponsored research.



Issue: 002

In the News GT MRSEC Awarded (May 15, 2009) NSF has awarded funding to Georgia Tech to establish the GT Materials Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). GT will receive $8.1 M over six years for research, education and outreach activities. The research will include the development of new transparent electrodes for organic electronics based upon graphene as well as nano-patterning of graphene for electronic applications which is applicable to the research done by various COPE faculty members. Iodine Group Helps Create Diverse Conjugated Polymers (May 7, 2009) Juan Tolosa, Chris Kub, and Uwe H.F. Bunz of Georgia Tech report a postpolymerization strategy for creating hyperbranched conjugated polymers that maximize diversity with minimal synthetic efforts in a new paper entitled, Hyperbranched: A Universal Conjugated Polymer Platform. (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.) The findings are also highlighted in the April 27, 2009 edition of C&EN News. Georgia Tech Renews COPE thru 2012 (April 10, 2009) The Georgia Tech Office of the Provost, the College of Science and The College of Engineering have agreed to continue providing COPE with support for the next 3 years and an option for an additional 3 years. During the upcoming period, COPE intends to continue conducting state-of-theart research and also expand its influence and reach in the field of organic photonics and electronics by establishing an Industrial Affiliates Program (launching in Fall 2009).

Participants in the Solvay Global Discovery Program (SGDP) kick-off meeting held at Georgia Tech in January 2009.

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• Princeton University, with the group of

Shuai, Wei Xu, and Xiaowei Zhan provide

June 05-06 of this year. For the first time,

Antoine Kahn in Electrical Engineering,

expertise in the modeling, synthesis,

the program featured an Industrial Forum

expert

photoemission

and device fabrication of organic

where several local and international

spectroscopy of organic electronic

conjugated molecules and polymers

companies participated in presentations

materials.

for OFET and OPV applications.

and discussions. The companies included:

in

the

• Institute of Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing,

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aking advantage of the Program, Solvay and COPE organized the 3rd

with several groups part of the Key

Solvay~COPE

Symposium

on

Organic

Laboratory for Organic Solids headed

Electronics. The Symposium was held at

by Daoben Zhu; the groups of Wenping

the Institute of Chemistry of the Chinese

Hu, Yongfang Li, and Yunqi Liu, Zhigang

Academy of Sciences (ICCAS) in Beijing on

Plextronics, Inc. (Pittsburgh, USA); Visionox Display Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu, China); Shanghai CAS-Alliance

Display

Technology,

Ltd.

(Beijing, China); China Lucky Film (Baoding, China); and Solvay, SA (Brussels, Belgium).

Faculty Spotlight Dr. Baratunde Cola joined Georgia Tech’s George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering in April of 2009. He received his B.E (2002) and M.S. (2004) from Vanderbilt University and his Ph.D. (2008) from Purdue University, all in mechanical engineering. At Purdue, he was honored with an Intel Foundation Fellowship, a Purdue Doctoral Fellowship, and a NASA Institute of Nanoelectronics and Computing Fellowship. He was also the recipient of Purdue’s College of Engineering “Top Dissertation Award” for his research on photoacoustic characterization of carbon nanotube (CNT) array thermal interfaces. Dr. Cola worked as a test and development research engineer at Intel during the summer of 2007, and he was a visiting scholar at UT Dallas NanoTech Institute from January 2009 until the start of his appointment at Tech. His current research is focused on fabricating and exploring the properties of nanostructured surfaces and interfaces to enhance energy transport and conversion, improve heat transfer characteristics, and enable MEMS and nanotechnology devices. He is particularly interested in investigating energy transport through interfaces and nanosized contacts. His principal tools for investigating nanoscale thermal transport are custom photoacoustic and femtosecond thermoreflectance techniques. Such non-contact, laser-based techniques offer the increased fidelity and spatial and temporal resolution necessary to observe thermal events at the nanoscale. Dr. Cola directs the Nanoengineered Systems and Transport (NEST) Research Group at Georgia Tech.

The NEST Group continues Dr. Cola’s research on CNT thermal interface materials. Their work in this area has led to the development of materials with increased conductance and compliance that have been demonstrated to transfer heat from an electronic device to a heat sink more efficiently than the best available materials. Dr. Cola has established patents for thermal interface materials based on CNT array structures that are currently being developed for commercial use. The NEST Group is also investigating the use of CNT array electrodes for efficient and cost-effective electrochemical harvesting of thermal energy. The CNT electrodes are combined with various organic electrolyte and doped polymer structures to produce

flexible devices that are deployable to harvest many forms of waste heat. Dr. Cola decided to enter academia because of his passions for research and innovation and mentoring. As a former student athlete and participant in several undergraduate research projects, Dr. Cola has experience with many facets of college life and enjoys sharing his experiences with young students and researchers. Baratunde A. Cola Assistant Professor Office: Love Building, Room 206 Phone: 404-385-8652 Fax: 404-894-8496 Email: [email protected] Online: http://www.me.gatech.edu/nest/



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GT MRSEC Awarded NSF has awarded funding to Georgia Tech to establish the GT Materials Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). GT will receive $8.1 M over six years for research, education and outreach activities. The MRSEC office suite (under construction) will be located in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building. The initial focus of the Center is research and development on epitaxial graphene (EG), a material with extraordinary electronic properties that offers the possibility of greatly enhanced speed and performance relative to silicon; this material may serve as the successor to silicon in integrated circuits and microelectronic devices. In this context, the research will include the development of new transparent electrodes for organic electronics based upon graphene as well as nano-patterning of graphene for electronic applications which is applicable to the research done by COPE faculty members. GT Physics Professors Walt de Heer, Ed Conrad and Phil First are world-wide leaders in the growth and characterization of EG. Silicon has been the material of choice for electronic devices since the 1960s. However, within the next 10 years, fundamental property limitations of silicon will inhibit the ability to fabricate operational devices and circuits due to continuing device size reduction. The ability to reduce device size and thus pack more and more devices on a chip has allowed adherence to Moore’s Law and therefore has facilitated the phenomenal progression of the silicon-based semiconductor industry. Graphene, a two-dimensional honeycomb arrangement of carbon (sp2) atoms analogous to the layered structure of graphite, can be generated in several ways. The GT MRSEC focuses on the growth of EG (single and multiple layers) on single crystal silicon carbide substrates. This approach offers the advantage that high quality layers can be grown on large area substrates. In addition, processes similar to those employed for silicon-based device manufacture can be used for the fabrication of graphene devices and circuits. In contrast, much of the world-wide effort has concentrated on exfoliated graphene, where graphene flakes are obtained by peeling layers from graphite. Although devices can be constructed on such sheets, the ability to fabricate large area arrays of high quality devices and hence establish consistency with the well-established silicon-based technology is severely restricted.

The GT MRSEC will develop the fundamental science and technology to maximize graphene’s potential for future electronics technology, will establish core curricula in EG, and

will educate and train a diverse workforce for future academic and industrial leadership in microelectronics. The MRSEC EG effort is

cross-disciplinary within GT and within four other U.S. universities: University of California Berkeley, University of California Riverside, Alabama A&M, and University of Michigan. Professor Dennis Hess (ChBE) serves as the GT MRSEC Director, and Professor Walt de Heer (Physics) heads the EG Interdisciplinary Research Group. More information can be found at: http://www.mrsec.gatech.edu

Marcus Nanotechnology Building Opens

Georgia Tech Photo: Rob Felt

The Marcus Nanotechnology Building is a new addition located next to the Molecular Sciences Quad at the intersection of Ferst Dr and State St. Georgia Tech broke ground on the new Marcus Nanotechnology Building, one of the most expensive buildings on campus, in August 2006. The $90 million facility was made possible in part by a grant from Mr. Bernie Marcus, founder and chairman of the Marcus Foundation, who made a $15 million commitment to the project. “There isn’t anything that nanotechnology will not touch or influence in the future,” Marcus said. “It will enhance medicine, high-technology and consumer products. I hope that nanotechnology will do for Georgia Tech, Atlanta, and the region what the ‘chip’ did for Silicon Valley.” The “N” building is 190,000-square-foot building and one of its main scientific appeals is the addition of the 30,000 square feet of clean-room space. It is an important new resource for our Center since it will add new facilities used for material characterization but also device fabrication and testing for a variety of applications on which COPE members are working. The dedication ceremony took place on April 24th, and included speeches from Mr. Marcus, Dr. Peterson, Dr. Meindl and Erroll B. Davis, Jr., chancellor of the University System of Georgia.

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Research Profile

New Frontiers for Australian Solar Research and Development

Joel Hales

The environment in Australia for solar energy research, development and large scale infrastructure has changed dramatically in the last two years. The Australian Solar Institute (ASI), with AUD $100 million startup funding, has been set up to invest in research and development in photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies.

Senior Research Scientist Professor Joe Perry’s group Tell us about your academic career and how you worked your way to Senior Research Scientist. For my undergraduate career I was actually here at Georgia Tech but over in the physics department. I began doing research in the field of optics during an undergraduate research fellowship with work in nonlinear dynamics in semiconductor lasers. I really enjoyed my time there and the research helped me decide on going to CREOL, now the School of Optics, at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida to get my PhD in optical sciences and engineering. I took a postdoctoral fellowship in Dr. Joseph Perry's lab a few years ago and became actively involved in a number of different programs, such as COPE, that all involved using organics for all-optical photonic applications. The work has been exciting, productive and rewarding and so I’ve stayed on as a senior research scientist.

Tell us more about your research and recent publications. My work deals primarily with characterization and implementation of materials with large, ultrafast nonlinearities for photonic applications (Hales, J. M., Perry, J. W., Introduction to Organic Electronic and Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, CRC, Orlando, 2008 , pp. 521 – 579). These materials are typically organic in nature and have the potential to be used for all-optical switching (Hales, J. M. et al, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 11362, 2006), optical phase conjugation (Chi, S. et al, Adv. Mater. 20, 3199, 2008), and optical power limiting (Hales, J. M. et al, submitted, 2009).

What are your future career plans? I’ve really enjoyed my research work so far during my career and I look forward to teaching at some point, so a career in academia seems likely right now.

The Australian State of Victoria is also actively supporting an expanding solar program with AUD $50 million support for a $420 million large-scale solar concentrator power station in Mildura. The Victorian government recently announced an additional AUD $100 million support for a largescale solar production plant in the state. Within this context the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium (VICOSC) is ideally placed to develop and exploit new technologies developed within Victoria. VICOSC (www.vicosc.unimelb.edu.au) was set up in 2008 with AUD $6 million support from the Victorian government, total budget AUD $12 million, to develop large area, cheap, reel-toreel prototype printable plastic solar cells with three years. The consortium brings together Victoria based world-class research groups at the University of Melbourne, Monash University, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Molecular and Health Technologies (CSIRO MHT) and has combined with industrial partners to transfer the technology from Research to Rooftop (implementation expected in 10-20 years). The aim is to realize a prototype thin film organic solar cell having 7% energy conversion efficiency using standard sunlight, and to expand Victoria’s technological strengths in sustainable energy research to reduce greenhouse gas emission in Australia. The Victorian consortium is linked into the broad Australian and International OPV community via an Australian Government International Science Linkage grant (DIISR ISL, AUD $1.2 million) which includes as key members Professor JeanLuc Bredas, Professor Bernard Kippelen, and Professor Seth Marder of the Georgia Institute of Technology. The DIISR ISL grant allows Australian researches to interact with and undertake exchange visits with the international Partners.

When you are not in the lab, what are some of your interests? I met my wife Katherine while we were in graduate school and she would probably readily admit that I have an unhealthy obsession with sports. I enjoy playing tennis, although I’d be happier if my skill level matched my passion. Katherine and I try to travel whenever we can and have been snow skiing, white water kayaking, snorkeling, and hiking. I’ve tried to sky dive three times and twice the weather has stopped me and once the plane was condemned right before I got on it - so it may be time to give up on that dream.





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COPE fosters increase in STEM Diversity through Broader Participation Initiatives

COPE was a key partner in two important initiatives that are expected to ultimately translate into enhanced diversity within the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) workforce.

4th ANNUAL HANDS-ON FUTURE TECH (HOFT) CONFERENCE COPE was a key stakeholder in providing funding, coordinating program logistics and securing outside funding for the Southwest Hands-On Future Tech (HOFT) conference held November 8-9, 2008 in Albuquerque, NM. Over 75 ethnically diverse STEM undergraduate students from around the country attended the event. Partnering organizations included the GEM Fellowship Program, four NSF STCs (CMDITR, WaterCAMPWS, CMMAP, SAHRA), an NSF ERC (CIAN), two DOE national laboratories and corporate sponsors. The GEM program also presented workshops to motivate and inform students of the benefits of a graduate degree. The main goal of HOFT is to present hands-on activities highlighting the research performed at COPE, the NSF centers and the other partnering sponsors. In addition, sponsoring organizations share information, insight and excitement about leadingedge science and technology with underrepresented undergraduates in STEM disciplines. There were a total of 8 hands-on “fun” science and engineering demonstration rooms that students visited during the conference. The conference also provided a mechanism to improve recruitment of underrepresented students into COPE, STCs, governmental and industrial laboratories. Strategic discussions among COPE and other partnering organizations took place regarding developing partnership initiatives to increase minority student participation. Student follow-up is planned to chart students’ career progress.

FOCUS on Faculty Program For the fourth consecutive year, COPE provided resources and leveraged funding to aid in the recruitment of undergraduate underrepresented STEM students for the 4th Annual FOCUS on Faculty Program held at Georgia Tech January 15 -18, 2009. COPE faculty members Jean-Luc Brédas, Samuel Graham, Bernard Kippelen, Seth Marder, and Joseph Perry participated in the three day diversity recruitment program. They provided career presentations and hosted lab tours for 30 high-achieving STEM students. In addition, they met with visiting faculty from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) that accompanied their students. The goal of the FOCUS program is to encourage students to continue on to pursue their graduate degree. They attend workshops on applying to graduate school, securing funding, and the benefits of a graduate STEM degree.

Participants of the 2009 Chemistry FOCUS on Faculty Program.

As a result of COPE’s participation in the FOCUS on Faculty program, we have been able to successfully recruit underrepresented students and faculty into our partnering summer research programs and faculty research teams. A good example of the benefits of this initiative is COPE Director Seth Marder. Two MSI faculty, Dr. Konstantinos Kavallieratos (Associate Professor at Florida International University) and Dr. Brian Lawrence (Assistant Professor at Morehouse College), are engaged in COPE-related research working in Dr. Marder’s lab this summer. In addition, Marder and Lawrence will have a Morehouse College student, Akil Foluke, working with them. Denise Bale, a University of Washington Postdoc, providing hands-on experience to students on behalf of CMDITR.

The FOCUS on Faculty program continues to be an excellent vehicle to strengthen COPE’s relationship with MSI faculty and students. In addition, it is anticipated that through the development of these relationships, research collaborations will be strengthened.



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The 3rd Solvay~COPE Symposium The 3rd Solvay-COPE Symposium took place June 5-6 at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China and included a day of academic talks and a half-day of industrial presentations which ended with a one-hour industrial forum. This year’s keynote speakers were Dr. Karl Leo from Dresden Technical University in Germany, and Dr. Mark Thompson from the University of Southern California, who provided excellent insights into the design of organic light emitting diode and photovoltaic devices. The other lectures were given by the Solvay Global members from Washington, Princeton, Imperial College London and Georgia Tech, and also by Yunqi Liu, Yanlin Song and Shu Wang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). About 150 participants attended the symposium, mainly faculty and students from Beijing University, CAS, and Tsinghua University but also members of industrial companies such as NEPES Co., SFC Co., and Solvay Shanghai. The first day of the Symposium concluded with a poster session that provided students with an opportunity to share their work and discuss their projects in more detail with the Symposium speakers and also with other students and faculty from participating universities.

Students, faculty, and industrial representatives engaging in discussions during the student poster session portion of the 3rd Solvay~COPE Symposium in Beijing, China.

The 4th Symposium will take place in Brussels, Belgium May 6-7, 2010. Event details will be communicated as they become available.

The second part of the Symposium included for the first time a half-day of Industrial Forum. The industrial presentations included presentations from Pierre Barthélemy (Solvay), Andrew Hannah (Plextronics), Deqiang Zhang (Visionox), Donghang Yan (Shanghai CasAlliance Display Technology Co.), and Qing Liu (China Lucky Film). After the presentations, the speakers and the audience were invited to discuss their points of view on multiple organic electronic topics. Pierre Barthélemy from Solvay acted as the moderator and started the debate with questions such as whether or not there is a market for organic displays now that OLEDs are of good quality and more affordable. The Symposium was very successful and the decision was made to include the Industrial Forum as an integral part of future SolvayCOPE Symposia. COPE is very grateful to their colleagues at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in particular Professor Zhigang Shuai and his team, for their superlative hospitality and Solvay for their continued support of the series.

Dr. Pierre Barthélemy of Solvay, SA gives a presentation on Solvay’s role in the field of organic electronics during the Industrial Forum portion of the 3rd Solvay~COPE Symposium in Beijing, China.



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Upcoming

COPE

Events & Activities

OPEN HOUSE

November 17, 2009

August 14, 2009

COPE Seminar Series

• Meet Faculty, Students & Researchers • Academic Presentations • Student Posters • Networking Lunch • • Lab Tours

October 14, 2009

COPE Seminar Series

Industrial Affiliates and New Applicants receive complimentary exhibit space!

November 17, 2009

3 p.m. MS&E Building Room 3201

2 p.m. MS&E Building Room 3201

8 a.m. - 5 p.m. MS&E Building

Apply for membership at: www.cope.gatech.edu/IAP

COPE Open House

Join COPE faculty and students as they showcase their research activities and discuss new opportunites.

• T hermochemical Nanolithography of Multi-functional Materials * Currently available for license from Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Contact Sherri Padgett for further details: [email protected]

Awards & Honors

hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology

Registration NOW OPEN www.fpi9.gatech.edu

Professor Baratunde Cola from Georgia Tech presents a talk on the topic of thermal management of flexible electronics and energy systems.

Intellectual Property *

The 9th International Symposium on Functional p-Electron Systems

Atlanta, GA May 23 - 28, 2010

Professor Paul Burn from the University of Queensland (Australia) presents a talk entitled “Dendrimers for Photon Harvesting in Organic/ Inorganic Hybrid Solar Cells.”

Professor Ali Adibi

• Recipient of the Richard M. Bass Outstanding Teaching Award (School of ECE)



Kyle Anderson (Tsukruk Group)

• Recipient of a MSE Research Initiation Award • Recipient of a NDSEC Graduate Fellowship

Professor Jean-Luc Brédas

• Appointed as Regents’ Professor

Graduates Congratulations to the Spring 2009 graduates!

Professor David Collard

• Recipient of the Class of 1940 W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher Award • Recipient of the Georgia Tech Eichholz Award

Durgin Group • Joshua Griffin, Ph.D.

Joshua Griffin (Durgin Group)

Sherrill Group • Ashley Ringer, Ph.D. • Steve Arnstein, M.S.

Professor Seth Marder

Tsukruk Group • Michael McConney, Ph.D. • Ray Gunawidjaja, Ph.D. • Srikanth Singamaneni, Ph.D.

• Recipient of ECE GRA Award (Spring 2009)



• Recipient of the Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development Award

Professor Elisa Riedo

• Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure



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2009 COPE Fellows Anthony Baldridge is a graduate student in Dr. Laren Tolbert’s group. His research focuses on the synthesis of novel green fluorescent protein chromophores that can be used for various applications. These chromophores have found use in modeling of the protein environment as well as some sensory applications. The main focus of the research is to harness the high quantum yield of the chromophore through various environments. Anthony applied for the COPE Fellowship in order to explore the field of organic photonics and develop collaborations and support that can expand the sensory applications of his research. Anthony believes the opportunities provided by COPE through seminars, events, networking, and travel funds will greatly enhance his research work and experience at Georgia Tech. Upon graduation, Anthony plans to continue his research experience with a post-doctoral position with the ultimate goals of entering academia. Shu-Hao Fan is a doctoral candidate in Professor G.K. Chang’s group. He received his Bachelor of Science at National Taiwan University, Taiwan in 2004. After 2 years serving in the army, he decided to come to GT to pursue a Ph. D. degree in optics and optoelectronics. His expected date of graduation is May 2011. Shu-Hao applied for the COPE fellowship to help achieve better interaction with chemistry experts and to extend his knowledge of chemistry because of the limited chances to expand on such a subject in the electrical and computer engineering department. His research areas include polymer optoelectronic devices, polymeric optical interconnect, and radio-over-fiber technology. He plans to continue his research on optical/wireless interconnects. During his free time, Shu-Hao enjoys painting, reading, basketball, tennis and traveling. Debin Wang is a graduate student in Prof. Elisa Riedo’s group. His research involves developing a novel surface patterning technique with nanometer resolution. This technique may find interesting applications in device fabrication for nano-fluidics, biochemistry and organic electronics and photonics. Debin applied for the COPE Fellowship with the purpose of becoming more involved with interdisciplinary research in organic electronics and photonics. He believes the Fellowship will provide opportunities to help achieve this aim. Debin is graduating with a PhD in Spring 2010 and is interested in finding a postdoc position to continue his research on material surfaces. Kathy Beckner Woody is a doctoral candidate in Professor David Collard’s research group. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Kentucky, where the research she performed under the guidance of Professor Mark Watson inspired her to pursue a graduate degree in the field of polymer chemistry.

Publications

“Linear ripples and traveling circular ripples produced on polymers by thermal AFM probes.” Gnecco, Enrico; Riedo, Elisa; King, William P. ; Marder, Seth R. and Szoszkiewicz, Robert. PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 2009, 89, 23. “Complete Link Budgets for Backscatter-Radio and RFID Systems. Griffin, Joshua D. and Durgin, Gregory D. IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION MAGAZINE, 2009, 51, 2. “Mesoscale simulation of molecular resists: The effect of PAG distribution homogeneity on LER.” Lawson, Richard A. and Henderson, Clifford L. MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, 2009, 86, 4-6, 741-744. “Effect of acid anion on the behavior of single component molecular resists incorporating ionic photoacid generators.” Lawson, Richard A.; Lee, Cheng-Tsung; Tolbert, Laren M. and Henderson, Clifford L. MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, 2009, 86, 4-6, 738-740. “High resolution negative tone molecular resist based on di-functional epoxide polymerization.” Lawson, Richard A.; Lee, Cheng-Tsung; Tolbert, Laren M.; Younkin, Todd R. and Henderson, Clifford L. MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, 2009, 86, 4-6, 734-737 “Effect of phosphonic acid surface modifiers on the work function of indium tin oxide and on the charge injection barrier into organic single-layer diodes.” Sharma, Asha; Haldi, Andreas; Hotchkiss, Peter J.; Marder, Seth. R. and Kippelen, Bernard. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 2009, 105, 7. “Synthesis and Two-Photon Spectrum of a Bis(Porphyrin)-Substituted Squaraine.” Odom, Susan A.; Webster, Scott; Padilha, Lazaro A.; Peceli, Davorin; Hu, Honghua; Nootz, Gero; Chung, Sung-Jae ; Ohira, Shino; Matichak, Jonathan D.; Przhonska, Olga V.; Kachkovski, Alexei D.; Barlow, Stephen; Bredas, Jean-Luc; Anderson, Harry L.; Hagan, David J.; Van Stryland, Eric W.; Marder, Seth R. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2009, 131, 22, 7510+. “Excitons Surf Along Conjugated Polymer Chains.” Bredas, Jean-Luc and Silbey, Robert. SCIENCE, 2009, 323, 348-349. “Specific contact resistance at metal/carbon nanotube interfaces.” Jackson, Roderick and Graham, Samuel. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 2009, 94. “Nano-Conjugate Fluorescence Probe for the Discrimination of Phosphate and Pyrophosphate.” Kim, Ik-Bum; Han, Man H.; Phillips, Ronnie L.; Samanta, Bappaditya; Rotello, Vincent M.; Zhang, Z. John and Bunz, Uwe H. F. CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 2009, 15, 449-456. “Dimensional considerations in achieving large quality factors for resonant silicon cantilevers in air.” Naeli, Kianoush and Brand, Oliver. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 2009, 105. “Synthetic Approaches to Regioregular Unsymmetrical Dialkoxy-Substituted Poly(1,4phenylene ethynylene)s.” Nambiar, Rakesh; Woody, Kathy B.; Ochocki, Josh D.; Brizius, Glen L. and Collard, David M. MACROMOLECULES, 2009, 42, 43-51. “Research in Macromolecular Science: Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Decade.” Ober, C. K.; Cheng, S. Z. D.; Hammond, P. T.; Muthukumar, M.; Reichmanis, E.; Wooley, K. L. and Lodge, T. P. MACROMOLECULES, 2009, 42, 465-471. “SPICE Optimization of Organic FET Models Using Charge Transport Elements.” Vaidya, Vaibhav; Kim, Jungbae; Haddock, Joshua N.; Kippelen, Bernard and Wilson, Denise. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES, 2009, 56, 38-42. “Synthesis, electron mobility, and electroluminescence of a polynorbornenesupported silole.” Zhan, Xiaowei; Haldi, Andreas; Yu, Junsheng; Kondo, Takeshi; Domercq, Benoit; Cho, Jian-Yang; Barlow, Stephen; Kippelen, Bernard and Marder, Seth. POLYMER, 2009, 50, 397-403. “Interaction of Charge Carriers with Lattice Vibrations in Organic Molecular Semiconductors: Naphthalene as a Case Study.” Coropceanu, Veaceslav; SanchezCarrera, Roel S.; Paramonov, Pavel; Day, Graeme M. and Bredas, Jean-Luc. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 2009, 113, 4679-4686. “High performance InGaZnO thin-film transistors with high-k Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3 gate insulator (vol 93, 242111, 2008).” Kim, J. B.; Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek and Kippelen, Bernard. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 2009, 94. “Growing ‘Nanofruit’ Textures on Photo-Crosslinked SU-8 Surfaces through Layer-byLayer Grafting of Hyperbranched Poly(Ethyleneimine).” Ford, J.; Marder, Seth and Yang, S. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 2009, 21, 476-483. “Covalent and orthogonal multi-functionalization of terpolymers.” Yang, Si Kyung and

Weck, Marcus. SOFT MATTER, 2009, 5, 582-585. Kathy’s research involves the synthesis and “Effects of Heteroatoms on Aromatic pi-pi Interactions: Benzene-Pyridine and characterization of conjugated polymers for use in organic electronic Pyridine Dimer.” Hohenstein, Edward G. and Sherrill, C. David. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL devices. She applied for the COPE fellowship in hopes of expanding her CHEMISTRY A, 2009, 113, 878-886. knowledge in the field of organic electronics and to build collaborations “Macrocyclic Cyclooctene-Supported AlCl-Salen Catalysts for Conjugated Addition with other research groups. The financial support, seminar series, and Reactions: Effect of Linker and Support Structure on Catalysis.” Madhavan, Nandita conference funds provided by COPE are allowing her to achieve these and Takatani, Tai; Sherrill, C. David and Weck, Marcus. CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN goals. After graduation, Kathy will seek a postdoctoral experience JOURNAL, 2009, 15, 1186-1194. (continued on page 10) before going on to be a research professor. 8

COPE Programs: National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center,

Materials and Devices for Information Technology Research (CMDITR) Nine COPE faculty from five Schools from Georgia Tech are members of the NSF Science and Technology Center for Materials and Device for Information Technology Research (CMDITR). CMDITR is headquartered at the University of Washington (Professor Philip Reid, Director) with participation from Georgia Tech, University of Arizona, Norfolk State University, University of Central Florida, Norfolk State University, University of Maryland, Cornell University, and the California Institute of Technology. CMDITR was conceived to meet the growing need for information technology materials and devices that would provide greater bandwidth, lower power consumption, chipscale integration of electronics and photonics, manufacturing flexibility, and reduced cost. The decision to focus on organic and hybrid materials was predicated on the conviction that CMDITR could produce fundamentally new materials to outperform those currently available. The founding PIs foresaw that improved educational tools and recruitment strategies were needed to prepare a workforce to develop, use, and advance this new technology. CMDITR is well-aligned to play an important role in American competitiveness and national security. It is now approaching the end of year seven of a ten-year program.

the introduction of innovative products into the marketplace to benefit the economy in an environmentally sustainable manner. The Center’s efforts encompass education and diversity enhancement in order to develop a globally prepared workforce capable of maintaining the US at the forefront of these critical technology fields. Over the past seven years CMDITR has evolved to have a rather diverse faculty: currently, 12 of 30 funded academic faculty are from underrepresented groups; 12% of our current member graduate students are underrepresented minorities and 35% are female, for a total of 44% underrepresented member graduate students (minority women counted only once). The Center’s knowledge transfer program has evolved as well, spinning off new companies including LumoFlex LLC at Gatech, and forming alliances with large companies as well, including with Solvay SA that provide opportunities to transition CMDITR-developed technology into the commercial sector. CMDITRs’ educational programs have evolved to place greater emphasis on undergraduate and graduate education in order to focus our efforts on training students for not only the technical parts of their careers, but also the aspects of their careers that relate to ethics, diversity, and business. As the Center’s students mature, CMDITR has instituted new professional development programs to prepare them for the transition to their next positions.

William Potscavage of Georgia Tech (left) and Dexter Hypolite (right) from the University of the Virgin Islands. Dexter is working in a nitrogen-filled glovebox and is showing a bulk-heterojunction organic solar cell. He is part of the summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program and is studying how different deposition methods affect the structure and performance of organic solar cells.

CMDITR’s mission is to create and use molecular building blocks in the rational design of new devices and subsystems for a broad spectrum of photonic and electronic applications, specifically in the areas of telecommunications, computing, lighting, renewable energy, transportation, and defense. The Center’s work advances the understanding of the electrical and optical properties of novel organic and organic-inorganic hybrid materials, and of the dependence of these properties on the organizational structure of materials. The result of these efforts is

CMDITR has made significant advances in the development of electro-optic materials for sensing, modulators and THz generation, in the development of materials for all optical switching applications, the development of materials and devices for organic electronics, specifically related to organic light-emitting diodes, organic photovoltaics, organic field-effect transistors, interfacial science, and encapsulation technology. These advances required the breadth of expertise within the Center as will as the 10-year life span, to enable researchers to address underlying scientific problems that provide the foundation for the rational design of materials and devices with improved performance.

Georgia Tech faculty members have participated in all facets of CMDITRs’ activities. Currently Seth Marder is the Deputy Director of the Center and Bernard Kippelen and Samuel Graham are Associate Directors. In addition, Jean-Luc Brédas, Baratunde Cola, Jennifer Curtis, Joseph Perry, Elsa Reichmanis, and Elisa Riedo are participating faculty.



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“Low-voltage flexible organic complementary inverters with high noise margin and high dc gain.” Zhang, Xiao-Hong; Potscavage, William J., Jr.; Choi, Seungkeun and Kippelen, Bernard. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 2009, 94. “Compact on-chip interferometers with high spectral sensitivity.” Chamanzar, Maysamreza; Momeni, Babak and Adibi, Ali. OPTICS LETTERS, 2009, 34, 220-222. “High-Q micromechanical resonators in a two-dimensional phononic crystal slab.” Mohammadi, Saeed; Eftekhar, Ali Asghar; Hunt, William D. and Adibi, Ali. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 2009, 94. “Design and demonstration of compact, wide bandwidth coupled-resonator filters on a silicon-on-insulator platform.” Li, Qing; Soltani, Mohammad; Yegnanarayanan, Siva and Adibi, Ali. OPTICS EXPRESS, 2009, 17, 2247-2254. “Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Solvation and Solvent Reorganization Dynamics in CO2-Expanded Methanol and Acetone.” Gohres, John L.; Popov, Alexander V.; Hernandez, Rigoberto; Liotta, Charles L. and Eckert, Charles A. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THEORY AND COMPUTATION, 2009, 5, 267-275.

“Theoretical Characterization of the Indium Tin Oxide Surface and its Binding Sites for Adsorption of Phosphonic Acid Monolayers.” Paramonov, P. B.; Paniagua, S.A.; Hotchkiss, Peter J.; Jones, Simon C.; Armstrong, Neal R.; Marder, Seth and Bredas, JeanLuc. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 2009. “Gold nanoparticle-PPE constructs as biomolecular materi understanding the electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions.” Phillips, Ronnie L.; Miranda, Oscar R.; Mortenson, Da Subramani, Chandramouleeswaran and Rotello, Vincent M. and Bunz, Uwe H. F. SOFT MATTER, 2009, 5, 607-612. “Water Soluble Cruciforms: Effect of Surfactants on Fluorescence.” Tolosa, Juan and Bunz, Uwe H. F. CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL, 2009, 4, 270-276. “Modification of the Surface Properties of Indium Tin Oxide with Benzylphosphoric Acids: A Joint Experimental and Theoretical Study.” Hotchkiss, Peter J.; Li, H.; Paramonov, Pavel; Paniagua, S.A.; Jones, Simon C.; Armstrong, Neal R.; Bredas, JeanLuc and Marder, Seth. ADVANCED MATERIALS, 2009. “Hyperbranched: A Universal Conjugated Polymer Platform.” Tolosa, Juan; Kub, Chris and Bunz, Uwe H. F. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE, 2009, 48 1-4.

“Variable-ratio power splitters using computer-generated planar holograms on multimode interference couplers.” Tseng, Shuo-Yen; Choi, Seungkeun and Kippelen, Bernard. OPTICS LETTERS, 2009, 34, 512-514.

“Saccharide Polymer Brushes To Control Protein and Cell Adhesion to Titanium.” Raynor, Jenny E.; Petrie, Timothy A.; Fears, Kenan P.; Latour, Robert A.; Garcia, Andres J. and Collard, David M. BIOMACROMOLECULES, 2009, 10, 748-755.

“Dipolar Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Containing Ferrocene, Octamethylferrocene, and Ruthenocene Donors and Strong pi-Acceptors: Crystal Structures and Comparison of pi-Donor Strength.” Kinnibrugh, Tiffany L.; Salman, Seyhan; Getmanenko, Yulia A.; Coropceanu, Veaceslav; Porter, III, William W.; Timofeeva, Tatiana V.; Matzger, Adam J.; Bredas, Jean-Luc; Marder, Seth and Barlow, Stephen. ORGANOMETALLICS, 2009, 28, 1350-1357.

“Low-voltage InGaZnO thin-film transistors with Al2O3 gate grown by atomic layer deposition.” Kim, J. B.; Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek; Potscavage, Jr., William J.; Zhang, X. -H. and Kippelen, Bernard. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 2009, 94.

“Optical properties of one-dimensional metal-dielectric photonic band-gap structures with low index dielectrics.” Owens, Daniel; Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek and Kippelen, Bernard. THIN SOLID FILMS, 2009, 517, 2736-2741. “Organic photovoltaics.” Kippelen, Bernard and Bredas, Jean-Luc. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 2009, 2, 251-261. “Interaction of Charge Carriers with Lattice Vibrations in Organic Molecular Semiconductors: Naphthalene as a Case Study.” Coropceanu, Veaceslav; SanchezCarrera, Roel S.; Paramonov, Pavel ; Day, Graeme M. and Bredas, Jean-Luc. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 2009, 113, 4679-4686. “Substituent effects on the electronic structure of siloles.” Zhan, Xiaowei; Barlow, Stephen and Marder, Seth. CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 2009, 15, 1948-1955. “Thermal effects in packaging high power light emitting diode arrays.” Christensen, Adam and Graham, Samuel. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, 2009, 29, 364-371. “Lithography of Self-Assembled Ribbons.” Jarvholm, Jonas; Srinivasarao, Mohan and Tolbert, Laren M. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2009, 131, 398. “Impact of Perfluorination on the Charge-Transport Par Oligoacene Crystals.” Delgado, M. Carmen Ruiz; Pigg, Kathryn R.; Filho, Deme Silva; Gruhn, Nadine E.; Sakamoto, Youichi; Suzuki, Toshiyasu; Malave Osuna, Reyes; Casado, Juan; Hernandez, Victor; Lopez Navarrete, Juan Teodomiro; Martinelli, Nicolas G.; Cornil, Jerome; SanchezCarrera, Roel S.; Coropceanu, Veaceslav and Bredas, Jean-Luc. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2009, 131, 1502-1512.

“Photoinduced Intramolecular Electron Transfer in Conjugated Perylene BisimideDithienothiophene Systems: A Comparative Study of a Small Molecule and a Polymer.” Huang, Jie; Wu, Yishi; Fu, Hongbing; Zhan, Xiaowe Jiannian; Barlow, Stephen and Marder, Seth R. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A, 2009, 113, 5039-5046. “Femtosecond-Laser Desorption of H-2 (D-2) from Ru(0001): Quantum and Classical Approaches.” Vazhappilly, Tijo; Klamroth, Tillmann; Saalfrank, and Hernandez, Rigoberto. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 2009, 113, 7790-7801. “A Versatile Co(bisalen) Unit for Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Cooperative Catalysis in the Hydrolytic Kinetic Resolution of Epoxides.” Venkatasubbaiah, Krishnan; Gill, Christopher S.; Tait; Sherrill, C. David and Jones, Christopher W. CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 2009, 15, 3951-3955. “Two Beams Squeeze Feature Sizes in Optical Lithography.” Perry, Joseph W. SCIENCE, 2009, 324, 892-893. “Shape separation of gold nanorods using centrifugation.” Sharma, Vivek; Park, Kyoungweon; Srinivasarao, Mohan. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE U OF AMERICA, 2009, 106, 4981-4985. “A New Class of Cyanine-like Dyes with Large Bond-Length Alternation.” Ohira, Shino; Hales, Joel M.; Thorley, Karl J.; Harry L.; Perry, Joseph W. and Bredas, Jean-Luc. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2009, 131, 6099. “Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Donor- and Acceptor-Substituted 1,7-Bis(arylalkynyl)perylene-3,4:9,10-bis(dicarboximide)s.” An, Zesheng; Odom, Susan A.; Kelley, Richard F.; Huang, Chun; Zhang, Xuan; Barlow, Stephen; Padilha, Lazaro A.; Fu, Jie; Webster, Scott; Hagan, David J.; Van Stryland, Eric W.; Wasielewski, Michael R.; Marder, Seth. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A, 2009, 113, 5585-5593.

“Intramolecular Electron-Transfer Rates in Mixed-Valence Tria Measurement by Variable-Temperature ESR Spectroscopy and Comparison with Optical Data.” Lancaster, Kelly; Odom, Susan A.; Jones, Simon C.; Tha S.; Marder, Seth; Bredas, JeanLuc; Coropceanu, Veaceslav; Barlow, Stephen. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2009, 131, 1717-1723.

“A hybrid encapsulation method for organic electronics.” Kim, N.; Potscavage, Jr., W. J.; Domercq, B.; Graham, S. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 2009, 94.

“A Spray-Processable, Low Bandgap, and Ambipolar Dono Conjugated Polymer.” Steckler, Timothy T.; Zhang, Xuan; Hwang, Jungseek; Honeyager, Ryan; Ohira, Shino; Zhang, Xiao-Hong; Grant, Adrian; Ellinger, Stefan; Odom, Susan A.; Sweat, Daniel; Tanner, David B.; Rinzler, Andrew G.; Barlow, Stephen; Bredas, Jean-Luc; Kippelen, Bernard; Marder, Seth and Reynolds, John R. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2009, 131, 2824.

“6,13-Diethynyl-5,7,12,14-tetraazapentacene.” Miao, Shaobin; Appleton, Anthony L.; Berger, Nancy; Barlow, Stephen; Marder, Seth R.; Hardcastle, Kenneth I.; Bunz, Uwe H. F. CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 2009, 15, 4990-4993.

“Reactive desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry of natural products of a marine alga.” Nyadong, Leonard; Hohenstein, Edward G.; Galhena, Asiri Amy L.; Kubanek, Julia; Sherrill, C. David and Fernandez, Facundo M. ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 2009, 394, 245-254. “Substituent Effects in Sandwich Configurations of Multiply S Benzene Dimers Are Not Solely Governed By Electrostatic Control.” Ringer, Ashley L. and Sherrill, C. David. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2009, 131, 4574. “Tailoring the work function of indium tin oxide electrodes in electrophosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes.” Sharma, Asha; Hotchkiss, Peter J.; Marder, Seth and Kippelen, Bernard. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 2009, 105. “Effect of phosphonic acid surface modifiers on the work function of indium tin oxide and on the charge injection barrier into organic single-layer diodes.” Sharma, Asha; Haldi, Andreas; Hotchkiss, Peter J.; Marder, Seth and Kippelen, Bernard. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 2009, 105.

“Non-classical scaling for forced wetting of a nematic fluid on a polymeric fiber.” Park, Jung Ok; Rey, Alejandro D. and Srinivasarao, Mohan. SOFT MATTER, 2009, 5, 22772280.

“Fluorescent Pluronic nanodots for in vivo two-photon imaging.” Maurin, Mathieu; Vurth, Laeticia; Vial, Jean-Claude; Baldeck, Patrice; Marder, Seth R.; Van der Sanden, Boudewijn; Stephan, Olivier. NANOTECHNOLOGY, 2009, 20. “A special issue of Molecular Physics honoring Prof. Henry F. Schaefer III.” Crawford, T. Daniel and Sherrill, C. David. MOLECULAR PHYSICS, 2009, 107, 711. “Colloidal dispersion of gold nanorods: Historical background, optical properties, seed-mediated synthesis, shape separation and self-assembly.” Sharma, Vivek; Park, Kyoungweon and Srinivasarao, Mohan. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS, 2009, 65, 1-38. “The fabrication of high aspect ratio carbon nanotube arrays by direct laser interference patterning.” Lasagni, Andre; Cross, Robert; Graham, Samuel and Das, Suman. NANOTECHNOLOGY, 2009, 20. “Fabrication of a Blue M x N Pixel Organic Light-Emitting Diode Video Display Incorporating a Thermally Stable Emitter.” Haldi, Andrea; Kim, Jung B; Domercq, Benoit; Abhishek P; Barlow, Stephen; Gifford, Angela P; Jenekhe, Samson A; Marder, Seth R. and Kippelen, Bernard. JOURNAL OF DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY, 2009, 5, 120-125.

“An iterative curve fitting method for accurate calculation factors in resonators.” Naeli, “Cruciform-Silica Hybrid Materials.” Zucchero, Anthony J.; Shiels, Rebecca A.; McGrier, Kianoush and Brand, Oliver. REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 2009, 80. Psa To, M. Alicia; Jones, Christopher W. and Bunz, Uwe H. F. CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL, 2009, 4, 262-269. 10

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Director’s Note Colleagues, associates, and friends, on behalf of the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, thank you for taking the time to read the second edition of our bi-annual newsletter. The first half of 2009 was characterized by some exciting developments including the addition of two new faculty members, the establishment of a monthly seminar series, and the first Solvay~COPE Symposium outside the U.S.—in Beijing, China. We now look forward to an even more successful second half of the year, spearheaded by the launch of an Industrial Affiliates Program this summer and the first COPE Open House taking place this fall. We invite your participation in our events and programs and welcome your ideas and feedback as we continue to grow our organic photonics and electronics community.

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