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  • Fungal Photonics

    Creator:
    Spafford, Jasper
    Abstract:
    The spalting fungus Scytalidium cuboideum secretes a red pigment that produces naphthoquinonic crystals that are a photonic material candidate. The molecule can pack together in different configurations resulting in amazingly different optical properties. I developed a procedure (slowly evaporating the solvent) to preferentially grow two of these configurations, which have...
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis
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    , Robert & Quinn, Alexander & Weber, Genevieve & Johnson, Brian & Rath, Jeremy & Remcho, Vincent

  • Organic Semiconductors : Incorporating Xylindein into (Opto)Electronic Devices

    Creator:
    Rath, Jeremy J.
    Abstract:
    This research investigates the electronic properties of a fungi-derived pigment, xylindein as a novel sustainable material for organic electronics. Xylindein molecules were characterized in solution and in film. Absorption spectra and (photo)luminescence spectra were taken at various excitation wavelengths. Xylindein’s molecular properties were computed with the Gaussian 09 software suite....
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis
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    also acknowledge Dr. Brian Johnson who trained me and aided me with experimental procedures and my

  • A Study of Charging Behaviors in Organic Semiconductors using Optical Trapping

    Creator:
    Founds, Graham M.
    Abstract:
    We measure the charging and discharging of two organic materials, PCBM and ADT-TES-F. These materials are studied through the noncontact method of particle trapping known as Optical Tweezers, where an IR laser is used to constrain the motion of a coated or noncoated silica sphere while its positional data is...
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis

  • Exploring the Optical and Electronic Properties of Xylindein, a Fungus-Derived Pigment, as a Sustainable Organic Semiconductor

    Creator:
    Quinn, Alexander
    Abstract:
    Xylindein is an organic pigment derived from Chlorociboria aeruginascens and C. aeruginosa fungi that has shown promise as an organic semiconductor. Preliminary estimates of charge carrier mobilities (CCMs) on the order of 0.1 cm2/Vs were calculated from early tests on xylindein thin films, and photocurrents were also observed under laser...
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis
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    work done by Brian Johnson under Oksana Ostroverkhova revealed charge carrier mobilities of up to 0.18

  • Optical Tweezers-Based Probe of Charge Transfer in Organic Semiconductors at Microscopic Scales

    Creator:
    Busche, Jacob A.
    Abstract:
    A method for measuring the (dis)charging dynamics of organic semiconductors with single-electron resolution in multiple environments is developed using optical tweezers. A 1μm silica bead was coated with either a pristine organic semiconductor or an electron donor-acceptor blend, trapped using optical tweezers, and driven with an oscillating electrical driving force....
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    assistance. Also, I would like to thank Brian Johnson for his knowledge and his immaculate figures and

  • Low temperature microscopy of organic optoelectronic materials

    Creator:
    Thieme, Mattson
    Abstract:
    We present a report on a new capability for low temperature microscopy of organic optoelectronic semiconductor materials. We may now perform photoluminescence (PL) and conductivity measurements as a function of temperature on a microscopic level. Testing confirmed the setup's ability to support microscopic measurements at pressures of 10^-6 Torr and...
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis