Optoelectronic Properties of a Novel Fungi-derived Pigment

Undergraduate Thesis Or Project

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Citeable URL: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/undergraduate_thesis_or_projects/gb19fd228

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Attribute Name	Values
Creator	Wiesner, Cameron
Abstract	In industry, there is considerable interest in finding sustainable, renewable materials for use in electronic devices. Pigments derived from spalting fungi are of particular interest due to their longevity in diverse environmental conditions. The focus of my project was to characterizethe properties of a novel, fungi-derived pigment, and to discover any interesting characteristics of the pigment produced by Scytalidium ganodermopthorum. The pigment has an effective carrier mobility two orders of magnitude less than the leading fungi-derived pigment xylindein. It shows yet unexplained reactions to long term exposure to light, appearing to change structure while bleaching over time. Additionally, it has shown to crystallize for the first time upon evaporation from dichloromethane. This preliminary study concluded that the electronic properties of the pigment require further experimentation, and displayed interesting characteristics warranting further study in other applications.
License	Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Resource Type	Undergraduate Thesis
Date Issued	2020-05-09
Degree Level	Bachelor's
Degree Name	Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Degree Field	Physics
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	2020
Advisor	Ostroverkhova, Oksana
Academic Affiliation	Physics
Déclaration de droits	In Copyright
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]

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