MWFM: From molecular wires to functional materials

• Unité de recherche: PCRD EU
• Numéro de projet: 02.0385
• Titre du projet anglais: MWFM: From molecular wires to functional materials

Mots-clé (Anglais)

Industrial Manufacture; Materials Technology

Autre Numéro de projet (Anglais)

EU project number: G5RD--CT-2002-00776

Programme de recherche (Anglais)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.3.8 Generic R&D activities

Description succincte (Anglais)

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Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

'Molecular wires' are one-dimensional molecular systems that efficiently mediate electron transfer between spatially separated sites. This proposal is based on the use of molecular wires as key components in a bottom-up-approach to functional materials for opto-electronic applications.

The following steps are involved:
a) design and synthesis of suitable molecular wires;
b) characterization of the molecular wires along three main experimental lines: photo induced electron transfer in Donor-bridge-Acceptor dyads, fast electrochemistry of SAMs, electrical characterization of Metal-SAM-Metal junctions;
c) as a step from the molecular dimensions to the macroscopic domain, incorporation of molecular wires and dyads into conducting polymers and study of the new properties of the materials obtained;
d) development of proof-of-principle devices: switchable molecular wires, molecular light-emitting diodes (LEDs), polymer-based electro-optical devices (LEDs and transistors).

Références bases de données (Anglais)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 02.0385