Research Interests
Supramolecular Optoelectronics: "Beyond the Molecule!"1. Organic Fluorescence/Phosphorescencematerials for OLEDs* Design and synthesis of novel organic fluorescence materials for OLED applications
Design and synthesis of phosphorescence transition metal complexes and polymers for OLEDs2. Organic Semiconductors* Design and synthesis of organic semiconducting materials for thin-film transistors (p-type and n-type)
Novel organic/inorganic hybrid materials and low bandgap polymers for organic solar cells
Novel semiconducting charge-transport/injection materials for OLEDs
Functional molecular materials for organic non-volatile memories3. Sensors* Highly sensitive molecular sensors for light, acidity, humidity, pressure,organic vapors,etc.
Novel molecular fluorescent/phosphorescent chemosensorsforions, protons, and biomolecules.4. Functional organic materials for optical memory* Design and synthesis of organic photochromic materials for optical memories
High performance recording materials with novel structures for next generation optical media (eg.,DVD)5. New conceptual and pioneering supramolecularoptoelectronic materials* Aggregation Induced Enhanced Emission (AIEE) materials
AIEE-active semiconducting/conducting nanostructured materials
Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT) materials
Multi-stimuli (light, heat, pressure, etc.) luminescence switch materials
Molecular pixels