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Feasibility Of Cyclodextrin-Potassium Ion Assemblies Synthesis And Its Application In Loading Bio-Active Molecules, Yomkippur Perez, Gilbert U. Yu
Feasibility Of Cyclodextrin-Potassium Ion Assemblies Synthesis And Its Application In Loading Bio-Active Molecules, Yomkippur Perez, Gilbert U. Yu
Chemistry Faculty Publications
In the study, colorless cubic crystals of “green” cyclodextrin (CD)-based assemblies were synthesized and their potential to load bio-active molecules such as drugs and, separately, enzymes were investigated. Busulfan (Bu), an anti-cancer drug widely used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), was used as a test drug while trypsin and lipase were used as model enzymes. These porous CD-K+ ion assemblies were prepared by dissolving alkali metal salts and γ-CD in water followed by vapor diffusion in varying solvents for several days. Crystals were activated via dichloromethane dispersion and in vacuo drying. Slow vapor diffusion with ethanol was found to …
One-Pot Silyl Ketene Imine Formation-Nucleophilic Addition Reactions Of Acetonitrile With Acetals And Nitrones, C. Wade Downey, Grace Ann L. Robertson, Jhonmattew Santa, Kari R. Flicker, William M. Stith
One-Pot Silyl Ketene Imine Formation-Nucleophilic Addition Reactions Of Acetonitrile With Acetals And Nitrones, C. Wade Downey, Grace Ann L. Robertson, Jhonmattew Santa, Kari R. Flicker, William M. Stith
Chemistry Faculty Publications
Trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (TMSOTf) and a trialkylamine base promote the conversion of acetonitrile to its silyl ketene imine in situ when acetonitrile is employed as solvent. Residual TMSOTf acts as a Lewis acid catalyst to activate acetals and nitrones in the reaction mixture, yielding β-methoxynitriles and β-(silyloxy)aminonitriles, respectively. Some reaction products undergo elimination under the reaction conditions to provide the α,β-unsaturated nitrile directly.
Selective Synthesis Of Trans-Fused Lactam-Lactones By Vicinal Difunctionalization Of Readily Affordable Allylic Lactams, Morgan J. Rodriguez
Selective Synthesis Of Trans-Fused Lactam-Lactones By Vicinal Difunctionalization Of Readily Affordable Allylic Lactams, Morgan J. Rodriguez
All Master's Theses
With intrinsic versatility and an overwhelming presence in natural products, nitrogen- and oxygen-containing heterocycles boast a plethora of medicinal properties. Specifically, lactams and lactones are the respective luminaries of the antibiotic and flavor worlds. However, the synthesis of fused lactams-lactones, especially those bearing trans-fusion, is challenging from the standpoints of chemoselectivity, stereoselectivity, and regioselectivity. In this thesis, the highly-selective, cost-effective, and high-yielding conversion of readily affordable allylic lactams into trans-fused lactam-lactones by intramolecular vicinal difunctionalization is explored. The approach is highly divergent and requires only two steps, which bodes well for the construction of medicinally pertinent fragments. It …
Pyrocumulonimbus Stratospheric Plume Injections Measured By The Ace‐Fts, C.D. Boone, Peter F. Bernath, M. D. Fromm
Pyrocumulonimbus Stratospheric Plume Injections Measured By The Ace‐Fts, C.D. Boone, Peter F. Bernath, M. D. Fromm
Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications
The Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) is a satellite‐based mission that probes Earth's atmosphere via solar occultation. The primary instrument on board is a high‐resolution infrared Fourier transform spectrometer (Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer, ACE‐FTS), providing altitude‐resolved volume mixing ratio measurements for numerous atmospheric constituents, including many biomass burning products. The ACE mission has observed the aftermath of three major pyrocumulonimbus events, in which extreme heat from intense fires created a pathway for directly injecting into the stratosphere plumes of gaseous and aerosol pollutants. These three events were associated with severe Australian bushfires from 2009 and 2019/2020, along with intense …
Molecular Nature Of Marine Particulate Organic Iron-Carrying Moieties Revealed By Electrospray Ionization Fourier-Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (Esi-Fticrms), Chen Xu, Peng Lin, Luni Sun, Hongmei Chen, Wei Xing, Manoj Kamalanathan, Patrick G. Hatcher, Maureen H. Conte, Antonietta Quigg, Peter H. Santschi
Molecular Nature Of Marine Particulate Organic Iron-Carrying Moieties Revealed By Electrospray Ionization Fourier-Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (Esi-Fticrms), Chen Xu, Peng Lin, Luni Sun, Hongmei Chen, Wei Xing, Manoj Kamalanathan, Patrick G. Hatcher, Maureen H. Conte, Antonietta Quigg, Peter H. Santschi
Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications
Marine sinking particulate organic matter (POM), acting as a link between surface primary production and burial of organic matter in marine sediments, undergoes a variety of physical and biochemical alterations on its way to the deep ocean, resulting in an increase in its un-characterizable proportion with diagenesis. Further, the binding ligands in POM for iron, an essential nutrient to marine life and tightly coupled with organic matter, has rarely been studied. In the current study, we employed an approach combining sequential extraction with ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry (ESI-FTICRMS), in order to explore and unravel the chemical characteristics of organic matter …
Influences Of Hillslope Biogeochemistry On Anaerobic Soil Organic Matter Decomposition In A Tundra Watershed, Michael Philben, Neslihan Taş, Hongmei Chen, Stan D. Wullschleger, Alexander Kholodov, David E. Graham, Baohua Gu
Influences Of Hillslope Biogeochemistry On Anaerobic Soil Organic Matter Decomposition In A Tundra Watershed, Michael Philben, Neslihan Taş, Hongmei Chen, Stan D. Wullschleger, Alexander Kholodov, David E. Graham, Baohua Gu
Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications
We investigated rates and controls on greenhouse gas (CO2 and CH4) production in two contrasting water‐saturated tundra soils within a permafrost‐affected watershed near Nome, Alaska, United States. Three years of field sample analysis have shown that soil from a fen‐like area in the toeslope of the watershed had higher pH and higher porewater ion concentrations than soil collected from a bog‐like peat plateau at the top of the hillslope. The influence of these contrasting geochemical and topographic environments on CO2 and CH4 production was tested in soil microcosms by incubating both the organic‐ and mineral‐layer …
Thyroxine Binding To Type Iii Iodothyronine Deiodinase, Craig A. Bayse, Eric S. Marsan, Jenna R. Garcia, Alexis T. Tran-Thompson
Thyroxine Binding To Type Iii Iodothyronine Deiodinase, Craig A. Bayse, Eric S. Marsan, Jenna R. Garcia, Alexis T. Tran-Thompson
Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications
Iodothyronine deiodinases (Dios) are important selenoproteins that control the concentration of the active thyroid hormone (TH) triiodothyronine through regioselective deiodination. The X-ray structure of a truncated monomer of Type III Dio (Dio3), which deiodinates TH inner rings through a selenocysteine (Sec) residue, revealed a thioredoxin-fold catalytic domain supplemented with an unstructured Ω-loop. Loop dynamics are driven by interactions of the conserved Trp207 with solvent in multi-microsecond molecular dynamics simulations of the Dio3 thioredoxin(Trx)-fold domain. Hydrogen bonding interactions of Glu200 with residues conserved across the Dio family anchor the loop's N-terminus to the active site Ser-Cys-Thr-Sec sequence. A key long-lived loop …
Oxidation Of Aldehydes To Nitriles With An Oxoammonium Salt: Preparation Of Piperonylonitrile, Nathaniel D. Kaetzel, Kyle M. Lambert, Christopher B. Kelly
Oxidation Of Aldehydes To Nitriles With An Oxoammonium Salt: Preparation Of Piperonylonitrile, Nathaniel D. Kaetzel, Kyle M. Lambert, Christopher B. Kelly
Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications
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Synthesis, Characterization, And Biological Activity Of Imidazolium Salts, David Weader
Synthesis, Characterization, And Biological Activity Of Imidazolium Salts, David Weader
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) inflicts thousands of Americans annually, and is typically treated with the immunotherapy BCG. However, due to a BCG shortage, there is a new need for novel treatments of NMIBC. Addressing this issue, several imidazolium salt derivatives were synthesized and characterized with the intent of treatment within the bladder. These imidazolium salts were tested against different human bladder cancer cell lines in vitro to determine their reactivity and cytotoxicity. Among these results are GI50 concentrations for each drug, which is the concentration of drug needed to see growth inhibition in 50% of treated cells. Previous published …
Synthesis Of Bio-Based Polymer Products, Joshua Sukie
Synthesis Of Bio-Based Polymer Products, Joshua Sukie
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The project covers the synthesis of two bio-based polymers. One aspect of the research investigates the synthesis of materials for use in vegetable oil-based UV-curable coating, and the subsequent polymerization of the materials into a coating film. The second aspect of the research follows the synthesis of a functionalized cellulose material for use as a reinforcer in a vegetable oil-based composite. Both products are subsequently analyzed by various methods.
Filtration Apparatus Design For Oil-Water Separation Using Membranes And Sponges, Alec Jerger
Filtration Apparatus Design For Oil-Water Separation Using Membranes And Sponges, Alec Jerger
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
It can be difficult to separate water and oil emulsions through traditional filtration. Therefore, investigations of filtering using thermo-responsive (TR) polymers, in this case poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PVME), was conducted. It’s hypothesized that below its lower critical solution temperature (LCST), PVME has an affinity for water while oil substances do not. Above the LCST the opposite will be true. To verify this hypothesis, iterations of filtration designs were created to provide optimum control over the parameters to measure flow. The final optimized experimental apparatus was a Chromaflex glass column which was air tight and controlled all parameters besides fluid flow. …
Metabolomic Study Of The Lew.1wr1 Rat: Serum Artificial Mixture Validation, Jennifer S. Nix
Metabolomic Study Of The Lew.1wr1 Rat: Serum Artificial Mixture Validation, Jennifer S. Nix
Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)
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Ratiometric Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes For The Sensitive Detection Of Intracellular Ph And Bio-Thiols In Live Cells, Shuai Xia
Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports
In the past twenty years, fluorescence sensing and imaging based on fluorescent probes has been developed as an imperative technique due to the merits including excellent sensitivity, operational simplicity, instant time effectiveness and outstanding selectivity in the research areas such as mineralogy, gemology, biological medicine, materials and environmental engineering. Protons act as a significant role in a variety of pathological and physiological processes, and there are obvious differences in the pH among organelles: the pH in lysosomes is acid within the range of 4.5–5.5, whereas mitochondrial pH is basic that can be as high as 8.0. Abnormal intracellular pH is …
Exploring Substrate Specificity Of Fructose Transporters En Route To Glut Specific Probes For Biochemical And Biomedical Applications, Vagarshak Vigenovich Begoyan
Exploring Substrate Specificity Of Fructose Transporters En Route To Glut Specific Probes For Biochemical And Biomedical Applications, Vagarshak Vigenovich Begoyan
Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports
Carbohydrate Transporters (GLUTs) are responsible for the transportation of sugars into the cell and have been of great interest in research for decades. Alterations or mutations that result in overexpression of GLUTs have been linked to a great number of diseases including, obesity, diabetes, and cancer. Differentiation between transporters has been shown to be incredibly difficult due to the highly conserved nature of the transporter structure, and thus specific targeting of transporters has proven a difficult challenge. Additionally, the GLUTs have been shown to high flexibility in their conformations, so it is difficult to determine what can or cannot pass …
Sugar-Derived Oleogels In Cosmetics And Food Applications: A Case Study Of Trehalose- And Mannitol-Based Gelators, Polina Tsupko
Sugar-Derived Oleogels In Cosmetics And Food Applications: A Case Study Of Trehalose- And Mannitol-Based Gelators, Polina Tsupko
Dissertations and Theses
Gels represent an indispensable part of our everyday lives with direct applications in food, medicine, cosmetics and other industries. Amphiphilic molecules have been shown to act as low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) and are becoming the main focus of several research groups. Their ability to self-assemble into various morphologies from micelles to bilayer sheets, and remain stable due to noncovalent forces responsible for the formation of the 3D network—Self-Assembled Fibrillar Network (SAFiNs)—is in the core of their ability to produce molecular gels. Those amphiphilic molecules capable of adsorbing at the interface and behaving as surface active agents are known as …
Reductions By Cobalt-Catalyzed Production Of Hydrogen Gas From Nabh4 In A Two-Chamber System, Joshua K. Mitchell
Reductions By Cobalt-Catalyzed Production Of Hydrogen Gas From Nabh4 In A Two-Chamber System, Joshua K. Mitchell
Dissertations and Theses
The work outlined in this thesis describes a bench-scale methodology involving a two-chamber system for conducting catalytic hydrogenation reactions by obtaining hydrogen (H2) gas from stable sodium borohydride (NaBH4). Whereas NaBH4 is widely used for a variety of reductions and is known to produce H2 gas in protic media, to our knowledge, there has been scant use of NaBH4 in catalytic hydrogenation chemistry where it has been used as a source of H2 gas. In this work, addition of a catalytic amount of CoCl2•6H2O as an aqueous solution …
Exploration Of Cis-1,2-Diaminocyclohexane-Based Conformationally Locked Chiral Ligands In Asymmetric Synthesis, Carim Van Beek
Exploration Of Cis-1,2-Diaminocyclohexane-Based Conformationally Locked Chiral Ligands In Asymmetric Synthesis, Carim Van Beek
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Natural products have been demonstrated to be of great significance to the pharmaceutical industry in the development of new drugs and medicine. Unfortunately, synthetic approaches to obtain these natural products often prove increasingly challenging due to the complexity of synthesizing the target drug in the proper stereochemistry. The availability of enantioselective reactions can play a pivotal role in overcoming this challenge, yielding access to optically pure intermediates and products. Chiral ligands based on a trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane motif are often employed for this purpose and their complexes with transition metals have been demonstrated to act as efficient chiral catalysts in asymmetric reactions. …
Cobalt-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Cyclization Reactions Of Bisnucleophiles: New Methodologies And The Role Of Bisnucleophiles In O2 Activation, Jiaqi Liu
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Over the past few decades, transition metals have found wide applications in the development of selective oxidative transformations mediated by molecular oxygen. Due to the benign nature of molecular oxygen as an oxidant and an increasing awareness of green chemistry practice, tremendous progress has been made towards the development of Cu-and Pd-catalyzed aerobic oxidation reactions. As a first-row transition metal alternative to copper, cobalt has been employed in aerobic catalytic transformations for its cost-efficiency and earth abundance; however, redox-active mediators such as benzoquinone (BQ), N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) or salen-type ligands are usually required. To date, reactions mediated by Co/O2 catalytic …
Silver-Mediated Decarboxylation Reactions: Expanding Reaction Scope Through Kinetic Analysis, Robert Anthony Crovak
Silver-Mediated Decarboxylation Reactions: Expanding Reaction Scope Through Kinetic Analysis, Robert Anthony Crovak
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Transition metal-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling reactions have received considerable attention in recent years as a method to obtain biaryl compounds. However, the oxidative version of this reaction class is still in its infancy, limited to specific substitution patterns on the benzoic acids – ortho-substitution - used in these transformations. This thesis describes our attempts to understand the key decarboxylation step of this important class of reactions. The first chapter of this thesis discusses an introduction into cross-coupling reactions, decarboxylative cross-coupling reactions, and outlines relevant physical organic parameters. The following chapter details the synthesis of a series of (1,10-phenanthroline)silver(benzoate) complexes. This chapter …
Development Of New Synthetic Methods For Carbon Nanohoops, Merfat Aljhdli
Development Of New Synthetic Methods For Carbon Nanohoops, Merfat Aljhdli
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Carbon nanotubes have received much attention from the material chemists after the synthesis and structure analysis by Iijima in 1991. It was envisioned that cycloparaphenylenes (CPPs), which comprise a sequence of benzene units connected at para position to make a cyclic ring structure, are possible templates for growing carbon nanotubes of a single chirality and single diameter for nanotechnology application. Recently, chemists turned their attention to synthesizing aromatic carbon nanobelts proposed as a general term for carbon molecules composed of fused benzene rings in cylindrical structure shape. Cyclophenacenes (CPAs) as carbon nanobelts are expected to be more suitable candidates for …
Design, Synthesis, And Characterization Of Chemical Tools To Study Peroxisomal Import, Jhalak N. Timilsena
Design, Synthesis, And Characterization Of Chemical Tools To Study Peroxisomal Import, Jhalak N. Timilsena
Masters Theses
Peroxisomes are dynamic and interconnected single lipid membrane bound organelles found in the eukaryotic cells which are involved in various biochemical processes including the b-oxidation of very long chain and branched chain fatty acids, metabolism of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, and reduction of hydrogen peroxide among others. These organelles are known to host numerous proteins and enzymes depending on the cellular environment. All of the proteins needed in the peroxisomes are encoded in the nucleus and synthesized in the cytosol which are then transported to the peroxisomes with the help of a sophisticated protein-transport machinery. Pex5 is one of …
Phytochemical Investigations Of Goniothalamus Tapis And G. Tapisoides, And Kinetic Mechanism Studies Of Goniothalamin, Pei Theng Rosalind Kim
Phytochemical Investigations Of Goniothalamus Tapis And G. Tapisoides, And Kinetic Mechanism Studies Of Goniothalamin, Pei Theng Rosalind Kim
Student Works (2020-2029)
Phytochemical studies on two species of Annonaceae; Goniothalamus tapis and Goniothalamus tapisoides have been carried out. Isolation and purification of the crude extract of stem bark of G. tapis and G. tapisoides yielded seventeen compounds. G. tapis gave nine compounds; goniothalamin 1, isoaltholactone 41, 3-acetylisoaltholactone 151, cheliensisin A 22, garvensintriol 4, goniopyyprone 26, 7-epi-goniofufurone 49, stigmasterol 133 and β-sitosterol 134. Out of nine compounds, 3-acetyl-isoaltholactone 151 was identified as a new styryl-lactone. The skeleton is similar as the major compound, isoaltholactone 41. But 3-acetylisoaltholactone 151 have different functional group compared to hydroxyl group in isoaltholactone 41, which is acetyl group. …
Derivatization Of Stable, Soluble Redox-Active Organic Materials For Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries, Thilini Malsha Suduwella
Derivatization Of Stable, Soluble Redox-Active Organic Materials For Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries, Thilini Malsha Suduwella
Theses and Dissertations--Chemistry
In screening active materials for redox flow batteries (RFBs) – in which solubility is important to raise the volumetric energy density – scientists are slave to trial and error, modifying organic molecules in an attempt to optimize (increase) solubility without compromising other important properties such as stability and redox potential. A trained chemist can often predict the trends of solubility with the structural modifications in the neutral state of the materials, but when it’s come to the charged state of the materials, it doesn’t follow the same trend as the neutral species and relative values are hard to predict. The …
Effects Of Hole Transporting Layers And Surface Ligands On Interface Energetics And Photovoltaic Performance Of Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskites, So Min Park
Theses and Dissertations--Chemical and Materials Engineering
Organic metal halide perovskites are promising materials for various optoelectronic device applications such as light emitting diodes (LED) and photovoltaic (PV) cells. Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have shown dramatic increases in power conversion efficiency over the previous ten years, far exceeding the rate of improvement of all other PV technologies. PSCs have attracted significant attention due to their strong absorbance throughout the visible region, high charge carrier mobilities, color tunability, and ability to make ultralight weight devices. However, organic metal halide perovskites still face several challenges. For example, their environmental stability issue must be overcome to enable widespread commercialization. Meeting …
Multiscale Modeling Of Structure-Function Relationships Of Organic Semiconductors, Shi Li
Multiscale Modeling Of Structure-Function Relationships Of Organic Semiconductors, Shi Li
Theses and Dissertations--Chemistry
While optoelectronic devices built from organic semiconductors (OSC) continue to find their way into the commercial landscape, there remain numerous challenges to overcome to supplant traditional semiconductors in many technologies. Chief among these are low performance metrics relative to devices with conventional semiconductors and device stability. In order to overcome these challenges, a wide range of new OSC and processing technologies have been developed. However, there remains limited fundamental understanding of the relationship between molecular structure, packing in the solid state, and the resulting materials properties. Here, we make use of multiscale molecular models and utilize classical all-atom molecular dynamic …
Designing Metal-Halide Perovskites With Enhanced Optical Properties And Stability Using Surface Ligands, Md Aslam Uddin
Designing Metal-Halide Perovskites With Enhanced Optical Properties And Stability Using Surface Ligands, Md Aslam Uddin
Theses and Dissertations--Chemistry
Metal-halide perovskites (MHPs), with formula ABX3 (A = methylammonium, formamidinium, or Cs+; B = Sn2+ or Pb2+; and X = Cl-, Br-, or I-) are versatile and attractive materials because of their tunable optical and electronic properties. These optical and electronic properties include tunable direct band gaps, high absorption coefficients, low exciton binding energies, relatively high electron and hole mobilities, narrow emission line-widths, and high photoluminescence (PL) quantum yields (ΦPL). Much of the initial excitement around organic metal-halide perovskites focused on their application in photovoltaics (PVs) …
Developing And Testing Redox Active Organic Molecules For Nonaqueous Redox Flow Battery Applications, Nuwan Harsha Attanayake
Developing And Testing Redox Active Organic Molecules For Nonaqueous Redox Flow Battery Applications, Nuwan Harsha Attanayake
Theses and Dissertations--Chemistry
Non-emissive, sustainable energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal power have continued to provide an increasing amount of electricity to support electrical grids. Due to the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources like wind and solar, grid energy storage systems must adjust for variations in and mismatches between electricity production and consumption. Among the available energy storage technologies, redox flow batteries (RFBs) are expected to play a critical role in the grid energy storage due to their decoupled energy and power, long service life, and simple manufacturing. However, the worldwide market penetration of RFB systems is still limited due …
Studies On The Size And Non-Planarity Of Aromatic Stacking Moiety On Conformation Selectivity And Thermal Stabilization Of G-Quadruplexes, Mandeep Singh
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Targeting DNA has the advantage over proteins for cancer remediation because of the fewer copies of the ligands required for the desired therapeutic effect. Traditionally, covalent DNA binders like alkylating agents have been used to induce genetic instability through the formation of DNA lesions and strand breaks, leading to cellular apoptosis. The primary drawback of this treatment is the non-specific binding that affects both cancerous and non-cancerous cells. G-quadruplexes are the DNA secondary structures that are present in abundance near the promoter regions of the oncogenes and are involved in the regulation of their activities. A ligand-mediated stabilization of G-quadruplexes …
Lewis Acid-Carbonyl Solution Interactions And Their Implications In Catalytic Systems, Carly Soren Hanson
Lewis Acid-Carbonyl Solution Interactions And Their Implications In Catalytic Systems, Carly Soren Hanson
Dissertations
The utilization of Lewis acids to activate substrates containing carbonyls is ubiquitous in organic synthetic methods. in order to facilitate the development of novel reaction pathways and understand existing methods, it is necessary to determine the solution interactions between Lewis acids and Lewis bases. Historically, the characterization of the interactions of Lewis pairs has relied on solid state infrared (IR) spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, as well as in situ NMR. I have developed a method utilizing in situ IR spectroscopy and solution conductivity towards the identification of the solution structures formed when a range of carbonyl compounds are combined with …
A Theoretical And Experimental Study Of Charge Transport In Organic Thermoelectric Materials And Charge Transfer States In Organic Photovoltaics, Ashkan Abtahi
Theses and Dissertations--Physics and Astronomy
Applications of organic electronics have increased significantly over the past two decades. Organic semiconductors (OSC) can be used in mechanically flexible devices with potentially lower cost of fabrication than their inorganic counterparts, yet in many cases organic semiconductor-based devices suffer from lower performance and stability. Investigating the doping mechanism, charge transport, and charge transfer in such materials will allow us to address the parameters that limit performance and potentially resolve them. In this dissertation, organic materials are used in three different device structures to investigate charge transport and charge transfer. Chemically doped π-conjugated polymers are promising materials to be used …