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Ruthenium Bipyridine Wafer
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A pair of tweezers holds a ruthenium bipyridine wafer. This wafer will serve as the base for six efficient, single layer, solid-state light-emitting devices (one of the devices is lit). These devices are being developed for applications in flat panel displays and lighting.
Work in the Malliaras group (device fabrication and studies) was funded by a National Science Foundation CAREER award, DMR 00-94047. The synthesis of the materials took place in the Abruna Group and was funded by the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR), a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center of the NSF, grant DMR 96-32275.
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Once the target of solely experimental research, the electronic and photonic components that are crafted from organic chemicals now drive major markets. Uses for the scalable, light weight technologies range from the billion-dollar photo-conductive film industry to the growing market for solid-state lighting, such as LEDs (light-emitting diodes).
Organic electronic and photonic applications that are still in development may have an even broader impact, serving as flexible electronics, biologically compatible devices, solid-state lighting, and chemical sensors as well as devices yet to be conceived.
In January 2003, the National Science Foundation sponsored a workshop in which experts from both industry and universities came together to discuss the future of the field. Some of the highlights discussed by participants were new developments, changing directions in research, and the needs facing investigators as they train the next generation of engineers.
For further information, see NSF Media Advisory PA/M 03-03.
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Credit The Malliaras Group, Cornell University, and NSF. |
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2002 |
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MATERIALS RESEARCH / Photonics
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