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Ambient Stable n-Channel Organic Transistors Joon Hak Oh et al.'s research on the air-stability mechanism of n-channel OTFTs: "Interplay between Energetic and Kinetic Factors on the Ambient Stability of n-Channel Organic Transistors Based on Perylene Diimide Derivatives", has been published in Chemistry of Materials.
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Biodegradable Transistors Christopher Bettinger’s work on Biodegradable Transistors published in a recent issue of Advanced Materials.
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DNA-Single-Fluorophore-DNA Supramolecule Jungkyu Lee's Micrometer-sized DNA-Single-Fluorophore-DNA Supramolecule: Synthesis and Single-Molecule Characterization published in Small
 
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Molecular design for improved PV efficiency
Rajib Mondal’s Molecular design for improved photovoltaic efficiency published in Journal of Materials Chemistry  
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Polymers for PV and Transistors Synthesis of Acenaphthyl and Phenanthrene Based Fused-Aromatic Thienopyrazine Co-Polymers for Photovoltaic and Thin Film Transistor Applications published in Chemistry of Materials
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DIP Pen Nanolithography

This paper discusses a method for the direct patterning of Au electrodes at nanoscale resolution using dip-pen nanolithography, with proof-of-concept demonstrated by creating single-walled carbon nanotube devices.  
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Cheap, Underwater Sensors New chemical sensor chips made with carbon nanotubes could enable rapid, low-cost detection of TNT and poison in rivers, reservoirs. The sensitive disposable chip detects very low concentrations of the explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT) and a close chemical cousin of the dreaded toxic nerve agent sarin in water samples.  
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Welcome to Bao Research Group

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esearch areas in the Bao Group include synthesis of functional organic and polymer materials, organic electronic device design and fabrication, and applications development for organic electronics. Our approach is multidisciplinary, involving concepts and expertise from chemistry, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, materials science and engineering, physics, and electrical engineering. The devices of current interest are orgaA book on Organic Field Effect Transistorsnic and carbon nanotube thin film transistors, organic photovoltaic cells, chemical/biological sensors and molecular switches. These devices are used as characterization tools for fundamental charge transport and photophysics studies. They are also of practical interest for nano-scale electronics, alternative energy sources, low cost and large area flexible plastic circuits, displays, and disposable sensors.


 

Group Announcements

  • Prof. Bao Zhenan wins the 2009 Beilby Medal and Prize.



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  • Maria Wang successfully defends her thesis titled: "Dip-Pen Nanolithography of Electrical Contacts to Organic Nanostructures" on November 18.

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  • Post-doctoral Fellow Christopher Bettinger wins ACS POLY Award for Outstanding Research in Polymer Chemistry.

     

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  • Ajay Virkar, senior graduate student, won the Best Poster Prize at the 2009 International Conference on Organic Photonics and Electronics in Beijing.

     


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