Syllabus for 2008 NNIN iWSG

Topics:

1. Introduction
2. Physics and Chemistry of molecules, molecular assemblies, organic crystals, short range and long range, and nature of bond, charge, structure, and molecular interactions
3. Chemistry: Synthesis, molecules and organic crystals for transport, fluorescent dyes
4. Materials Physics: Interfaces, Defects, Transport in molecules and films, injection, optical interactions, excitonic processes, organic-inorganic interfaces
5. Characterization techniques
6. Devices: Organic transistors
7. Devices: Organic optoelectronics: emitters and photovoltaics
8. Devices: Sensors
9. Technology and Applications: Displays and Solar Energy conversion
10. Society & Ethics: Energy in global landscape, organics and environment, Research and development and technology in society, ethical issues …

The classroom teaching will be complemented with laboratory exercises in simulations and experimental demonstrations.

For more information, contact  Lynn Rathbun,  lcr2@cornell.edu