The Frank Group utilizes techniques in organic synthesis, air-sensitive manipulation of organic and inorganic compounds, coordination chemistry, electrochemistry, electronic absorption spectroscopy, EPR spectroscopy, photophysics, magnetometry, computational chemistry, device fabrication and measurement, resistivity measurements, AFM, Raman Spectroscopy of surfaces, OFET/OPV fabrication and measurement, and magneto-optics of functional materials.
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Spin-Based Materials for Quantum Information Science
Functional materials that change spin, optical, and charge state upon application of external stimuli (light, electric Keld, or magnetic Keld) are central to the development of non-volatile memory technologies, spintronics devices, and sensors for quantum information science (QIS). Within the context of quantum information science, quantum computing, communications, and sensors all rely on the fundamental more…
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Organic Polymers for Charge Storage
Organic polymers are central to the development of new functional materials for renewable energy, biosensors, and medicinal applications. The electronic structure of organic polymers is highly sensitive to degrees of conjugation, structure of the monomer unit, backbone morphology, and noncovalent interactions between polymer chains. Organic polymers that undergo reversible changes in redox state are valuable more…
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Bioimaging and Magnetism in Biology
Magnetism plays an important role in biology, either through the development of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) contrast agents for imaging of biological tissues, or through the role of inRuencing the sensory mechanisms involved in the migration of thousands of organisms by using subtle changes in magnetic Keld: magnetoreception. We study the fundamental mechanisms involved in more…
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