Excited electronic states in extended molecular systems

Projektinformationen

EXMOLS

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 670405

DOI 10.3030/670405

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 17 September 2015

Startdatum 1 Oktober 2015

Enddatum 30 September 2021

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Gesamtkosten € 2 499 836,00

EU-Beitrag € 2 499 836,00

Koordiniert durch

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
United Kingdom

Ziel

The directed movement of electronic excitations in molecular materials lies at the heart of photosynthesis and also in nanoscale synthetic materials systems used for electronic applications. Efficient materials systems must span many length scales; from nm molecular dimensions, to the 10 nm length scale of Coulomb interactions at 300 K in molecular systems, to the macroscopic dimensions of biological structures and of synthetic electronic devices. There is now tantalising evidence that efficient biological and synthetic systems use ultrafast coherent electronic state evolution to couple molecular and macroscopic length scales, which requires special structural arrangements over intermediate length scales of 10 nm and more.
EXMOLS will develop a new platform to study and control electronic excitations in extended molecular systems using DNA assembly methods to construct functional molecular semiconductor stacks. DNA-assembly takes the place here of the protein structure assembly of chromophores within photosynthetic systems. In contrast to current synthetic molecular systems that have little control beyond simple heterojunctions, these DNA-assembled structures will allow for the precise placement of molecules within stack-structures of dimension 5 nm or more, which will allow for the definition of precise electronic couplings and energetic landscapes, within extended artificial molecular systems.
New transient optical spectroscopy will track wavefunction evolution from 10fs. These will allow for the study of a range of emergent electronic phenomena on the 5-100nm length scale including, charge delocalisation, coherent electron-hole separation, singlet exciton fission, resonant energy transfer across the organic-inorganic interface and topologically protected electronic excitations.
EXMOLS is a fundamental science project, but will also deliver real design rules for practical molecular-scale devices, from solar cells, to LEDs, to spintronics, to solar fuels.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• natural sciences › biological sciences › genetics › DNA
• natural sciences › physical sciences › electromagnetism and electronics › spintronics
• natural sciences › physical sciences › electromagnetism and electronics › semiconductivity
• natural sciences › biological sciences › botany
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › spectroscopy

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Thema/Themen

• ERC-ADG-2014 - ERC Advanced Grant

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

ERC-2014-ADG

Finanzierungsplan

ERC-ADG - Advanced Grant

Gastgebende Einrichtung

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 2 499 836,00
• Adresse: TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS ; CB2 1TN Cambridge ; Vereinigtes Königreich
• Region: East of England › East Anglia › Cambridgeshire CC
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 2 499 836,00

Begünstigte (1)

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Vereinigtes Königreich

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 2 499 836,00
• Adresse: TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS ; CB2 1TN Cambridge
• Region: East of England › East Anglia › Cambridgeshire CC
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 2 499 836,00