Objective The Advanced Materials Synthetic Research Team at Trinity College Dublin has developed a strong and growing reputation in the synthesis of electron rich materials. It has been the first to develop an intelligent and reproducible synthetic strategy for the generation of N-doped aromatic graphenes. These are SMART molecules whisch exhibit an unprecendented degree of aromacity and electron delocisation. The specific placement of N atoms within and at the periphery of these Carbon-rich materials confer tunable opto-electronic properties to the molecules and indicative of the potential for the application of these SMART systems as supermaterials in OLED and energy transport devices.The development of these molecular systems for materials and naotechnological applications, requires that the group maintains its lead in the field. It is vital that a strengthened interdisciplinary approach is taken to the synthesis, design, characterisation and testing of the molecules. The requirement is for new competency to drive the research forward and to set-up an international research group of high-standing.The new competence sought is compliments existing expertise but adds a new dimension to the areas of novel synthetic organic chemistry, excited state computational chemistry, coordination photophyiscs / electrochemistry, thin film formation and testing, and UHV surface science on large molecular systems. This critical momentum that will be achieved by a fuller treatment of our new N-doped but C-rich electronic materials will impact on the departmental, national and European effort in materials and nanotechnology. Fields of science natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryengineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialstwo-dimensional nanostructuresgraphenenatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistrynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternettransport layernatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciences Programme(s) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Topic(s) MOBILITY-1.3 - Marie Curie Host Fellowships - Transfer of knowledge (TOK) Call for proposal FP6-2002-MOBILITY-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme TOK - Marie Curie actions-Transfer of Knowledge Coordinator THE PROVOST FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, NEAR DUBLIN (HEREINAFTER TCD) EU contribution No data Address College Green DUBLIN Ireland See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
