Objective Recent work in Oxford has shown that conjugated porphyrin oligomers can exhibit remarkably strong two-photon absorption, leading to potential applications in optical data storage, microscopy and photodynamic therapy. The two-photon absorption cross-section s of some of these porphyrin oligomers are higher than those of any other known chromophore.The aim of this project is to synthesise a range of new conjugated porphyrin oligomers and to test their two photon absorption spectra, and thus to elucidate the underlying structure-property relationships. We are particularly interested to explore the effects of increasing the porphyrin-porphyrin electronic coupling, and of adding donor and acceptor substituents.This work will lead to new chromophores with optimised two-photon absorption behaviour. Prof. Anderson's group in Oxford has pioneered research into conjugated porphyrin oligomers and porphyrin-based optoelectronic materials for many years, and the Department of Chemistry in Oxford has world-class facilities for this research. Milosz Pawlicki recently completed his PhD in the field of porphyrin synthesis at the University of Wroclaw with Professor Lechoslaw Latos-Grazynski.He is an expert in porphyrin chemistry, but he has no experience in the synthesis of conjugated porphyrin oligomers or porphyrin-based optoelectronic materials. He has never worked outside Poland. This Fellowship will give him the opportunity to apply his expertise in synthesis to the creation of useful new two-photon chromophores . It will provide him with experience in a new and rapidly growing area of porphyrin research and enable him to broaden his horizons. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicsoptoelectronicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsmicroscopynatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsspectroscopyabsorption spectroscopynatural sciencesphysical sciencestheoretical physicsparticle physicsphotons Keywords dyes molecular materials nonlinear optics photon absorption porphyrins synthesis two 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-2.1 - Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships (EIF) Call for proposal FP6-2005-MOBILITY-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme EIF - Marie Curie actions-Intra-European Fellowships Coordinator THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD EU contribution No data Address University Offices, Wellington Square OXFORD United Kingdom See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
