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Structure-Property Relationships in Thin Film Energy Conversion Materials and Coatings


EMSL Project ID
19590

Abstract

We propose to use of EMSL surface analysis, electron microscopy, laser spectroscopy and other analytical capabilities to characterize nanoscale organic and inorganic materials and hybrid thin film coatings being developed for thin film energy conversion applications. Thin films deposited by physical and chemical vapor deposition processes are integral parts of advanced concepts for thermoelectric power generation, solar cell collectors and advanced flat panel large area lighting technologies. Characterization of such films and their constituent materials to accurately determine thickness, microstructure, chemical purity, uniformity, crystallography and photophysical properties is critical for their development for these applications. We are proposing to use EMSL facilities required for these activities on an as-needed basis. The work described is not proprietary and will be disseminated in the open literature with EMSL acknowledgement as appropriate.

Project Details

Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Start Date
2006-07-21
End Date
2009-09-30
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Dean Matson
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Team Members

Neetu Chopra
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Liang Wang
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

James Swensen
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Amber Von Ruden
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

James Rainbolt
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Joseph Ryan
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Phillip Koech
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Xiuyu Cai
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Mark Gross
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Silas Towne
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Daniel Gaspar
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Charles Bonham
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Wendy Bennett
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Eric Mast
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Asanga Padmaperuma
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Amy Qiao
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Paul Burrows
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Mark Engelhard
Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Yongsoon Shin
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Linda Sapochak
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Sambhu Kundu
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Alan Joly
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pete Martin
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Bruce Arey
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Larry Olsen
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Gordon Graff
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Related Publications

Koech PK, LS Sapochak, JE Rainbolt, L Cosimbescu, E Polikarpov, JS Swensen, LF Wang, AB Padmaperuma, and DJ Gaspar. 2009. "Design of new anchored p-dopants for high power efficiency OLEDs." In SPIE Conference Proceedings: Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XIII, 2009 .
Liang Wang, Dean W Matson, Evgueni Polikarpov, James S Swensen, Charles C Bonham, Lelia Cosimbescu, Joseph J. Berry, David S. Ginley, Daniel J Gaspar and Asanga B Padmaperuma. 2010. "Highly Efficient Blue Organic Light Emitting Diodes using Indium-Free Transparent Anode Ga:ZnO with Scalability for Large-Area Coating." Journal of Applied Physics, 107, 043103, 2010.
Linda S. Sapochak, Asanga B. Padmaperuma, Xuiyu Cai, Jonathan L. Male, and Paul E. Burrows. "Inductive Effects of Diphenylphosphoryl Moieties on Carbazole Host Materials: Design Rules for Blue Electrophosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Devices." American Chemical Society Published on Web 04/23/2008. doi: 10.1021/jp800079z 2008
Matson DW, CC Bonham, JS Swensen, L Wang, AB Padmaperuma, DJ Gaspar, JJ Berry, AK Sigdel, CW Gorrie, and DS Ginley. 2009. "Development of large area transparent conducting oxides from a combinatorial lead for organic solid state lighting. in SPIE Conference Proceedings: Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XIII 2009.
Matson DW, GL Graff, JL Male, BR Johnson, Z Nie, AG Joly, and LC Olsen. (2009) "Synthesis and Screening of Thin Films in the CeCl3-CeBr3 System for Scintillator Applications." Thin Solid Films, 518, 3194-3198, 2010.
Milbrath BD, JA Caggiano, MH Engelhard, AG Joly, DW Matson, P Nachimuthu, and LC Olsen. (2009) "Using Thin Films to Screen Possible Scintillator Materials." IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 56(3, PT 3): 1650-1654.
Padmaperuma AB, PK Koech, L Cosimbescu, E Polikarpov, JS Swensen, N Chopra, F So, LS Sapochak, and DJ Gaspar. 2009. "Tuning charge balance in PHOLEDs with ambipolar host materials to achieve high efficiency." In SPIE Conference Proceedings: Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XIII, 2009.
Shin Y, CM Wang, MH Engelhard, and GE Fryxell. 2009. "A novel low-temperature dendritic cyclotrimerization of 2,6-diacetyl pyridine leading to mesoporous carbon containing pyridine rings." Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 123(1-3):345-348. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2009.03.033
Xiuyu Cai, Asanga B. Padmaperuma, Linda S. Sapochak, Paul A. Vecchi, and Paul E. Burrows. "Electron and hole transport in a wide bandgap organic phosphine oxide for blue electrophosphorescence." published online 28 February 2008 DOI: 10.1063/1.2885117
Yongsoon Shin, Jin Yong Kim, Chongmin Wang, Jeff F. Bonnet, K. Scott Weil. 2009. "Controlled Deposition of Covalently Bonded Tantalum Oxide on Carbon Supports by Solvent Evaporation Sol–Gel Process." Surface Science 603 (2009) 2290–2293. doi:10.1016/j.susc.2009.05.006