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Shaw H. Chen
Professor and Chair; Senior Scientist LLE
Ph.D. 1981, University of Minnesota
251 Gavett Hall
(585)275-4040
shch@lle.rochester.edu
Website
http://www.che.rochester.edu/~shc/
Courses
ChE 286/486: Polymer Science & Engineering
Research Topics: Polymer
science and engineering; glass-forming liquid crystals; mesomorphic
conjugated polymers; optical, photonic, and optoelectronic materials;
computational chemistry; self-assembled organic thin films; vapor
deposition polymerization
Research Overview: Our research features
molecular design, computational chemistry, material synthesis and
processing, and device science. In particular, we have developed
liquid crystals, including conjugated systems, capable of preserving
molecular order in the solid state through vitrification. Various
device concepts have been demonstrated using select materials, such
as nonabsorbing polarizers, notch filters and reflectors, polarized
fluorescence and electroluminescence, field-effect transistors,
and solid-state lasers. Current activities are directed at hybrid
host materials for phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes,
photoalignment coupled with solvent-vapor annealing for orientation
of conjugated systems, and geometric surfactants for modulation
of nanoscale phase separation for bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics.
In addition, we are actively involved in the high throughput, precise
production of polymer shells by microfluidics for use as laser fusion
targets.
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