Introduction
Our approach to created fast electro-optic materials involves incorporating polar molecular rotors into known metal organic framework (MOF) structures. MOF prototypes are available in a wide range of geometries, and some families of MOFs are known to tolerate extensive modification of the organic linker molecules. We will incorporate the polar rotors through C-C or C-N triple bonds. These bonds act as axles with low energy barriers for rotation of the rotor about the bond axis. Preliminary numerical calculations on ground state configurations of polar rotors in various lattice geometries have guided our choice of prototype structures.
The project is a collaboration with Josef Michl (U. of Colorado).
More Information
See John Price's vita for a complete list of our publications
Current Participants
Jason Underwood, Graduate Student
Erick Winston, Graduate Student
John Price, Professor