Oxygen tolerant SIP for OLED device preparation

The proposed project will involve the development of a method to grow polymer brushes from a surface using oxygen tolerant controlled radical polymerization approaches. This method will allow for the growth of block copolymer brushes that can be used for the grafting of specialized monomer species capable of forming an efficient organic light emitting diode (OLED) device. The high grafting densities achieved by surface initiated polymerization methods will allow for this block copolymer brushes to possess high charge transfer efficiencies. The oxygen tolerance of this proposed method will allow for the techniques to be readily applied industrially. The success of this project would mean that OLED devices could be prepared without the use of expensive equipment and thus could be become more widely available.

Faculty Supervisor:

Zachary Hudson

Student:

Partner:

Pennsylvania State University

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment; Technology; Energy and Utilities

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program: