PhD position - Synthesis and study of chiral organic materials for charge transport in organic semiconductors

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

State University

CEA Tech

Area

Western Europe

Host Country

France

Deadline

31 Oct 2021

Study level

Doctoral Degree

Opportunity type

PhD

Specialities

Engineering , Physics , Chemistry

Opportunity funding

Not funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

SL-DRT-21-0395

RESEARCH FIELD

Photonics, Imaging and displays

ABSTRACT

The detection and manipulation of the polarized light is very attractive, in particular because of the interest in using circularly polarized light (LCP) in many areas of societal importance such as technologies display, information transmission, cryptography, bio-medical imaging or even the detection of chiral molecules of pharmaceutical interest. Due to their ability to interact specifically with an LCP and to modulate its polarization, chiral molecular materials stand out as an element of choice for exploring these innovative applications and considering new potential in organic electronics. In addition, the specific property of chiral molecules to induce electronic spin selectivity in the conduction of electric current (CISS effect for Chiral Induced Spin Selectivity) also opens up opportunities in the field of organic spintronics. Consequently, the synthesis of innovative pi conjugated chiral semiconductors, presenting an easy modulation of their physicochemical properties and the integration of these materials in optoelectronic devices of the OLEDs, OPDs or OFETs type is of interest both fundamental and 'application.The thesis project will be done in collaboration with a CNRS chemistry laboratory in Rennes, France, and the LCEM laboratory (at CEA / LETI, Grenoble, France) specialized in organic semiconductors. The objectives of the thesis student will be to synthesize new chiral organic charge transporters and to characterize their photophysical (absorption and emission) and opto-electronic properties. The most promising molecules will be integrated into OLEDs and OPDs devices.The photophysical synthesis and characterization part (circular dichroism spectrometer, non-polarized and circularly polarized luminescence spectrometer, PER, etc.) will be carried out at the CNRS chemistry laboratory. The integration of molecules in OLEDs and OPDs devices will be done in the LCEM laboratory where the deposition equipment (PVD chamber for organic materials) and the opto-electronic characterization means (IVL, C (V), TLM, Photocurrent, hall effect, etc.).