Course

Unit 1

Organic Electronic Materials

Introduction to Organic electronic materials and their advantages over inorganic systems. Structure-Property relationship – effect of electronic structure, pi conjugation, HOMO-LUMO energy levels, molecular packing on properties. Design principles of  molecular wires, resistors and organic diodes with structure-property relationship. Design and characteristics of Organic Field-Effect Transistors (OFETs). Principle of Organic Light-emitting Diodes (OLEDs) with applications.

Unit 2

Organic Photonic Materials

Introduction to organic photonic materials. Design principles of molecules for organic solar cells. Light-matter interaction characteristics – donor acceptor systems, light absorption, charge separation and transport. Molecules for nonlinear optical (NLO) applications and imaging – structure-property relationships. Functional molecular design of molecular switches, molecular motors and molecular memory systems with examples. Introduction to chiroptical materials and photorefractive materials with applications.

Unit 3

Organic Energy Materials

Introduction to organic energy materials. Molecular design principles of organic flow batteries for energy storage – redox-active organic molecules, electrolyte design, charge-discharge mechanism. Overview of high-energy organic materials – structure-property relationships, energy density. Introduction to covalent organic frameworks – synthesis, structural features and application in energy storage.

Unit 4

Organic Molecular Machines

Basic principle of molecular machines. Types of Organic molecular machines – Rotary motors (light driven and chemically driven), Molecular shuttles and walkers, molecular switches (pH-responsive, redox responsive, photochromic), motions in rotaxenes and catenanes

Unit 5

Miscellaneous Materials

Miscellaneous Materials: Basic theory and design of materials with analysis of structure-property relationship for Organogels, Organic Sensors and Logic Gates, Organic Magnets, Organic Superconductors, Organic Thermoelectrics.

Text Books / References

Textbooks:

1. Functional Organic Materials by T. J. J. Müller and U. H. F. Bunz, Wiley-VCH, 2007.
2. Introduction to Organic Electronic and Optoelectronic Materials and Devices by Sam Shajing Sun, Larry R. Dalton, CRC Press, 2008.
3. Organic Electronics Materials and Devices by S. Ogawa, Springer, 2015.
4. Electronic Processes in Organic Semiconductors: An Introduction by A. Kohler and H. Bassler, Wiley-VCH, 2015.
5. Organic Optoelectronics by Wenping Hu, John Wiley and Sons, 2013
6. Molecular Machines by T. Ross Kelly, Topics in Current Chemistry (Springer), 262, 2005

References:

1. A Journey Through the World of Molecular Machines by C. Davis, Create Space, 2010.
2. Molecular Machines and Motors: Recent Advances and Perspectives by A. Credi, S. Silvi and M. Venturi, Topics in Current Chemistry (Springer), 354, 2014.
3. Redox-Flow Batteries: From Metals to Organic Redox-Active Materials by J. Winsberg et al. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 686-711.

• CO1: Explain the fundamental principles of organic electronic materials and structure-property relationship in these materials.
• CO2: Analyze structure-property relationship in organic photonic materials and describe design strategies for molecules with desired properties.
• CO3: Apply molecular design principles to assess organic energy materials in terms of energy storage and efficiency
• CO4: Describe principles, mechanisms, and modes of motion of organic molecular machines such as rotary motors, shuttles, switches, rotaxenes, and catenanes.
• CO5: Describe structure-property relationships of advanced organic materials for targeted functional applications.