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What a Chemist has to do with an OLED TV Superheroes of Science

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When you look at a leaf, what color do you see? While a leaf may appear green, it is not necessarily producing green light. The leaf absorbs wavelengths of red light, and reflects the green light that we see. Professor Alexander Wei’s research group synthesizes molecules and nanomaterials, and studies how these materials interact with light. Wei discusses luminescence, fluorescence, phosphorescence, and where we can observe these light-related properties in our everyday life. Wei’s group is currently focused on designing and developing new materials that produce blue light. There is a current need for blue-light producing materials that can be used with an exciting new technology related to the next generation of flat panel television displays: Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs).    
Special thanks for support from NSF grant CHE-2204206   

When you look at a leaf, what color do you see? While a leaf may appear green, it is not necessarily producing green light. The leaf absorbs wavelengths of red light, and reflects the green light that we see. Professor Alexander Wei’s research group synthesizes molecules and nanomaterials, and studies how these materials interact with light. Wei discusses luminescence, fluorescence, phosphorescence, and where we can observe these light-related properties in our everyday life. Wei’s group is currently focused on designing and developing new materials that produce blue light. There is a current need for blue-light producing materials that can be used with an exciting new technology related to the next generation of flat panel television displays: Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs).    
Special thanks for support from NSF grant CHE-2204206   

35 min

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