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Goodyear
Polymer Center
University
of Akron
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Statement of Objectives
The overall research objective of
the Center is the development of polymer-based materials and fabrication methods
for photonic applications. To accomplish this objective
research on various aspects of the following topics is being carried out: (1)
Assembly of polymer (or hybrid) materials into structures having photonic
properties; (2) Development of AFM-assisted,
electrostatic nanolithography techniques; (3) Polymers having linear
optical properties; (4) Conducting and magnetic polymers in photonic
applications; (5)
Polymers having
photovoltaic activity or energy conversion and storage activity; (6) Light
emitting behaviors in polymers and oligomers; (7) Modeling interactions between
light and polymer structure at the quantum, atomic, or mesoscopic level; and (8)
Development of experimental or theoretical methods to characterize these
polymers.
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