Seminar: Professor Colin Nuckolls

We are pleased to invite you to a seminar with Professor Colin Nuckolls from the Department of Chemistry, Columbia University:

Chiral Materials from Perylene Diimide Building Blocks: Twistacenes and Helicenes

When and where? 3 March 2023 at 13:00-14:00 in the lunchroom in the C building.

This presentation will detail our efforts to create materials from contorted aromatic molecules. In particular, how to create helicenes and twistacenes from perylene diimide building blocks. These materials have extraordinary properties as materials. The helicenes have the largest chiroptic response of any molecular species. The twistacenes excel as photovoltaics, photodetectors, batteries, and pseudocapacitors. The presentation will discuss these opportunities.

After the talk we will serve snacks and light refreshments.