Randy Heflin
The Office of the Vice President for Research recognizes Physics Professor James R. (Randy) Heflin, for his
ground breaking research on the self-assembly of organic thin films and
nanoscale materials, which promise a wide range of applications, such
as organic solar cells and high-speed modulators for optical fiber
networks, and for innovative characterization of their fascinating optical and optoelectronic properties.
Dr. Heflin is co-editor of the textbook, Introduction to Nanoscale Science and Technology – the first textbook on nanoscience and technology.
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Thinner materials improve flexible solar cells, flat panel displays
Molecule-by-molecule growth of thin films promises to speed up optical communication
Heflin, Richey Davis, associate professor of chemical engineering; and
Harry Gibson, professor of chemistry, recently received a patent for
"Polar Ordering of Reactive Chromophores in Layer-By-Layer Nonlinear
Optical Materials" (6,953,607). The process creates thin films with
light-absorbing characteristics desirable in electro-optic modulators
and frequency doubling devices that make high speed communication
possible. "We believe this process will be the basis for new materials
that will readily surpass state-of-the-art materials currently used in
electro-optic modulators," says Davis.
