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Building Molecular Wires from the Colours of Life
Porphyrins are a class of brightly coloured compounds that occur widely in Nature, for example in chlorophyll, haemoglobin and cytochromes. The electronic properties of these molecules make them ideal for transporting energy from sunlight in photosynthesis. They can also be used to construct molecular wires that conduct electricity, and to make single-molecule transistors – the smallest possible electronic devices. Template-directed synthesis can be used to build molecular wire rings, as well as linear wires. In this talk, I will explain how we build porphyrin-based molecular wires and how we test their electronic properties
Date:
27 October 2022, 17:30
Venue:
St Catherine's College, Manor Road OX1 3UJ
Venue Details:
JCR Lecture Theatre
Speakers:
Speaker to be announced
Organiser:
Oxford University Scientific Society (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
scientific.society@studentclubs.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Lorenzo Piersante
