Professor, Inorganic and Materials Chemistry and Department Chairman
Our research group's interests involve the study of photo-induced electron and energy transfer processes in inorganic and polymer systems. By combining novel synthetic strategies with modern electrochemical and spectroscopic techniques, we gain a better understanding of fundamental processes which occur in all of chemistry including electron transfer, energy transfer, excited state reactivity, and materials design at a molecular level. The focus of our efforts is the design and study of molecular wires and devices. These nanomaterials provide a foundation for fundamental investigations as well as opportunities for new applied technologies. The projects briefly outlined below fall into three areas under the theme of molecular wires and are supported by grants from NIH, NSF, SRC, NIST, New York State Center for Advanced Technology (IEEC), and industrial partners.
Joseph Weiss; Peter Kariuki; Jasper Chiguma; Jessica Gendron; Babak Arfaei; Peter Borgesen; Wayne E. Jones Jr. Fabrication of low cost flexible solar cells using solution-based coating techniques. Technology 2011, Vol.4 (1), 10-15.
Li-Juan Fan; Yan Zhang; Clifford B. Murphy; Sarah E. Angell; Matthew F.L. Parker; Brendan R. Flynn; Wayne E. Jones, Jr. Fluorescent Conjugated Polymer Molecular Wire Chemosensors for Transition Metal Ion Recognition and Signaling. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2009, 253 (3-4), 410-422.
Wayne E. Jones, Jr.; Jasper Chiguma; Ashok Pachamutha; Daryl Santos. Electrically and Thermally Conducting Nanocomposites for Electronic Applications. Materials 2010, 3 (2), 1478-1496.
