Nanoscience & Materials chemistry at UCLA 
spans a wide range of research areas, including nano-, organic, inorganic,
and bio- materials. We produce and study nanoscale architectures for applications in nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, nanomagnitics, and even as novel mechanical materials. Our work in nanostructured materials takes advantage of strong collaborations with the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI). This work includes: self-organized nanoscale materials, control of surfaces and interfaces, sol-gel derived materials, conducting nanofibers, and lithographically produced nano-materials.
Work in the area of organic and polymeric materials is also quite varied and spans the field from electronic polymers to polymer emulsions. Some specific areas of research include work on the photophysics of semiconducting polymers, semiconducting polymer based solar-cells, nanoscale emulsions, and the theory of biopolymer materials. Crystalline materials are engineered using state of the art coordination chemistry with carefully designed organic ligands and judiciously selected metals, and molecular crystals for electronic, magnetic and electrooptic applications are prepared by taking advantage of state of the art organic synthesis and a wide range of intermolecular forces. The materials emphasis in chemistry is strengthened by collaborations among all research groups, which offer a diverse range of opportunities to combine materials chemistry, materials processing, materials physics, and materials synthesis. Central to the materials efforts at UCLA is the NSF-sponsored Materials Creation Training Program, which facilitates interaction of Chemistry graduate students with their peers in the Department of Physics and in the School of Engineering.
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