50 nm

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Incorporation of Optical Functionalities
In transparent composites

• Organic Dyes
• Conjugated Polymers
• Organometallics
• DNA
• Semiconducting Quantum Dots
• Nanowires
• Inorganic Charge Transfer
• Rare Earth Complexes
• Enzymes, e.g., organophosphorus hydrolase

In transparent mesoporous solids
50 nm
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Integrated Optoelectronic Biosensors
Dr. D.E. Morse, UCSB
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Important need for novel membrane chemistries
relevant to water harvesting recovery from
atmosphere, soldier, engine exhaust, plants
exploit capillary forces like trees aligned
mesoporous membranes Dr. Michael Gardos,
DARPA/DSO
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Summary
Capabilities to design, synthesize and process
new high performance, ordered, functional porous
inorganic and inorganic/organic hybrid materials
for a wide range of applications.
Versatility of compositions, structures, length
scales, and functionalities
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Applications

• High pore-volume catalysts supports for large
  molecules
• Separation adsorbents, membranes
• Oriented thin films and fibers for optical
  applications
• Coatings and packagings
• Low dielectric constant materials
• Chemical and biosensors
• Functional composites conducting,
  optoelectronic, magnetic
• Environmental remediation

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Multilayer Patterning Optical
Waveguides Addressable optoelectronic
circuits?
P. Yang, et al., Adv. Mat. 10, 1385 (1998)