Lauren Hayden
Lauren is a second year graduate student.
Previous Institutions: Georgia Insitute of Technology, B.S. Chemistry, 2007
Undergraduate Research: New Materials for High Efficiency Organic Light Emitting Diodes. The discovery of efficient electro-luminescence in organic and conjugated polymer thin films has led to interest in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) research. An OLED is a thin film light emitting diode in which the emissive layer is an organic or organometallic material. OLED technology potentially provides a less expensive alternative to the traditional liquid-crystal display (LCD). OLEDs do not require a backlight to function and, therefore, can potentially operate longer given the same charge and use less power than their predecessor. They can also be fabricated on more flexible materials allowing for the possibility of roll-up displays and portable screens. Some important problems stem from the limited lifetime of the organic materials used in the displays and the limited performance and durability of blue, green, red, and white OLEDs; therefore, more effective materials for OLEDs are required. Significant progress towards the synthesis of potentially beneficial OLED materials has been made. Following completion of the syntheses, the materials will be tested in OLED devices to determine their effectiveness and overall benefit over current OLED materials.
Publications: Kimyonok, Alpay; Domercq, Benoit; Haldi, Andreas; Cho, Jian-Yang; Carlise, Joseph R.; Wang, Xian-Yong; Hayden, Lauren E.; Jones, Simon C.; Barlow, Stephen; Marder, Seth R.; Kippelen, Bernard; Weck, Marcus. "Norbornene-Based Copolymers with Iridium Complexes and Bis(carbazolyl)fluorene Groups in Their Side-Chains and Their Use in Light-Emitting Diodes." Chemistry of Materials (2007), 19(23), 5602-5608. Cho, Jian-Yang; Domercq, Benoit; Barlow, Stephen; Suponitsky, Kyrill Yu.; Li, Jennifer; Timofeeva, Tatiana V.; Jones, Simon C.; Hayden, Lauren E.; Kimyonok, Alpay; South, Clinton R.; Weck, Marcus; Kippelen, Bernard; Marder, Seth R. "Synthesis and Characterization of Polymerizable Phosphorescent Platinum(II) Complexes for Solution-Processible Organic Light-Emitting Diodes." Organometallics (2007), 26(19), 4816-4829.
Presentations: Hayden, Lauren E. New Materials for High Efficiency Organic Light Emitting Diodes. Oral presentation at 2006 Georgia Institute of Technology REU Symposium. July 20, 2006. Atlanta, GA. Hayden, Lauren E. New Materials for High Efficiency Organic Light Emitting Diodes. Poster presentation at 2006 Georgia Institute of Technology REU Symposium. July 26, 2006. Atlanta, GA. Hayden, Lauren E. New Materials for High Efficiency Organic Light Emitting Diodes. Poster presentation at 2006 Herty Medalist Undergraduate Research Symposium. September 15, 2006. Atlanta, GA. Hayden, Lauren E. New Materials for High Efficiency Organic Light Emitting Diodes. Poster presentation at 2007 ACS National Meeting. March 25-29, 2007. Chicago, IL.