Organic Light Emitting Diodes, more commonly known as “OLEDs” are used widespread in technology, specifically screens, for they are more efficient than the commonly used LEDs. OLEDs are “self-illuminating” when given electricity; this allows for them to be more efficient and require less power consumption than LEDs. The research being conducted in Dr. Anderson’s lab focuses on attempting to synthesize new molecules that may be used as OLEDs, as well as using analytical techniques such as NMR (“Nuclear Magnetic Resonance”), Spectroscopy, Fluorescence Spectroscopy, and TLC (“Thin Layer Chromatography”) to determine the molecular structure of the molecules made. The progress made in the research will be presented.
