Browsing Science (Faculty of) by Supervisor "Schipper, Derek"
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Copper-mediated C-S Bond Formation and C(sp2)-H Functionalization via Cascade Cyclization
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-27)Organosulfur compounds have a wide variety of applications in pharmaceutical compounds and synthetic materials. Carbon-sulfur bonds are often found in natural and important bioactive compounds, thus the formation of C-S ... -
Development of Advanced Polymer-Soil Composites as High-Performance Construction Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-23)Construction using earth materials is an old building practice that can be traced back to approximately 10,000 BC. Costs for this type of construction are low because local materials are utilized, and structures are built ... -
Development of Hydroarylation and Dehydration Methods for Conjugated Polymers
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-28)Conjugated polymers represent an important next step for solar cell, field effect transistor, and light emitting diode technologies. However, there are several drawbacks to the current syntheses of this class of polymer ... -
Development of the Synthesis of Thiophene and Thiazole Based Conjugated Polymers Through Direct Arylation and The Separation of Carbon Nanotubes Using Degradable Conjugated Polymers
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-30)Conjugated polymers are an ever-growing field due to their ability to be used for a variety of purposes such as photovoltaics, field-effect transistors, light emitting diodes, and organic sensors. To further this field, ... -
Effect of N-Oxide Incorporation on Thiazole-Containing Conjugated Polymers
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-24)The use of conjugated polymers (CPs) in organic electronics has been an area of continued interest over the last several years due to many advantages over their inorganic counterparts. Due to the nature of CPs, devices can ... -
Enhancing the Simultaneous Alignment and Sorting of Carbon Nanotubes
(University of Waterloo, 2020-06-02)Carbon nanotubes have broken through the barriers of our imagination and are currently being investigated for various nano-electronic device applications. Successful implementation in these applications however, often ... -
Exploiting the Potential of Carbon Nanotubes and Fullerenes Through their Interaction with Specially Designed π-Conjugated Iptycenes
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-23)Electronics have become integrated into every aspect of modern life, from work to leisure we rely on electronics for key tasks in our daily routine. Recent research efforts have seen a push towards flexible electronic ... -
Exploiting the Properties and Reactivity of Thiazoles in the Design of Conjugated Materials.
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-13)Of fundamental importance to the advancement of next-generation technologies using organic electronic materials is the development of new synthetic methodologies and the investigation of novel material properties. Thiazoles ... -
Investigation of Efficient Synthetic Routes to Conjugated Thiophene-S,S-Dioxide-Based Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-08)Due to their low cost and desirable properties, many recent efforts in the field of semiconductor research have been devoted to the discovery and investigation of organic materials. Within this field, thiophene-based ... -
Methods of the Alignment-Relay Technique for Nanosystems: Optimization and Innovation
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-22)This manuscript details the achievements and the scientific evidence for the alignment of single-walled carbon nanotubes for field-effect transistor applications. There has been immense growth in the semiconducting industry ... -
Part 1: Towards the Synthesis of Pyrene Zigzag Cyclacenes, Part 2: New Methods for the Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-30)Part 1: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are allotropes of carbon that have emerged as candidates for implementation in electronic devices ranging from transistors to solar cells. Unfortunately, the behavior of CNTs is highly ... -
Synthesis of Molecularly Defined Conjugated Oligomers and Polymers through Dehydrative Coupling
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-21)The development of scalable methods for the synthesis of conjugated materials remains among the most important aspects for their integration into devices at a commercial level. Drawing inspiration from nature as well as ...