Josef Michl
Professor
Biochemistry

The areas of most interest at this time are (i) Photochemistry and photophysics of singlet fission for higher efficiency solar cells, (ii) Electron and ion conducting compounds and polymers of new types, (iii) Surface-mounted molecular rotors and molecular circuits based on organic, organometallic, and inorganic structures, synthesized covalently or by self-assembly, and intended for use in nanoelectronics, nanofluidics, and optical metamaterials, (iv) "Naked" lithium cation catalyzed reactions, especially to radical polymerization of alkenes, alkynes, and alkadienes, (v) Novel structures based on boron, silicon, fluorine, and lithium chemistry that support activities in areas (i) - (iv), (vi) Theoretical chemistry applications in support of activities in areas (i) - (iv), both in molecular structure theory and in molecular dynamics.