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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2014 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2007 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Seth R. Marder is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of materials science and engineering, with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as materials chemistry. The work also covers subfields such as polymers and plastics, organic chemistry, and atomic and molecular physics including optics.

The main topics that characterize this scientist's research include:

  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Advanced Materials

Among recurrent collaborators, the scientist has frequently co-authored with:

  • Stephen Barlow
  • Tatiana V. Timofeeva
  • John Bacsa
  • Khaled Al Kurdi
  • Sergei Rigin

Recent publications exemplify the scope and topics of their research. Noteworthy papers include:

  • "Humidity Sensing through Reversible Isomerization of a Covalent Organic Framework" (2020), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Thermal Management Enables Bright and Stable Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes" (2020), published in Advanced Materials
  • "High-Efficiency Ion-Exchange Doping of Conducting Polymers" (2021), published in Advanced Materials
  • "Persistent Conjugated Backbone and Disordered Lamellar Packing Impart Polymers with Efficient n-Doping and High Conductivities" (2020), published in Advanced Materials
  • "New Mechanistic Insights into the Formation of Imine-Linked Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks" (2020), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society

The scientist has been recognized with several awards, including fellowships from multiple organizations such as the National Academy of Inventors in 2016, the Materials Research Society in 2014, SPIE in 2007, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Two-photon polymerization initiators for three-dimensional optical data storage and microfabrication

    Brian H. Cumpston;Sundaravel P. Ananthavel;Stephen Barlow;Daniel L. Dyer

  • Design of organic molecules with large two-photon absorption cross sections

    Marius Albota;David Beljonne;Jean-Luc Bredas;Jeffrey E. Ehrlich

  • Non-fullerene acceptors for organic solar cells

    Cenqi Yan;Stephen Barlow;Zhaohui Wang;He Yan

  • A Universal Method to Produce Low―Work Function Electrodes for Organic Electronics

    Yinhua Zhou;Canek Fuentes-Hernandez;Jaewon Shim;Jens Meyer

  • Rylene and related diimides for organic electronics.

    Xiaowei Zhan;Antonio Facchetti;Stephen Barlow;Tobin J. Marks

  • n-Type organic semiconductors in organic electronics.

    John E. Anthony;Antonio Facchetti;Martin Heeney;Seth R. Marder

  • Design and synthesis of chromophores and polymers for electro-optic and photorefractive applications

    Seth R. Marder;Bernard Kippelen;Alex K.-Y. Jen;Nasser Peyghambarian

  • A high-mobility electron-transport polymer with broad absorption and its use in field-effect transistors and all-polymer solar cells.

    Xiaowei Zhan;Zhan'ao Tan;Benoit Domercq;Zesheng An

  • Perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic Acid Diimides: Synthesis, Physical Properties, and Use in Organic Electronics

    Chun Huang;Stephen Barlow;Seth R. Marder

  • Structure−Property Relationships for Two-Photon Absorbing Chromophores: Bis-Donor Diphenylpolyene and Bis(styryl)benzene Derivatives

    Mariacristina Rumi;Jeffrey E. Ehrlich;Ahmed A. Heikal;Joseph W. Perry

  • Experimental investigations of organic molecular nonlinear optical polarizabilities. 1. Methods and results on benzene and stilbene derivatives

    Lap Tak Cheng;Wilson Tam;Sylvia H. Stevenson;Gerald R. Meredith

  • High-Performance Electron Acceptor with Thienyl Side Chains for Organic Photovoltaics.

    Yuze Lin;Yuze Lin;Yuze Lin;Fuwen Zhao;Qiao He;Lijun Huo

  • Organic Optical Limiter with a Strong Nonlinear Absorptive Response

    J. W. Perry;K. Mansour;I.-Y. S. Lee;X.-L. Wu

  • Approaches for Optimizing the First Electronic Hyperpolarizability of Conjugated Organic Molecules

    S. R. Marder;D. N. Beratan;L.-T. Cheng

  • Materials for Nonlinear Optics Chemical Perspectives

    Seth R. Marder;John E. Sohn;Galen D. Stucky

  • High energy density nanocomposites based on surface-modified BaTiO(3) and a ferroelectric polymer.

    Philseok Kim;Natalie M Doss;John P Tillotson;Peter J Hotchkiss

  • Two-photon absorption and broadband optical limiting with bis-donor stilbenes.

    J. E. Ehrlich;X. L. Wu;I.-Y. S. Lee;Z.-Y. Hu

  • An efficient two-photon-generated photoacid applied to positive-tone 3D microfabrication

    Wenhui Zhou;Stephen M. Kuebler;Kevin L. Braun;Tianyue Yu

  • Synthesis of Organic Salts with Large Second-Order Optical Nonlinearities

    Seth R. Marder;Joseph W. Perry;William P. Schaefer

  • Nanoscale Tunable Reduction of Graphene Oxide for Graphene Electronics

    Zhongqing Wei;Debin Wang;Suenne Kim;Soo Young Kim;Soo Young Kim

  • Electric Field Modulated Nonlinear Optical Properties of Donor-Acceptor Polyenes: Sum-Over-States Investigation of the Relationship between Molecular Polarizabilities (.alpha., .beta., and .gamma.) and Bond Length Alternation

    F. Meyers;S. R. Marder;B. M. Pierce;Jean-Luc Bredas

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Barlow
Stephen Barlow Georgia Institute of Technology
Bernard Kippelen
Bernard Kippelen Georgia Institute of Technology
Joseph W. Perry
Joseph W. Perry Georgia Institute of Technology
Jean-Luc Brédas
Jean-Luc Brédas University of Arizona
Chad Risko
Chad Risko University of Kentucky
Nasser Peyghambarian
Nasser Peyghambarian University of Arizona
Canek Fuentes-Hernandez
Canek Fuentes-Hernandez Northeastern University
Antoine Kahn
Antoine Kahn Princeton University
Sankaran Thayumanavan
Sankaran Thayumanavan University of Massachusetts Amherst
Alex K.-Y. Jen
Alex K.-Y. Jen City University of Hong Kong

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