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Jean-Luc Brédas

Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: MSE 2100M (Georgia Tech)
Phone: 404-385-4986
Email: jean-luc.bredas@chemistry.gatech.edu
Departmental Page ¦ Group Website

Professional Preparation:

B.Sc., 1976; Ph.D.,1979; Chemistry, University of Namur, Belgium.
NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship, Allied Corporation and MIT, 1980-1981.
Agrégation de l'Enseignement Supérieur, University of Louvain, Belgium,1986.

Professional Appointments

Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and Chair in Molecular Design, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005-present.
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003-present.
Professeur Extraordinaire, University of Mons-Hainaut, Belgium, 2000-present.
Professor of Chemistry, The University of Arizona, 1999-2003.
Professeur Ordinaire - Full Professor, Université de Mons-Hainaut, 1990-1999.
Chargé de cours, University of Mons-Hainaut, 1988-1990.


Selected Publications

J.L. Brédas et al., "Organic Semiconductors: A Theoretical Characterization of the Basic Parameters Governing Charge TransportÓ, PNAS, 99, 5804-5809 (2002)

J.L. Brédas et al., "Charge-Transfer and Energy-Transfer Processes in ¹-Conjugated Oligomers and Polymers", Chemical Reviews, 104, 4971-5004 (2004)

V. Coropceanu et al., "Charge Transport in Organic Semiconductors", Chemical Reviews, 107, 926-952 (2007). R.H. Friend et al., "Conjugated Polymer Electroluminescence", Nature, 397, 121-128 (1999)

V. Coropceanu et al., "Hole- and Electron-Vibrational Couplings in Oligoacene Crystals: Intramolecular Contributions", Physical Review Letters, 89, 275503 (2002)

V. Coropceanu et al., "Electronic Couplings in Organic Mixed-Valence Compounds: The Contribution of Photoelectron Spectroscopy", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126, 2727-2731 (2004)

D. Beljonne et al., "Chain-Length Dependence of Singlet and Triplet Formation Rates in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes", Advanced Functional Materials, 14, 684-692 (2004).