Thinh Le Email & Phone Number

Hillsboro, Oregon

University Park, PA

• Morphology and interfacial structure of fully conjugated block copolymers for organic photovoltaics:
• Designed and synthesized conjugated block copolymer semiconductors for structure and interface control in the active layer of organic photovoltaics.
• Characterized the dynamic morphology evolution of block copolymer thin films under a variety of casting and annealing conditions, using in-situ wide and small angle X-ray scattering.
• Studied the structure-performance relationship in block copolymer photovoltaic devices; and identified the crystallization suppression of donor block as the main driving force for the formation of the lamellar.
• Discovered an ordered phase in acceptor block at elevated temperatures that is responsible for improved charge mobility and better overall block copolymer device performance.Contact doping at organic semiconductor and.
• Developed different classes of polyelectrolytes for interfacial doping of organic semiconductor-metal interface through collaboration with Prof. Michael Hickner from Materials Science at Penn State.

Philadelphia, PA

• Optimized media milling protocol by investigating the effect of media types and sizes on dispersion processes for polyvinyl fluoride (Tedlar).
• Leveraged Primer’s dispersion technology to Tedlar family to achieve robust, reproducible process and optimized productivity while lowering processing temperatures.
• Developed new Tedlar one-step milling process to cut down production time by 50%.

Philadelphia, PA

• Applied fluidized bed coating technology to fabricate copper coated granules for anti-mildew roofing applications.
• Investigated leaching process of copper coated granules.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude