Jan Obrzut

Dr. Jan Obrzut


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Academic Career Length

50Years (1977-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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25 July 2004 in Nature Materials
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SKSemen B. Kharchenko
Semen B. Kharchenko
JDJack F. Douglas
Jack F. Douglas
JOJan Obrzut
Jan Obrzut
EGEric A. Grulke
Eric A. Grulke
KMKalman B. Migler
Kalman B. Migler

11 July 2001 in Macromolecules
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RPRoman Popielarz
Roman Popielarz
CCC. K. Chiang
C. K. Chiang
RNR. Nozaki
R. Nozaki
JOJan Obrzut
Jan Obrzut

13 October 2005 in Chemistry of Materials
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DDDean M. DeLongchamp
Dean M. DeLongchamp
BVBrandon Michael Vogel
Brandon Michael Vogel
YJYoungsuk Jung
Youngsuk Jung
MGMarc C. Gurau
Marc C. Gurau
CRCurt A. Richter
Curt A. Richter
ELEric K. Lin
Eric K. Lin

1 July 2007 in Polymer
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TKTakashi Kashiwagi
Takashi Kashiwagi
JFJeffrey Fagan
Jeffrey Fagan
JDJack F. Douglas
Jack F. Douglas
KYKazuya Yamamoto
Kazuya Yamamoto
AHAlan N. Heckert
Alan N. Heckert
RHReto Haggenmueller
Reto Haggenmueller

25 November 2009 in Physical Review B
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JOJan Obrzut
Jan Obrzut
KPKirt A. Page
Kirt A. Page
We studied the complex conductivity of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) in the temperature range between 193–333 K (−80 °C to 60 °C) and in the frequency range from the direct current (dc) to 12 GHz. The identified relaxation process was investigated by quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS). The dielectric loss peak extracted from complex conductivity corresponds to local molecular motions having an activation energy of about 9 kJ/mol, which agrees well with the QENS results. The molecular motions of the hexyl side groups in poly(3-hexylthiophene) contribute to this relaxation process in P3HT, which is coupled with a cooperative charge transport along the P3HT chains. In the cutoff frequency range, the real part of complex conductivity (σ′) gradually transitions to a frequency-independent conductivity (σ∝′), which is thermally activated. The activation energy of σ′ at 50 MHz is about 80 meV. In comparison, the activation energy of the dc conductivity, σ0, is larger, about 280 meV, while the value of σ0, is many orders of magnitude smaller than σ∝′ We conclude that the local relaxation of the hexyl side groups contribute to a topological disorder in the polymer structure. As a consequence the energy barriers of the charge transport increase and the conductivity decreases. At 190 K the conductivity decreases from the disorder-free σ∝′ of approximately 5×10−4 S/m to σ0 of about 1×10−9 S/m.

9 September 2008 in ACS Nano
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DSDaneesh Simien
Daneesh Simien
JFJeffrey A. Fagan
Jeffrey A. Fagan
WLWei Luo
Wei Luo
JDJack F. Douglas
Jack F. Douglas
KMKalman Migler
Kalman Migler
JOJan Obrzut
Jan Obrzut