WOLF RESEARCH GROUP
Prof. Dr. Michael O. Wolf
Department of Chemistry
University of British Columbia
RESEARCH
TUNABLE BRIDGED CHROMOPHORES
We are interested in how small changes at the bridge between two aromatic systems control electronic communication and charge transfer, with applications in anti-counterfeiting and emissive dyes.
STIMULI RESPONSIVE FLUORESCENT DYES
We are interested in using stimuli such as solvent, temperature, and light to tune emission lifetimes and wavelengths of fluorescent molecules for applications in fluorescence microscopy, including FLIM and STORM.
PHOTOCHEMICAL MATERIALS
We study the use of light as a stimuli for the modification of molecular dyes, single crystals, and polymers. This enables materials with mechanical, electronic, and photophysical properties that can be fine tuned using light.
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEXES
We investigate how metal complexes interact with light, with a focus on ligand development to tune photophysical properties for applications in optoelectronics, materials, and photocatalysis.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
A New Class of Diarylethene Compounds that Exhibit Turn-On Emission: From Aggregation-Induced Emission to Anti-Kasha Emission
Xu, Z.; Owona, J.; Liu, Q. T.; Putwa, S.; Jiang, L.; Tong, K.-M.; Hean, D.; Patrick, B. O.; Chou, K. C.; Tonnelé, C.; Castet, F.; Casanova, D.; Wolf, M. O.
Adv. Optical Mater. 2025, 13, 00422.