http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8g44nrg No online items Guide to the Alan J. Heeger Papers Preliminary guide by A. Demeter, May 1, 2008; latest revision Aug. 19, 2010. Department of Special Collections Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Phone: (805) 893-3062 Fax: (805) 893-5749 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections/ © 2012 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Guide to the Alan J. Heeger UArch FacP 39 1 Papers Alan J. Heeger Papers, ca. 1952-2003 [bulk dates 1980-2000] Collection number: UArch FacP 39 Department of Special Collections Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Processed by: A. Demeter Date Completed: May 1, 2008 Latest revision: Aug. 19, 2010 Encoded by: A. Demeter © 2012 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Alan J. Heeger Papers Dates: ca. 1952-2003 Bulk Dates: 1980-2000 Collection number: UArch FacP 39 Creator: Heeger, Alan J. Collection Size: 23.4 linear feet (58 document boxes and 1 half-sized document box). Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Abstract: The Alan J. Heeger papers contain a large number of drafts, manuscripts, and correspondence relating to journal articles, conference papers, and patent applications, including files on his Nobel Prize-winning work. Also included are some materials from Heeger's college days and his work as an instructor at UCSB. Physical location: Del Sur, University Archives, 29B. Languages: English Access Restrictions None. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained. Preferred Citation Alan J. Papers. UArch FacP 39. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara. Acquisition Information Undetermined. Biography Alan J. Heeger is currently a Professor of Physics and the Director of the Institute for Polymers and Organic Solids at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000 along with his colleagues Alan MacDiarmid and Hideki Shirakawa for their work in the field of conductive polymers. Heeger was born on January 22, 1936 in Sioux City, Iowa. He received a dual bachelor's degree in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Nebraska in 1957. In 1961, he received his PhD in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley while working for Lockheed Space and Missile Division. He joined the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania the following year, where he remained for twenty years. In 1975, Heeger met Alan MacDiarmid and together they began work in the field Guide to the Alan J. Heeger UArch FacP 39 2 Papers of metallic polymers. On a visit to Japan, MacDiarmid met Hideki Shirakawa, who came to the University of Pennsylvania as a Visiting Scientist. Heeger left the University of Pennsylvania for UC Santa Barbara in 1982 and became part of the new Physics Department. Several years later, he assisted in developing the Macromolecular division of the new Materials Department. In 1986, Heeger and his colleagues encouraged Paul Smith of DuPont Central Research to join him at UC Santa Barbara and in 1990, they founded the UNIAX Corporation to develop commercial products from polymer materials, which was later acquired by DuPont. Heeger's research at UC Santa Barbara covers the fields of conducting and semiconducting polymers, including research in polymer light-emitting diodes, light-emitting electrochemical cells and lasers, photoluminescent and electroluminescent studies, photoconductivity, and spectroscopic studies. Heeger has been married to his wife Ruth for over forty years. His two sons also work in the sciences: David Heeger is a neuroscientist and Peter Heeger is an immunologist. For more biographical information see also the following: Official Nobel Prize website at http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2000/index.html Institute for Polymers and Organic Solids page for Alan Heeger at http://www.ipos.ucsb.edu/ajh.html Office of Public Information biographical files, UArch 11, in University Archives Scope and Content of Collection The Alan J. Heeger papers contain a large number of drafts, manuscripts, and correspondence relating to journal articles, conference papers, and patent applications, including files on his Nobel Prize-winning work. Also included are some materials from Heeger's college days and his work as an instructor at UCSB. Arrangement The collection is arranged in the following series: Series I, Manuscripts, includes drafts, final copies, figures, and correspondence relating to articles published by Heeger and his colleagues. Not all articles are authored by Heeger. Arranged alphabetically (as received) by article title. Series II, Conferences, includes drafts of papers submitted to conferences by Heeger and his colleagues, correspondence relating to conferences, and copies of conference publications. Arranged chronologically by conference date. Series III, Patent Documentation, includes drafts of and amendments to patent applications by Heeger and his colleagues, as well as correspondence relating to the patents. Arranged chronologically according to date filed with the University of California and/or US Patent Office. Series IV, Overheads, contains overheads from course and conferences presentations, arranged alphabetically by subject title. Series V, Notebooks, contains early class notes and papers from Heeger's college career. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Heeger, Alan J. -- Archives. University of California, Santa Barbara. Dept. of Physics. University of California, Santa Barbara -- Faculty. Nobel Prize-winning scientists. Conducting polymers. Related Materials Other UCSB Nobel Laureates in University Archives Faculty Papers: Walter Kohn, Professor Emeritus of Physics and founding director of the Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. FacP 34. Herbert Kroemer, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Materials, recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Physics. FacP 42. Related collections in University Archives: Office of Public Information biographical files, UArch 11 Resources in the Main Library: Guide to the Alan J. Heeger UArch FacP 39 3 Papers Nonlinear optical properties of polymers: symposium held December 1-3, 1987, Boston, Massachussetts, U.S.A., eds. Alan J. Heeger, Joseph Orenstein, Donald R. Ulrich. Sciences Engineering Library QD381.9.O66 N66 1988. Articles by Heeger may also be found in databases such as Web of Science, accessible through the library website. Series I: Manuscripts Box 1: 1 "[3 + 2] and [4 + 2] Cycloadditions of C60," M. Prato et al J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 115, 1594, 1992 Box 1: 2 "3-oxo-4-thioxo-1,2,5,6-tetrathiapentalene (OTTP): A Novel Thiocarbon with an Unusual Chalcogen Network in its Solid State Structure," Closs, Srdanov and Wudl, June-Oct. 1989 Box 1: 3 "A 160-Femtosecond Optical Image Processor Based on a Conjugated Polymer," C. Halvorson et al Apr. 1994-Aug. 1995 Box 1: 4 "Absence of Photoinduced Electron Transfer from the excitonic electron-hole bound state in...," N.S. Sariciftci et al Feb-Oct. 1994 Box 1: 5 "Absorption Detected Magnetic Resonance Studies of Photoexications in Conjugated-polymer C60 Composites," by Z. Wei et al n.d. Box 1: 6 "Absorption Spectra and Electronic Properties of Alkali Metal Doped C60," V.I. Sardanov et al n.d. Box 1: 7 "Absorption Spectroscopy of Nonlinear Excitations in Polyaniline," N.S. Sariciftci et al J. Chem. Phys. 98 (4), 2664, Aug. 1992-Feb. 1993 Box 1: 8 "AC Impedance of Frozen Junction Polymer Light-emitting Electrochemical Cells," Y. Li et al June-Nov. 1998 Box 1: 9 "AC Impedance of Polymer Light-emitting Electrochemical Cells and Light-emitting Diodes: A Comparative Study," Y. Li et al May 1995-May 1998 Box 1: 10 "Addition of Azides to C60: Synthesis of Azafulleroids," M. Prato et al J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 115, 1148, Oct. 1991-Sept. 1992 Box 1: 11 "Addition Reactions of C60 Leading to Fullerprolines," by M. Maggini et al 1994 Box 1: 12 "A Facile Formation of Fullerene Adducts from Sultines via a Diels-Alder Reaction," B. Illescas et al 1995 Box 1: 13 "A Heteroaromatic Trimethylenemethane," F. Wudl et al Oct. 1987-1988 Box 1: 14 "Alkali Vapor Phase Doping of Polyacetylene," Moses et al n.d. Box 1: 15 "Amplified Spontaneous Emission from an MEH-PPV film in Cylindrical Geometry," J.Y. Park et al Nov. 1998-Feb. 1999 Box 1: 16 "Amplified Spontaneous Emission from Photopumped Films of a Conjugated Polymer," M.D. McGehee et al Jan-June 1998 Box 2: 1 "An Analytic Model for the Polymer Grid Triode," J. McElvain and A.J. Heeger, Mar-Aug. 1996 Box 2: 2 "A New Preparation of 5-Alkylthio-1,2 Dithiole-3-thiones and A Highly Functionalized 1,3-Dithiole-2-Thione," W.-L. Lu et al Jan. 4, 1989 Box 2: 3 "A New Type of Polyenaminonitrile Analogous to Polyphenyleneurea," Shi and Wudl, July 1990-Feb. 1991 Box 2: 4 "Anharmonicity and Frequency Shift of the Apex Oxygen 0(4) Raman Mode in Y1Ba2Cu3 O7-δ," Mihailovic and Foster, Jan. 19, 1990 Box 2: 5 "An Improved Isolation of Triformylmethane (TFM): Properties & Preparation of Some Derivatives," Keshavarz et al Oct. 1987-Feb. 1988 Box 2: 6 "Anisotropic Conductivity in Polyaniline and Image Processing Applications," M. Costolo and A.J. Heeger, Syn. Met. 114 (1) 85, Feb-Apr. 2000 Box 2: 7 "Anisotropy of the Third Order Nonlinear Optical Susceptibility in a Degenerate Ground State...," Sinclair et al Dec.