▁work ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁in organ ic ▁phot och em istry , ▁phot oc atal ysis ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁solar ▁energy ▁in ▁phot ov olta ics . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁discovered ▁phot ol um ines c ence ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁class ▁of ▁r hen ium ▁( I ) ▁tr ic ar b ony l ▁di im ine ▁complex es . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁co - work ers ▁developed ▁mole c ule - based ▁trans ist ors ▁having ▁conduct ing ▁polym ers ▁as ▁the ▁device ▁active ▁materials . ▁ ▁Wright on ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁research ers ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁electro chem ical ▁g ating ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁cont rolling ▁charge ▁transport ▁in ▁mole cular ▁electron ics . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁later ▁areas ▁of ▁research ▁involved ▁attempting ▁to ▁chem ically ▁m im ic ▁photos yn thesis . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁written ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁journal ▁articles ▁and ▁holds ▁ 1 6 ▁pat ents . ▁He ▁is ▁co - author ▁of ▁Organ omet all ic ▁Phot och em istry ▁( 1 9 7 9 , ▁with ▁Gregory ▁L . ▁Geoff roy ), ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁books ▁and ▁conference ▁proceed ings . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁M IT , ▁Wright on ▁super vised ▁the ▁doctor al ▁research ▁of ▁ 7 0 ▁students . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Wright on ▁became ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁M IT '