Nanoscience of organic semiconductors for energy applications

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Title
Nanoscience of organic semiconductors for energy applications

CoPED ID
2b8a78c1-0e4d-4c58-bd52-9b3539f0eac6

Status
Active

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Value
No funds listed.

Start Date
Sept. 30, 2022

End Date
March 30, 2026

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Harnessing materials for a low-carbon future is a multifaceted grand challenge. Organic semiconductors continue to reveal exciting new physics and chemistry for boosting optical and electronic properties for energy applications from solar energy and lightweight electronics to high-efficiency lighting. A critical knowledge gap for these materials is understanding how disorder and defects in the atomic structure of organic molecular crystals and polymer semiconductors limits their ability to absorb or emit light and to move energy around in a device. This project will use cutting edge scanning transmission electron microscopy and electron beam spectroscopy and diffraction tools to probe the links between composition and bonding, molecular packing, and optical transitions in organic and hybrid semiconductors. These results will define opportunities for defect and interface engineering in organic optoelectronic devices (organic light emitting diodes, thin film transistors, and photovoltaics) and begin to unlock organic semiconductors for energy conversion and lighting technologies.

Sean Collins SUPER_PER
Jack Hallas STUDENT_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Semiconductors
  2. Spectroscopy
  3. Organic electronics
  4. Diodes
  5. Semiconductor technology
  6. Polymers
  7. Optoelectronics
  8. Organic chemistry
  9. Electron optics
  10. Solar energy
  11. Lighting technology
  12. Energy

Extracted key phrases
  1. Organic semiconductor
  2. Organic molecular crystal
  3. Organic optoelectronic device
  4. Organic light
  5. Energy application
  6. Polymer semiconductor
  7. Hybrid semiconductor
  8. Solar energy
  9. Energy conversion
  10. Nanoscience
  11. Multifaceted grand challenge
  12. Electronic property
  13. Material
  14. Exciting new physic
  15. Lightweight electronic

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