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| Reference Number | EP/V027840/1 | |
| Title | Novel Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for use as photonic materials | |
| Status | Started | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources (Solar Energy, Photovoltaics) 10%; Not Energy Related 90%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 80%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 20%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Professor I Samuel Physics and Astronomy University of St Andrews |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 July 2022 | |
| End Date | 30 September 2025 | |
| Duration | 39 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £430,748 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Materials sciences | |
| Region | Scotland | |
| Programme | NC : Physical Sciences | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor I Samuel , Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews |
| Other Investigator | Dr GA Turnbull , Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews |
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| Abstract | Printed electronics is a rapidly growing field, generating a remarkable array of new technologies for lighting, displays, power and sensors. Curved and bendable OLED screens are already in mass production in smart phones and wearables; lightweight plastic solar cells will soon adorn buildings; smart labels and packaging will include sensors that update integrated displays. To make these new technologies very cheaply and in large area it is necessary to print the semiconducting materials from solution (from specialised electronic inks). A very important class of printable semiconductors are conjugated polymers which can strongly absorb light for solar cells, efficiently emit light as lasers, lighting and displays, perform simple logic operations, and respond as sensors for chemicals. To make these long chain molecules processable from solution, however, they require long, oily side groups which constitute around half the mass of the material. This currently necessitates a compromise between the processability of the polymers and their electronic, optical and thermal properties. | |
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| Added to Database | 17/09/25 | |
