Projects
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| Reference Number | EP/G037515/1 | |
| Title | Doctoral Training Centre in Science and Application of Plastic Electronic Materials | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Solar Energy, Photovoltaics) 5%; Not Energy Related 95%; |
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| Research Types | Training 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 35%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 35%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 30%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr JS Kim No email address given Department of Physics (the Blackett Laboratory) Imperial College London |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2009 | |
| End Date | 31 March 2018 | |
| Duration | 102 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £7,293,482 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Electronics | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | Engineering & Physical Sciences Council (EPSC) | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr JS Kim , Department of Physics (the Blackett Laboratory), Imperial College London (99.998%) |
| Other Investigator | Dr MJ Heeney , Chemistry, Imperial College London (0.001%) Professor T Peijs , Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London (0.001%) |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands (0.000%) Project Contact , National Physical Laboratory (NPL) (0.000%) Project Contact , NANOforce Technology Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , UK Centre for Materials Education (0.000%) Project Contact , Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating (0.000%) Project Contact , Bangor University (0.000%) Project Contact , ETH Zurich, Switzerland (0.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | "Plastic electronics" (PE) refers to the science and engineering of molecular electronic materials (MEMs), notably conjugated polymers, and their applications to areas such as displays, lighting, flexible electronics, solar energy conversion, sensing, and healthcare. The driving force behind PE is the fact that MEMs can be processed from solution, opening up device manufacture schemes using printing/coating processes similar to those used for conventional plastics. Compared to currentinorganic-based technologies, this could lead to large reductions in cost and substantial energy savings when applied to the manufacture of solar cells or energy efficient plastic lighting products.Nationally and globally, markets for the first PE products (e.g. OLED displays) are expanding rapidly while large new markets emerge, in both developed and developing countries. Hence, exceptionally high demand exists globally for skilled scientists and engineers at all stages: in materials supply,device design, engineering and manufacture, and printing/coating equipment production.The world-leading, agenda-setting UK academic PE research, much of it sponsored by EPSRC, offers enormous potential for development and growth of this UK technology sector. Although this potential is recognised by UK government and industry, growth is severely limited by the shortage of trained scientists and engineers capable of carrying ideas forward to application. This is confirmed by industry experts whoargue that a comprehensive training programme is essential to deliver the workforce of scientists and engineersneeded to create a sustainable UK PE Industry.The proposed DTC addresses this need providing the first post-graduate programme focussed on the training of physical science graduates in PE science and technology. The DTC brings together two leading academic teams in the PE area: the ICL groups, with expertise in the physics, chemistry and application of MEMs, and the polymer technologists at QMUL.This compact, London-based consortium encompasses all the disciplines relevant to PE, including materials physics, optoelectronics, physical chemistry, device engineering and modelling, design, synthesis and processing of MEMs as well as relevant industrial experience. Both teams have been strengthened recently, both through new appointments and by expanded or refurbished laboratory space.Thisinvestment reflects the strategic intent of ICL and QMUL to foster the PE research area.The proposal aims to devlop an integrated postgraduate training programme, consisting of a one-year M.Res. degree with taught courses on all aspects of MEMs, and a formative research project, followed by a three-year PhD project. Training will continue throughout the four years via short courses in advanced topics, practical training (processing/characterisation techniques), and professional skills training (both generic and discipline specific). Ten students per annum will be supported bythe DTC. An additional ten will be supported by project studentships, industrial and other sources to create a critical student mass leading to an output of 100 trained scientists after 8 years. A large fraction oftheDTC's interdisciplinary projects will have industrial input, either through placement with partners, through co-supervision or through access to facilities offered by industrial partners. An open call for project proposals will enable new academic and industrial members tointeract with the DTC, fostering and enlarging cross-disciplinary collaborations, and enable response of the DTC's research portfolio to the developing scientific and industrial scene | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 23/12/08 | |
