Advanced Organic Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

先进有机光电材料与器件

基本信息

批准号：
EP/C542401/1
负责人：
Ifor Samuel
金额：
$ 28.01万
依托单位：
University of St Andrews
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2007
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2007 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FC542401%2F1
关键词：
Advanced Organic Optoelectronic Materials Devices

项目摘要

The importance of light cannot be overstated: it allows us to see the beauty of the world around us, and supplies the energy to our planet that supports all life. It is used in countless ways in our everyday lives - to display information on computer screens or televisions, to read and write compact discs, and to carry telephone calls and internet data along optical fibres. Optoelectronics involves the study of materials and devices using light in combination with electricity. The purpose of this application is to develop a new generation of optoelectronic materials and devices. Currently most optoelectronic materials are rigid, brittle inorganic materials. This proposal will instead focus on plastic-like organic materials which can be readily dissolved and deposited in simple ways, such as by ink jet printing, to make transistors, light-emitting diodes and lasers. Remarkable progress has been made in developing these materials for display applications with commercial products available, and flat flexible screens very close.The development of these displays has led to major improvements in materials and our understanding of them, so that there are now many new opportunities and application areas. As a senior fellow I would be freed from a heavy teaching and administration load to pursue the most exciting of these opportunities. The work I would undertake can be divided into three main areas. The first is advanced materials, and will involve the development of snowflake shaped molecules called dendrimers. These materials have been extremely successful for display applications, and now have great potential for applications in solar cells, digital cameras, lasers and optical amplifiers. The second major area of research involves the development of advanced lasers and optical amplifiers using organic materials, and exploration of using these devices to allow one light pulse to switch another. These devices could be used in communication systems and would be compatible with plastic optical fibre. The last major area I plan to explore is medical applications of the materials. In particular light is used in the treatment of a large number of diseases including skin cancer, which is the most common cancer. In collaboration with the Photobiology Unit at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, I will explore using organic semiconductors to give a new and much more convenient way of treating skin cancer.

光的重要性怎么强调都不为过：它让我们看到周围世界的美丽，并为我们的星球提供支持所有生命的能量。它在我们的日常生活中有着无数的用途——在计算机屏幕或电视上显示信息、读写光盘、以及通过光纤传输电话和互联网数据。光电子学涉及利用光与电结合的材料和设备的研究。该应用的目的是开发新一代光电材料和器件。目前大多数光电材料都是刚性、脆性的无机材料。该提案将重点关注类塑料有机材料，这种材料可以通过简单的方式（例如通过喷墨印刷）轻松溶解和沉积，以制造晶体管、发光二极管和激光器。在开发这些用于显示应用的材料方面已经取得了显着的进展，商业产品已经上市，并且平面柔性屏幕非常接近。这些显示器的开发导致了材料的重大改进以及我们对它们的理解，因此现在有许多新的机会和应用领域。作为一名高级研究员，我将从繁重的教学和行政负担中解脱出来，去追求这些最令人兴奋的机会。我将承担的工作可以分为三个主要领域。第一个是先进材料，将涉及称为树枝状聚合物的雪花状分子的开发。这些材料在显示应用方面非常成功，现在在太阳能电池、数码相机、激光器和光学放大器方面具有巨大的应用潜力。第二个主要研究领域涉及使用有机材料开发先进的激光器和光学放大器，以及探索使用这些设备允许一个光脉冲切换另一个光脉冲。这些设备可用于通信系统，并且与塑料光纤兼容。我计划探索的最后一个主要领域是材料的医学应用。特别是光用于治疗许多疾病，包括皮肤癌，这是最常见的癌症。我将与邓迪 Ninewells 医院的光生物学部门合作，探索使用有机半导体来提供一种新的、更方便的皮肤癌治疗方法。