Enhancing the performance of 3D-printed organic thermoelectrics by electric field-assisted molecular alignment

Project Information

3DALIGN

Grant agreement ID: 948922

DOI

10.3030/948922

Project closed

EC signature date 14 September 2020

Start date 1 February 2021

End date 31 January 2026

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 710 853,00

EU contribution

€ 1 710 853,00

Coordinated by

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
Belgium

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Deliverables

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data Management Plan (DMP)

Start a data management plan DMP that ensures that my research data is FAIR findable accessible interoperable and reusableThis deliverable does not constitue the final DMP but rather the beginning of a living document that will be updated througout the project and that will serve my team to gain experience with open access management

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (11)

Scalable Electrodeposition of Liquid Metal from an Acetonitrile‐Based Electrolyte for Highly Integrated Stretchable Electronics

Author(s): Wouter Monnens, Bokai Zhang, Zhenyu Zhou, Laurens Snels, Koen Binnemans, Francisco Molina‐Lopez, Jan Fransaer
Published in: Advanced Materials, Issue 35, 2024, ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher: United Nations Industrial Developement Organization
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305967

Machine Learning‐Driven Optimization of Thermoelectric Materials Laser‐Printed on Flexible Substrate

Author(s): Isidro Florenciano, Sergio Tortosa‐Martinez, Francisco Molina‐Lopez
Published in: Advanced Materials Technologies, 2026, ISSN 2365-709X
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/admt.202502634

Facile Fabrication of Flexible and High‐Performing Thermoelectrics by Direct Laser Printing on Plastic Foil

Author(s): Yuan Tian, Isidro Florenciano, Heyi Xia, Qiyuan Li, Hasan Emre Baysal, Daiman Zhu, Eduardo Ramunni, Sebastian Meyers, Tzu‐Yi Yu, Kitty Baert, Tom Hauffman, Souhaila Nider, Berfu Göksel, Francisco Molina‐Lopez
Published in: Advanced Materials, Issue 36, 2025, ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher: United Nations Industrial Developement Organization
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202307945

Process and design guidelines for inkjet-printed organic photovoltaic cells – using the example of PM6:Y6

Author(s): Tsu-yu Chou, Tanmay Sinha, Xueshi Jiang, Ekinsu Akdoğan, Bernhard Siegmund, Martin Rosenthal, Koen Vandewal, Francisco Molina-Lopez
Published in: Materials Advances, Issue 6, 2025, Page(s) 8506-8519, ISSN 2633-5409
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
DOI: 10.1039/d5ma01033k

Stress-engineered 3D thin-film micro-thermoelectrics for integrated energy harvesting and thermal management

Author(s): Milad Shojaeian, Isidro Florenciano, Chen Wang, Nadezda Kuznetsova, Francisco Molina-Lopez, Michael Kraft
Published in: Nano Energy, Issue 147, 2026, Page(s) 111595, ISSN 2211-2855
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111595

Omnidirectional 3D Printing of PEDOT: PSS Aerogels with Tunable Electromechanical Performance: A Playground for Unconventional Stretchable Interconnects and Thermoelectrics

Author(s): Hasan Emre Baysal, Tzu‐Yi Yu, Viktor Naenen, Stijn De Smedt, Defne Hiz, Bokai Zhang, Heyi Xia, Isidro Florenciano, Martin Rosenthal, Ruth Cardinaels, Francisco Molina‐Lopez
Published in: Advanced Science, Issue 12, 2025, ISSN 2198-3844
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202412491

Hybrid organic-inorganic functional nanocomposites: From basis to applications in stretchable sensing and energy devices

Author(s): Altynay Kaidarova, Viktor Naenen, Ruben Windey, Nick Goossens, Tanmay Sinha, Vijitha Ignatious, Bokai Zhang, Tim P. Mach, Martine Wevers, Jozef Vleugels, Francisco Molina-Lopez
Published in: Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, Issue 163, 2025, Page(s) 100933, ISSN 0927-796X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.mser.2025.100933

Future Trends in Alternative Sustainable Materials for Low-Temperature Thermoelectric Applications

Author(s): Víctor Toral, Sonia Gómez-Gijón, Francisco J. Romero, Diego P. Morales, Encarnación Castillo, Noel Rodríguez, Sara Rojas, Francisco Molina-Lopez, Almudena Rivadeneyra
Published in: ACS Applied Electronic Materials, Issue 6, 2024, Page(s) 8640-8654, ISSN 2637-6113
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.4c00770

Printed Organic Thermoelectric Generators: Progress and Challenges Towards Efficient Energy Harvesting

Author(s): Vijitha Ignatious, Pietro Rossi, Matteo Massetti, Cecilia Mattevi, Francisco Molina‐Lopez, Mario Caironi
Published in: Advanced Materials Technologies, 2026, ISSN 2365-709X
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/admt.202502375

Brush and Dry: A Posttreatment-Free Simple Process to Pattern PEDOT:PSS Films with Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance via Shear Flow-Induced Morphology Tuning

Author(s): Bokai Zhang, Tzu-Yi Yu, Arne Meulemans, Viktor Naenen, Martin Rosenthal, Daniel Escudero, Francisco Molina-Lopez
Published in: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Issue 17, 2025, Page(s) 20236-20247, ISSN 1944-8244
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c00803

Unleashing the Potential of Raman Spectroscopy to Estimate PEDOT:PSS Doping Level and Crystalline Morphology

Author(s): Tzu‐Yi Thomas Yu, Tsu‐Yu Chou, Viktor Naenen, Bokai Zhang, Hasan Emre Baysal, Bora Bulut, Martin Rosenthal, Francisco Molina‐Lopez
Published in: Advanced Science, Issue 13, 2026, ISSN 2198-3844
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202513726

Thesis and dissertations (3)

Direct Ink Writing of PEDOT:PSS Aerogel for Flexible and Performing Thermoelectrics

Author(s): Hasan Emre Baysal
Published in: 2025
Publisher: KU Leuven

Spectral Characterizations and Structure-Property Relationship of PEDOT:PSS for Thermoelectric Applications

Author(s): Tzu-Yi Yu
Published in: 2026
Publisher: KU Leuven

Enhancing the Thermoelectric Performance of PEDOT:PSS via Brush Printing for Flexible Energy Harvesting Applications

Author(s): Bokai Zhang
Published in: 2025
Publisher: KU Leuven