Self-assembling and self-healing electronic devices based on mesomorphic discotic materials

Objective

Most optoelectronic devices rely on inorganic semiconductors. Organic semiconductors, principally conjugated polymers (CP), have the advantages, over their inorganic counterparts, of easier processing methods leading to lower fabrication costs of electronic devices. Potential applications of existing organic semiconductors are limited by their current low performances. Our problem solving approach is to replace CP by functional discotic liquid crystalline (LC) materials. Indeed, recent studies have shown that they exhibit significantly improved semi conducting properties. This should pave the way to more efficient devices, such as: solar cells, light-emitting display, and field effect transistors.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences
• natural sciences › physical sciences › electromagnetism and electronics › semiconductivity

Keywords

• Nanotechnology

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field

Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES

Address

Boulevard Du Triomphe
1050 Bruxelles
Belgium

Participants (9)

CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LTD

United Kingdom

Address

181a,greenwich House, Madingley Rise, Madingley Road
CB3 0HJ Cambridge

DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Netherlands

Address

Mekelweg 15
2629 JB Delft

MATERIA NOVA

Belgium

Address

Place Du Parc, 20
7000 Mons-bergen

MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.

Germany

Address

Ackermannweg 10
55021 Mainz

PLASTIC LOGIC LTD

United Kingdom

Address

34 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road
CB4 0FX Cambridge

SONY INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE) GMBH

Germany

Address

Hedelfinger Strasse 61
70327 Stuttgart

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ

Poland

Address

Zeromskiego 116
90 924 Lodz

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

United Kingdom

Address

Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road
CB3 0HE Cambridge

UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN

Denmark

Address

Fruebjegvej 3
2100 Koepenhagen