Design of "tailor to made" multifunctional organic materials by molecular modelling of structure property relationship, experimentation and processing

Project Information

MULTIPRO

Grant agreement ID: 33304

Start date 1 November 2006

End date 31 October 2009

Funded under

• Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 2 108 021,00

EU contribution € 1 350 000,00

Coordinated by

CENTRO RICERCHE PLAST-OPTICA SPA
Italy

Objective

The aim of the project is to develop new multifunctional material for opto-electronic devices based on solid state lighting sources, addressed to several applications and contemporarily, an integrated reactive packaging technology suitable for the material developed and cost effective for the application addressed.

The nanostructured composite organic inorganic material developed will consist on a solid matrix (organic acrylate, or sol-gel hybrid organic inorganic) able to embed different kind of nanoparticles (imetal, metal oxide, semiconductor quantum dots) that will confer to the matrix functionalities depending on their own nature and size. In particular, the functionalities required are: high refractive index, wavelength conversion, high transmittance, thermal and electrical conductive, and barrier properties.

MULTIPRO respond to the concept of the tailor to made, which means that the functionalities above described respond to specific needs of the application addressed which are: lighting device for automotive general illumination. Molecular modelling will be the enabling technology to tailor the material in terms of components necessary for the properties desired. The modelling will cover all aspects of the approach developed in the project; indeed it will be integrated in the pure components preparation, nanoparticles compatibilisation and reactive deposition process.

The approach used in the project represents a breakthrough in multifunctional electronic packaging because foresees a complete integration between material preparation, processing and assembling of the final device. The consortium consist of 9 partners from 3 different EC states and 1 associate state: 4 industrial partners (3 SMEs and 1 industry), 1 industrial research centre, 1 non-profit research institute, and 3 universities. In particular the project will considerably contribute to strengthen ERA bringing together researchers from east Europe and Mediterranean country with EC states.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › inorganic compounds
• natural sciences › physical sciences › electromagnetism and electronics › semiconductivity
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials

Programme(s)

• FP6-NMP - Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• NMP-2004-3.4.2.3-1 - Materials by design: multifunctional organic materials

Call for proposal

FP6-2004-NMP-TI-4
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Funding Scheme

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Coordinator

CENTRO RICERCHE PLAST-OPTICA SPA

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Jacopo Linussio 1 ; AMARO ; Italy
• Total cost: No data

Participants (8)

CIMA NANOTECH ISRAEL, LTD

Israel

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Habareket 7, North Industrial Zone ; CAESAREA
• Total cost: No data

DYMAX EUROPE GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Trakehner Strasse 3 ; FRANKFURT AM MAIN
• Total cost: No data

FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hansastrasse 27 C ; MUENCHEN
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MR. MARTIN HEDGES (NEOTECH SERVICES MTP)

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Petzoltstr. 3 ; NUREMBERG
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SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGIES LTD

Israel

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hasolela St. Industrial Zone West ; BET-SHEMESH
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TRIESTE

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Piazzale Europa 1 ; TRIESTE
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UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: via VIII Febbraio 2 ; PADOVA
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USTAV CHEMICKYCH PROCESU - AKADEMIE VED CESKE REPUBLIKY

Czechia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rozvojova 135 ; PRAGUE 6
• Total cost: No data