Develop high-performance, solution-processable, optically transparent organic semiconductor and dielectric materials.
Establish/implement solution deposition/printing processes to achieve multilayer materials deposition with high resolution.
Enable fully transparent, flexible, solution-processed organic TFTs and circuits.
Enable transparent displays.
Analyze the key parameters determining the TFT response.

Synthesize and/or optimise new high band-gap molecular and polymeric semiconductors based on rylene, oligothiophene and dicyanomethylene-containing cores.
Functionalize high-purity single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with
semiconducting surfactants.
Optimize formulations for solution deposition, focusing on spin-coating and ink-jet printing.
Optimization of layer-by-layer self-assembled nanodielectrics (SANDs) to enhance transparency.

Imprint crosslinked polymeric dielectric materials on optically transparent substrates.
Analysis of the electric properties of the above-mentioned materials in various field-effect transistor configurations using glass as supporting material.
Theoretic and spectroscopical characterization of the semiconductor and dielectric materials.

The fabrication of organic-based invisible electronic and opto-electronic circuits will allow the development of new low-cost technologies for transparent electronics. Applications could include head-up displays for real-time analysis and processing of optical images and complex data streams.

POLÍMEROS CONDUCTORES Y BIOPOLÍMEROS

Code PAIDI: FQM159

Juan Teodomiro LOPEZ NAVARRETE. Coordinador. 

Universidad de Málaga

Budget of Andalusian group: € 237,284.00

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