Organic Electronics (MC9)

Convener:

Pete Skabara, University of Strathclyde, UK

Programme:

Wednesday 5 August (morning and afternoon)

Thursday 6 August (morning and afternoon)

Keynote Speakers

Fullerenes for organic electronics
Nazario Martín, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Development of semiconducting thienothiophene polymers
Iain McCulloch, Imperial College, London, UK

Spanning the spectrum: donor-acceptor concepts in conjugated oligomers and polymers
John R. Reynolds, University of Florida, USA

Organic semiconductor-polymer dielectric nanocomposites: Influence of the guest-host interactions on OFET characteristics
Stephen G. Yeates, University of Manchester, UK

Speakers

Novel polyselenophenes. Synthesis, study and applications
Michael Bendikov, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Exploiting dual fluorescence in fluorene copolymers for PLED applications including white light emission
Martin R. Bryce, Durham University, UK

Controlling aggregation of anionic conjugated polyelectrolytes with surfactants and metal ions
Hugh D. Burrows, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Novel nickel dithiolenes for molecular and polymeric optoelectronic materials
Simon Dalgleish, University of Edinburgh, UK

Molecular engineering of Pi-conjugated systems based on chalcogenothiophene units
Pierre Frère, Université d'Angers, France

Investigating azadipyrromethenes for organic photovoltaic
Roland Gresser, TU Dresden, Germany

A remarkable medium effect on the single molecule conductance of some oligothiophenes
Simon J. Higgins, University of Liverpool, UK

Carbazole-based low energy gap polymers and their photovoltaic properties
Ahmed Iraqi, University of Sheffield, UK

Micro-patterning of fluorescent truxene-oligofluorene nanostructured blend materials
Allan R. Mackintosh, University of Strathclyde, UK

Novel conducting luminescent thin film materials from electrooxidised indolo[3,2,1-jk]carbazoles
Andrew R. Mount, University of Edinburgh, UK

Making conjugated polymers wires and 2D polymers by surface confined reactions
Dmitrii F. Perepichka, McGill University, Canada

Light-emitting oligomers and polymers based on spiro(fluorene-9,9'-xanthenes)
Igor F. Perepichka, University of Central Lancashire, UK

Dye-sensitized solar cells: an overview
Laurence M. Peter, University of Bath, UK

New 3Pi-2spiro derivatives for organic electronics
Cyril Poriel, Université de Rennes, France

3D nano-structure templating for hetero-junction organic photovoltaics
Stefan Schumann, University of Warwick, UK

A new redox stable low band gap conjugated polymer based on an EDOT-BODIPY-EDOT repeat unit for organic solar cell applications 
Filipe Vilela, University of Strathclyde, UK

Symposium Information

Organic electronics, based on conjugated molecules and macromolecules, are revolutionising the electronics industry by providing an alternative to silicon technology. Whilst the relative simplicity of silicon will sustain its commercial presence for the foreseeable future, organic electronics offer several key characteristics that can be used to provide major advantages over silicon based devices. The basis of this arises from the ability to fabricate alternative device structures using highly economical fabrication methods. Conjugated organic materials can be made to be highly soluble, thereby accessing cheap solution deposition techniques such as spin-coating, roll-to-roll processing and ink-jet and screen printing. Polymer based materials can be used to provide flexible devices and this, coupled with the fact that conjugated organic materials function effectively as thin films (ca. a few hundred nm thickness), means that the devices are lightweight, highly portable, extremely fashionable and exceptionally marketable. 

The content will focus on the general topics listed below:

• Organic solar cells
• Synthesis of novel conjugated molecules and macromolecules
• Properties and applications of organic electronic materials
• Modelling of conjugated materials 

There is a particular emphasis on energy, but the symposium is open to a wider interest in the chemistry of organic conjugated materials. The sessions will highlight recent developments in device fabrication, synthesis of new materials and properties and will complement themes elsewhere in the congress.