Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden, have developed a stable high-conductivity polymer ink. The advancement paves the way for innovative printed electronics with high energy efficiency. The results have been published in Nature Communications.
The ink can be deposited by simply spraying the solution onto a surface, making organic electronic devices easier and cheaper to manufacture. Source: Thor Balkhed
Electrically conducting polymers have made possible the development of flexible and lightweight electronic components such as organic biosensors, solar cells, light-emitting diodes, transistors, and batteries.
The electrical properties of the conducting polymers can be tuned using a method known as “doping.” In this method, various dopant molecules are added to the polymer to change its properties. Depending on the dopant, the doped polymer can conduct electricity by the motion of either negatively charged electrons (an “n-type” conductor), or positively charged
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Credit: Thor Balkhed
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a stable high-conductivity polymer ink. The advance paves the way for innovative printed electronics with high energy efficiency. The results have been published in
Nature Communications.
Electrically conducting polymers have made possible the development of flexible and lightweight electronic components such as organic biosensors, solar cells, light-emitting diodes, transistors, and batteries.
The electrical properties of the conducting polymers can be tuned using a method known as doping . In this method, various dopant molecules are added to the polymer to change its properties. Depending on the dopant, the doped polymer can conduct electricity by the motion of either negatively
Study Seeks to Determine the Best Materials for Future Electronics
Written by AZoMMar 17 2021
At the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), the aim of Professor Emanuele Orgiu is to determine the best materials for future electronics. Some of the materials in which Professor Orgiu shows interest are made of molecules with the ability to conduct electricity.
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Emanuele has illustrated the role of molecular vibrations on electron conductivity on crystals of these materials. This discovery is crucial for applications of such molecular materials in energy, electronics, and information storage.
Performed in collaboration with a research team from the INRS and the University of Strasbourg (France), the study was published in the renowned journal
Credit: Christian Fleury (INRS)
Finding the best materials for tomorrow s electronics is the goal of Professor Emanuele Orgiu of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS). Among the materials in which Professor Orgiu is interested, some are made of molecules that can conduct electricity. He has demonstrated the role played by molecular vibrations on electron conductivity on crystals of such materials. This finding is important for applications of these molecular materials in electronics, energy and information storage. The study, conducted in collaboration with a team from the INRS and the University of Strasbourg (France), was published in the prestigious