Organic semiconductors and semiconducting devices are a fascinating and interdisciplinary research field, combining expertise from disciplines like material science, physics, chemistry and nanotechnology. i-MEET is profiting from the outstanding strong organic electronics infrastructure and community in Erlangen and the successfull and synergetic interplay with the Excellence Cluster Engineering of Advanced Materials (EAM).
Design of multicomponent semiconductor blends: Most applications in electronics require fairly complex specifications, which are difficult to fulfill with one material. Research at i-MEET is targeting the development of „artifical“ semiconductors with designed properties by engineering mulit component composites.
Interfaces in organic semiconductor devices but also in semiconductor blends are decisive for their properties and functionality. Efforts at i-MEET aim for a fundamental understanding of interfaces and target the design of optimized interface materials.
Morphology, formulation and processing: Solution processing is one of the big attractions enabled by organic semiconductors. However, little is known and understood about the triangle relation between formulation - drying - microstructure formation. Research at i-MEET is trying to understand the fundamentals of semiconductor ink formulation in order to achieve better control of the microstructure formation.
Printed Electrodes: It would be a pity to have a set of printable semiconductors and interface materials, and then need to vacuum process electrodes. With the target to develop full solution processing of opto-electronic semiconductor devices we are developing printable transparent and non transparent electrodes.