This Workshop will explore the cutting edge innovations in the development and fabrication of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED), Organic Thin Film Transistors (OTFTs) and Sensor devices, by state-of-the-art methods (wet chemical, printing, vacuum). These flexible devices have the potential to revolutionize Electronics, Energy generation, Lighting and Visualization of Information by integration to complex shapes, providing intelligence to numerous devices and applications.
This Workshop will provide a deep understanding of the fundamental aspects of the fabrication of OLEDs, OTFTs and Sensors, their optimization in terms of performance, efficiency and lifetime, whereas it will explore the technical challenges of their integration in existing and future products (e.g. Wearables, Automotive, Consumer Products, Agriculture, Healthcare, etc).
The topics for this Workshop include the following:
- Novel organic/inorganic and hybrid materials for OLEDs, OTFTs and Sensors
- Transparent Electrodes (organic, printable, inorganic, oxides), non-transparent Electrodes & dielectrics
- Self-organized molecules and systems
- Molecular Electronics
- Electronic Structure and Interfaces
- Charges & Excitons
- Device Properties & Charge Transport
- Advances in device architectures
- Device optimization
- Organic Light Emitting Diodes - OLED device architectures
- OLEDs for Displays and e-paper
- OLEDs for Lighting Systems
- OTFTs by vacuum methods (e.g. VTE, sputtering, gas transport)
- OTFTs fabrication by solution based methods (from spin coating to electrospraying and printing)
- Sensors
- RFIDs
- Thin Film & Printed Batteries
- Integrated Smart Systems & Components
Workshop International Organizing Committee (tentative)
Prof. Thomas Anthopoulos, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Solar Centre, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Donal Bradley, NEOM Education, Research & Innovation Foundation and NEOM University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Christine Boeffel, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, Germany
Supported by the Projects:
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H2020 REALNANO: "In-line and Real-time digital nano-characterization technologies for the high yield manufacturing of Flexible Organic Electronics" www.realnano-project.eu |
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EU H2020-MUSICODE: "An experimentally-validated multi-scale materials, process and device modelling & design platform enabling non-expert access to open innovation in the Organic and Large Area Electronics Industry" www.musicode.eu |
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EU H2020-FlexFunction2Sustain: "Open Innovation Ecosystem for Sustainable Nano-functionalized Flexible Plastic and Paper Surfaces and Membranes" www.flexfunction2sustain.eu |
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EU H2020-nanoMECommons: "Harmonisation of EU-wide nanomechanics protocols and relevant data exchange procedures, across representative cases; standardisation, interoperability, data workflow (nanoMECommons)" www.nanomecommons.net |
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EU H2020-CORNET: "Multiscale Modelling and Characterization to optimize the Manufacturing processes of Organic Electronics materials and devices" www.cornet-project.eu |