News archive
August 2012:
A completely roll-to-roll compatible light emitting device has been fabricated completely in air for the very first time! Using an ink developed in our group, and the roll coating expertise of our colleagues Henrik F. Dam and Frederik C. Krebs at the Technical University of Denmark, we managed to fabricate flexible and transparent light emitting foils using methods akin to how newspapers are made. This work was featured in the prestigious journal Nature Communications.
Ambient fabrication of flexible and large-area organic light-emitting devices using slot-die coating
The technology journal Ny Teknik has also published a story on the same work, as did the regional news channel Västerbottensnytt. Follow the links below to take part of their reports in swedish.
Ny svensk ljuskälla direkt ur tryckpressen - Ny TeknikUppfinning imiterar dagsljus - Västerbottensnytt
January 2012:
Region Västerbotten and Länsstyrelsen Västerbotten have awarded the Västerbotten Grand-Pris 2012 to our group member Andreas Sandström.
Lysande innovatör vinner första Grand-priset
October 2011:
Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation has awarded 40,5 MSEK to a research constellation including representatives from the Organic Photonics and Electronics Group. The goal of the research is to develop a sustainable green energy source, conceptualized as “an artificial leaf”.
Två projekt vid Umeå universitet får 70 Wallenbergmiljoner
September 2011:
Our work on "Direct UV-Patterning of Electronically Active Fullerene Films" was recently published as cover feature article in the scientific journal Advanced Functional Materials (Issue 19, pages 3723-3728, October 7, 2011).
The article describes how UV light is utilized for the attainment of high-resolution and electronically active patterns in [6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) films with a novel, photoresist-free method.
August 2011:
Tougher demands on lighting design emphasise the importance of new illumination techiques. This story on Swedish national television uses our reserch on low-energy consuming light-emitting devices to exemplify novel ligthing technologies.
Snart kan du måla upp din belysning
March 2011:
Our work on all-plastic light-emitting devices was featured in The Economist and Ny Teknik; see Prof. Nathaniel Robinson and Dr. Piotr Matyba present the technology in this movie.
Graphene and mobile ions - the key to all-plastic devices
February 2011:
Piotr Matyba has successfully defended his PhD thesis
Polymer light-emitting electrochemical cells: Utilizing doping for generation of light
