Materials for Organic Electronics Conductors and Semiconductors Designed for Wet Processing

Stephan Kirchmeyer was born in 1957 in Empelde near Hannover, Germany. From 1978 to 1984 he studied chemistry at the University of Hamburg and at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he joined the group of George Olah for one year. He finished his Ph.D. thesis in 1987 in Hamburg in the group of Armin deMeijere with a study on strained multicyclic hydrocarbons. After his thesis he went to San Jose/USA for a postdoctoral fellowship and worked with IBM on photo initiated rearrangements. He joined Bayer AG in 1988. From 1988 to 1997 he headed laboratories in Bayer's Central R&D and silicone division. 1997 he transferred to the electronic chemicals group and developed the conductive polymer PEDOT. In 2002 the business of electronic materials was transferred to H.C. Starck GmbH, at that time an affiliate company of Bayer. For H.C. Starck he worked subsequently as R&D manager, plant site manager and until recently as global business manager. Since March 2009 he holds a position as a manager for operations and technology at H.C. Starck Clevios GmbH, a daughter company of H.C. Starck focusing on the conductive polymer PEDOT.

Heraeus, the precious metals and technology group headquartered in Hanau, Germany, is a global, private company with over 155 years of tradition. Our businesses include precious metals, sensors, biomaterials and medical products, dental products, quartz glass, and specialty light sources. With product revenues of 2.6 billion and precious metal trading revenues of 13.6 billion, as well as more than 12,300 employees in over 110 subsidiaries worldwide, Heraeus holds a leading position in its global markets.

 

Heraeus PM, Conductive Polymers Division manufactures a range of conductive transparent and flexible polymers based on Clevios™ PEDOT:PSS - chemistry for electronic applications. From conductive polymers for antistatic, OLED, organic solar cell and capacitor applications to new printable electronic and touch screen applications, versatile Clevios meets the requirements of emerging flexible electronic materials. High conductive materials, such as Clevios™ PEDOT:PSS with 1000S/cm or 100Ohm and new HIL materials for OLEDs and Solar Cells will be spotlighted by the company.