Organic Semiconductors for PV Applications

 

Dr. John de Mello is a Reader in Nanomaterials in the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College, specialising in plastic electronics. He has published over 60 papers and 4 patents, and was a co-recipient of the Royal Society's 2007 Brian Mercer Award for Innovation in Nanotechnology. He is a cofounder of Molecular Vision Ltd. - an Imperial College spin-out specialising in the use of organic LEDs and photodiodes for chemical sensing. He is also a member of C-Change LLP - a new partnership dedicated to the commercialization of plastic electronics.

Founded in 1907 and consistently rated amongst the world's best universities, Imperial College London is a science-based institution with a reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Imperial has around 12,000 full-time students coming from 123 countries, with approximately 4,000 involved in taught or research based postgraduate studies. Imperial is divided into 3 faculties and a business school.