Status of Semiconductor Development for Organic Solar Cells and Thin Film Transistors (Printed Electronics Europe 2014)

Review of the state of the art performance of organic semiconductors in organic solar cells and transistors

Examples of structure - property relationships in polymer design

Closing the gap - identifying key areas requiring further development

Iain McCulloch is Professor of Polymer Materials in the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College London. His research interests are in the design, synthesis and application of conjugated materials for optical and electronic applications. Iain obtained a PhD in Polymer Chemistry in 1989 at the University of Strathclyde, UK, then spent 10 years at Hoechst Celanese, in the US, engaged in the research of novel functional polymers for nonlinear optics, lithography and drug delivery. Before joining Imperial, he was a Research Manager at Merck Chemicals, UK, responsible for f novel solution processable organic semiconductor materials for application in organic field effect transistors and photovoltaic devices. He has edited one book, is co-inventor on over 50 patents and co-author of over 100 papers.

The Centre for Plastic Electronics at Imperial College London performs high-impact and cutting edge research and development in the broad area of plastic electronics, covering a wide range of applications including solar energy, solid state lighting, photonics, displays, imaging and sensing arrays.

The Centre's mission is to integrate and coordinate the research activities within Imperial College, bringing together an interdisciplinary team from across faculties and departments and to actively stimulate new plastic electronics activities through developing links with various research institutions and industrial partners.