Metal Oxide Materials for Large-Area and Transparent Electronics (Printed Electronics Asia 2012)

As a research associate at the University of Cambridge, Dr Sieglinde Pfaendler works on the fabrication and electrical characterization of flexible, transparent, large-area sensing surfaces and electronics with metal oxides created by various deposition techniques.

 

She bridges the gap between academic and industrial research through the development of transistors on plastic intended for the packaging and security markets with Pragmatic Printing Ltd., and previously also with the Nokia Research Center on technology intended for the Nokia 'morph' concept phone.

 

Dr Pfaendler has ten years experience in cleanroom processing techniques, initially acquired during her PhD at the Semiconductor Physics Group, University of Cambridge where she fabricated and performed low-temperature electrical measurements of gallium arsenide based quantum ridge-wires.

The Electronic Devices & Materials Group (EDM Group) consists of approximately 30 group members and is part of the Electrical Division of Cambridge University Engineering Department. Strong ties with industry are facilitated through the Cambridge Integrated Knowledge Centre (CIKC) for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies. The Group's research covers a broad spectrum with interests including large area silicon and carbon materials, the fabrication of thin film transistors, piezoelectric sensors, micro-electromechanical devices, nano-electronics and high-k dielectrics.

 

A comprehensive range of materials deposition, semiconductor fabrication, and characterisation tools are hosted in our Class 100/1000 Clean Rooms, including various forms of plastic-compatible vapour deposition and sputter tools. Our Measurement Laboratory houses electrical and optical measurement systems, for transistor, photovoltaic and field-emission device characterisation.