Current research topics
Functional semiconductor materials are the main research focus of the Chair of Organic Semiconductors. To the largest extend, organic material systems are the central elements of our studies, however it is often the interplay of these systems with other material classes (nanocrystals, polymers, hierarchic structures, 2D materials etc.).
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From building blocks to applications
Our activities have two closely connected core areas. The investigation of the individual functional building blocks, be it molecules, nanocrystals, or polymers, form the basis for all of our work. The broad range of functionalities of these materials are all defined on the scale of their own physical dimension (mostly 1 - 10 nanometers in size). In direct connection to this research motive for us is to build a bridge to possible applications - often based on thin-film technologies - which come to life on the micrometer scale. The interplay between those two areas transform our work into an application-guided, diversified and often unpredicable research effort.