Breakthrough in conductive polymers

New polymer crystal conducts electricity like a metal

17-Feb-2025 - An international research team, including scientists from the TUD Dresden University of Technology, has developed a breakthrough two-dimensional conducting polymer - a special, ordered form of polyaniline (2DPANI) that demonstrates exceptional electrical conductivity and metallic charge transport ...

Bioluminescence - the natural glow

How glowing molecules can also be used in industry

23-Apr-2024 - Many living organisms can glow in the dark. Researchers are already using this ability in medicine. A research team led by Prof. Dr. Stefan Schramm from HTWD is investigating how glowing molecules can also be used in industry. Dresden, 17.04.2024 - Bioluminescence is the emission of light as a ...

New study shatters conventional wisdom and unlocks the future of electrochemical devices

"Our findings challenge the conventional understanding of the charging process in electrochemical devices”

18-Jul-2023 - A new study by researchers at the University of Cambridge reveals a surprising discovery that could transform the future of electrochemical devices. The findings offer new opportunities for the development of advanced materials and improved performance in fields such as energy storage, brain-like ...

Flexing the power of a conductive polymer

A new material holds promise for the next generation of organic electronics

28-Jun-2022 - For decades, field-effect transistors enabled by silicon-based semiconductors have powered the electronics revolution. But in recent years, manufacturers have come up against hard physical limits to further size reductions and efficiency gains of silicon chips. That has scientists and engineers ...

Sustainable Chemistry Based on Wood

Producing materials for solar cells, light-emitting diodes and other organic electronics applications as sustainably as possible

17-Feb-2022 - Some hikers carry a small solar power plant with them: a foil is attached to their backpack that converts sunlight into electricity. This allows them to charge their mobile phone while on the move. Flexible, thin and lightweight solar panels can also be attached to outdoor clothing or glued to ...

Novel polymer can boost performance of organic and perovskite solar cells

17-Sep-2021 - Skoltech researchers and their colleagues have synthesized a new conjugated polymer for organic electronics using two different chemical reactions and shown the impact of the two methods on its performance inorganic and perovskite solar cells. The paper was published in the journal ...

Integrate Micro Chips for electronic Skin

24-Jan-2020 - Researchers from Dresden and Osaka present the first fully integrated flexible electronics made of magnetic sensors and organic circuits which opens the path towards the development of electronic skin. Human skin is a fascinating and multifunctional organ with unique properties originating from ...

Electrical conductivity in doped organic semiconductors deciphered

30-Jan-2019 - Organic semiconductors enable the fabrication of large-scale printed and mechanically flexible electronic applications, and have already successfully established themselves on the market for displays in the form of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). In order to break into further market ...

New light shed on intensely studied material

21-Jan-2019 - The organic polymer PEDOT is probably one of the world's most intensely studied materials. Despite this, researchers at Linköping University have now demonstrated that the material functions in a completely different manner than previously believed. The result has huge significance in many fields ...

Breakthrough in organic electronics

A simple new tweak could double the efficiency of organic electronics

16-Jan-2019 - The majority of our everyday electronics are based on inorganic semiconductors, such as silicon. Crucial to their function is a process called doping, which involves weaving impurities into the semiconductor to enhance its electrical conductivity. It is this that allows various components in ...