•Design and molecular engineering of organic/polymer semiconductors for organic electronics:
◦Organic thin film transistors (OTFTs)
◦Polymer bulk-heterojunction photovoltaics (OPV)
◦Small molecule-based OPV
◦Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC)
◦Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)
◦Chemical/biosensors and photo-detectors
•Low temperature-processable conductive inks:
◦Metal nanoparticle inks for printing highly conductive features on plastic substrates
◦Solution processable transparent conductors to replace expensive indium-tin-oxide (ITO)
•Design, fabrication, and characterization of organic electronics (in collaboration with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
◦OTFTs and their logic circuits for e-paper, displays, sensors, etc.
◦DSC on plastic substrates
◦Stacked/tandem organic solar cells