Consortium
Project Profile
Coordinator
Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany
Prof. Ullrich Scherf, Dr. Sybille Allard
Funding scheme
7th Framework Programme (FP7)
Initial Training Network (ITN)
Partners
University College London, Great Britain
Prof. Franco Cacialli
Project duration
October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2017
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Christoph J. Brabec,
Dr. Tayebeh Ameri
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Prof. Mats Andersson, Dr. Ergang Wang
Eindhoven University of Technology,
Netherlands
Prof. Dr. René Janssen, Dr. Martijn Wienk
Siemens AG Erlangen, Germany
Dr.-Ing. Sandro Francesco Tedde
Budget
EUR 3.6 million
Coordination & technical information
Prof. Dr. Ullrich Scherf
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Macromolecular Chemistry Group &
Institute for Polymertechnology
Gaußstraße 20
42119 Wuppertal
Germany
E-mail:scherf@uni-wuppertal.de
Phone:+49 (0)202 439 2493
Fax: +49 (0)202 439 3880
Advent Technologies SA
Dr. Christos Chochos,
Benedetta Maria Squeo
General information
Dr. Sybille Allard
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Macromolecular Chemistry Group &
Institute for Polymertechnology
Associated Partner
Bavarian Research Alliance GmbH,
Germany, Dr. Bohyun Katharina Lee
E-mail: sallard@uni-wuppertal.de
Phone:+49 (0)202 439 3872
Fax: +49 (0)202 439 3880
NikkoIA SAS, France, Alain Jutant
Project OSNIRO – Overview
Scientific Methodologies of OSNIRO
Started over 30 years ago with the discovery that conjugated
polymers can act as electrical conductors, the area of organic
electronics is now on its way to the first commercially
successful applications.
The research work in OSNIRO is divided into four main
tasks covering the whole value chain from synthesis over
devices to their integration into demonstrators and modules.
This unique and concerted approach generates a remarkable
amount of added value both for the training of the young
researchers involved and in terms of scientific output.
Over the past two decades, research effort on organic
light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) has been focusing on
devices that emit almost exclusively in the visible part of the
electromagnetic spectrum (390 to 700 nm). Recently, there
has been a growing interest in OLEDs that emit in the near
infrared (NIR) region (700 to 2500 nm). NIR OLEDs are
particularly interesting for night vision-readable displays and
sensors that operate with NIR light. Organic photovoltaic
cells with a sensitivity window extended into the NIR region
will allow a better coverage of the solar emission spectrum
and thus lead to increased photovoltaic performance.
Furthermore, organic photosensors with NIR sensitivity are
especially important for integration into optoelectronic
devices for chemical/biological sensing.
On the basis of these considerations, the project consortium
has identified the development of „Organic Semiconductors
for NIR Optoelectronics (OSNIRO)“ as a very
challenging and promising topic for research and, at
the same time, for training young high-profile
European research fellows from science and
engineering. The strongly interdisciplinary
project creates a critical mass for
breakthrough research and training in the
field, but also identifies further
challenges and opportunities for
research and career development at
the end of the training programme.
Scientific Work Packages
WP 1.
Materials synthesis (Chalmers, BUW, TU/e, ADVENT)
Task 1.1Donor-acceptor-type Oligomers/Polymers
Task 1.2Design/sythesis of NIR dyes
WP 2.
Optoelectronic characterisation (UCL, TU/e, FAU)
Validation of integrity and purity of the NIR optoelectronic
materials, and avaílability of high-stable NIR emitters
WP 3.
NIR optoelectronic devices
(UCL, TU/e, FAU, Siemens, NikkoIA)
Task 3.1NIR OLEDs
Task 3.2NIR photodetector devices and sensors
Task 3.3NIR solar cell devices
WP 4.
System Integration (Siemens, FAU, NikkoIA)
Task 4.1 Organic NIR imagers
Task 4.2 Organic PV module
Task 4.3 Organic photodetectors on printed circuit boards
Flow of
Materials, Samples
Information
Structure of the training programme
These days, a researcher not only has to excel in his field
but also possess a multitude of soft skills. These are
systematically taught by the multidisciplinary consortium
that consists of well-established academic and industrial
research teams from frontier research areas. On the other
side, the training on complementary and transferable skills
is provided by invited experts.
Training in scientific skills
The topics of the Young Researchers’ (YRs) individual
research projects are directly connected to the main
research objectives of OSNIRO. Additionally, each partner
provides a local training including lectures, seminars and
tutoring. Three international schools are planned as main
network-wide training.
Training in complementary and transferable skills
A key objective of OSNIRO is to train YRs in
complementary, transferable skills, including project
acquisition and management, IPR protection, science
communication and ethical issues. Additionally, YRs will
learn how to write scientific papers, proposals, patent
applications and progress reports, and will be trained in
presenting their results to scientific and non-scientific
audiences.
Secondments
The YR pass secondments at both public and private
institutions. This gives them a deep insight into the work
processes in academia and industry and prepares them
for future collaborations and/or job opportunities.