Molecular Alignments in Organic Semiconductors. The proposed research project is focus on molecular alignments in solution-based organic semiconductors, which is at the frontier of research in the interdisciplinary field of plastic electronics. Molecular ordering has tremendous potential in enhancing both electrical and optical properties and opens up a way to realise new class of molecular electronic and optoelectronic devices. Significant learning from these devices can be applied to practical ....Molecular Alignments in Organic Semiconductors. The proposed research project is focus on molecular alignments in solution-based organic semiconductors, which is at the frontier of research in the interdisciplinary field of plastic electronics. Molecular ordering has tremendous potential in enhancing both electrical and optical properties and opens up a way to realise new class of molecular electronic and optoelectronic devices. Significant learning from these devices can be applied to practical high performance devices to be extremely cheap, recyclable, and mechanical flexible. Read moreRead less
Light Emitting Transistors: A New Route to Digital Displays and Lasers. This project intends to create new light-emitting display technology with the potential to offer much cheaper, recyclable, and mechanically flexible semiconductors. Organic light-emitting field effect transistors are an emerging class of integrated optoelectronic device with dual functionalities (ie a light emitting and a switch transistor in single device structure). The dual-functioned devices provide a promising pathway t ....Light Emitting Transistors: A New Route to Digital Displays and Lasers. This project intends to create new light-emitting display technology with the potential to offer much cheaper, recyclable, and mechanically flexible semiconductors. Organic light-emitting field effect transistors are an emerging class of integrated optoelectronic device with dual functionalities (ie a light emitting and a switch transistor in single device structure). The dual-functioned devices provide a promising pathway to much more economical display technologies and tunable organic lasers. The principal goal of this project is to develop a new route to achieve simplified display pixels and electrically pumped organic lasers by using organic light-emitting transistors platform with new organic chromophores. The new semiconductors could be easily integrated into a wide range of applications such as telecommunications, biomedical and consumer electronics.Read moreRead less
Organic-inorganic hybrid electronic devices and logic circuits. This project will create the next generation of opto-electronic devices and logic circuits using solution-based organic-inorganic hybrid materials with the potential to be extremely cheap, recyclable, and mechanically flexible. This project aims to position Australia as a leader in printed electronics.
Silicon-Carbide Switches for Post-Silicon Efficiency of Power Electronics. The aim of this project is to create a prototype of a silicon carbide (SiC)-based power-electronic switch for improved energy efficiency and reduced size of power-electronic circuits, well beyond the theoretical limits of silicon technology. Until very recently, the dominant controlled switch in electronics could only be implemented as a silicon transistor. A new method of electronic passivation of SiC surfaces has enable ....Silicon-Carbide Switches for Post-Silicon Efficiency of Power Electronics. The aim of this project is to create a prototype of a silicon carbide (SiC)-based power-electronic switch for improved energy efficiency and reduced size of power-electronic circuits, well beyond the theoretical limits of silicon technology. Until very recently, the dominant controlled switch in electronics could only be implemented as a silicon transistor. A new method of electronic passivation of SiC surfaces has enabled the recent commercialisation of SiC transistors. It is expected that the material advantages of SiC can be fully exploited by a new device structure and a new fabrication process.Read moreRead less
Integrated energy conversion and management systems in silicon-on-sapphire. The aim of this research is to develop specialised "power-supply-on-a-chip" integrated circuits (ICs) for efficient conversion and management of electrical energy. The project will utilise and develop the unique local expertise and IC fabrication capability in silicon-on-sapphire technology in partnership with Sapphicon Semiconductor Pty. Ltd. The ICs developed will be used to improve the performance of small-scale elect ....Integrated energy conversion and management systems in silicon-on-sapphire. The aim of this research is to develop specialised "power-supply-on-a-chip" integrated circuits (ICs) for efficient conversion and management of electrical energy. The project will utilise and develop the unique local expertise and IC fabrication capability in silicon-on-sapphire technology in partnership with Sapphicon Semiconductor Pty. Ltd. The ICs developed will be used to improve the performance of small-scale electric power and transport systems based on alternative energy sources, thereby assisting energy self-sufficiency in rural and remote communities and reducing Australia's dependence on fossil and other non-renewable fuels. Sales of the ICs will also generate export income for Australian industry.Read moreRead less
Electronically controlled phased array antenna for universal Ultra-High-Frequency (UHF) Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) applications. RFID may potentially replace barcodes allowing automated identification of individual items at multiple points in supply and distribution chains. A smart antenna engineered RFID reader improves efficacy in a host of applications such as logistics and security surveillance and tremendously benefits Australian economy as a key player in the field.