Discovery and Design of Organic Ferroelectrics
Abstract
Traditional electronic components, such as microchips, photovoltaics, and infrared detectors, rely on inorganic materials to function. Silicon plays a central role in such devices although there is a struggle to adapt inorganic components for use on flexible substrates or to deploy them in cost effective manner in applications requiring large coverage areas. The electronic performance of silicon is inherently related to its purity, making processing and manufacturing expensive to scale. To address these limitations, organic materials show great promise as an alternative class of functional electronic components. Although commercial applications have already emerged for organic electronics, inorganic ferroelectrics have proven difficult to replace with organic materials. Ferroelectric components are vital to data storage and sensing (infrared and pressure) and therefore having such functionality is vital for future development of organic electronic materials in military and civilian applications. The work being conducted under ARO support targets the discovery of new classes of tunable crystalline materials with potential to be integrated into organic electronic devices. The first major aspect of the program involves materials discovery using a combination of design with high throughput property screening. New materials will be studied for tunability using a novel solid solution approach, which allows fine-tuning of composition and ultimately performance. At all stages of the project testing will be conducted to elucidate properties and to further guide synthesis of new materials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jun 10, 2019
- Source ID
- W911NF1910337
Entities
People
- Adam J. Matzger
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of Michigan