Organic and Molecular Electronics

The NANO ORGANIC AND MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS GROUP at NTU aims to apply organic nanomaterials to address a critcal contemporary problem in renewable energy devices. The increasing concern over global warming and uncertainty over the future supply of fossil fuels is making the development of renewable sources a priority. Amongst the renewable options, only solar energy has the potential to have a significant impact on energy demand. This is because the amount of solar power received from the sun is far greater than the projected consumption needed by our planet. There are challenges however, in relation to the cost of the solar devices used t harvest this energy and the distribution and storage and the aesthetic impact of large scale facilities on the environment. The group addresses the device challenge by experimenting with nanostructured semiconductors and polymers to fabricate photovoltaic devices that are potentially much cheaper than conventional bulk silicon p-n and thin film PV devices. These devices are referred to as generation 3B PV devices.

	PI	Title
1	Lu Xuehong	Study of nanostructuredferroelectric polymers
2	Lee Pooi See	Nanostructures for DNA templating in nanotransistor based biosensors
3	Liao Kin	Carbon Nanotube–Based Biosensor for Multi-functional, Advanced Material Applications
4	Subodh Mhaisalkar	Nanoscale self-assembly of planar conjugated molecules for molecular electronics applications
5	Lam Yeng Ming	Organic Thin Film for Photovoltaic Application
6	Wong Kin Shun Terence	Nanostructured organic thermophotovoltaics and device integration
7	Li Changming	Electronic Biochips