RESEARCH

Our Research Interests

  Organic/Wearable Electronics

• Developoment of semiconducting/conducting conjugated polymers for organic electronics and bioelectronics.

• Development of multi-functional and extremely conductive polymers for high-performance electrode applications.

• Discovery of mechanically deformable conducting polymers and polymeric composites for flexible/stretchable electronics.

• Demonstration of ultraflexible and transparent optoelectronic devices using novel electronic polymers.

• Development of electronic skin and organic haptics based on biocompatible electronic materials for human-device interfaces

Energy Harvesting

• Understanding and controlling thermoelectric characteristics of conjugated polymers and polymeric composites.

• Development of versatile thermoelectric materials and generators for wearable energy-harvesting system.

• Understanding electronic and ionic transports in electronic/ion-mixed thermoelectrics.

Printing & Fabrication

• Controlling self-assembly and crystallization of conjugated polymers/molecules through printing process.  

• Development of novel printing techniques for easy fabrication of multi-layer devices

• 3D printing of conjugated polymers for 3D micro/nanostructures-based soft electronics and energy devices.