Title:
Novel organic/2D material hybrid inks for low-cost, flexible, printed, near infrared detectors – workstream 1
Agreement Value:
$373,350.00
Agreement Date:
Jun 1, 2022 - May 31, 2025
Description:
This project aims to develop new materials to enable low-cost, flexible and visibly transparent detection of near-infrared (NIR) light. Current detectors are high performance but are costly to fabricate and limited in form factor. Novel materials such as organic semiconductors or 2D materials have shown promise for NIR detection. In particular, there is a vast array of 2D materials with unique properties which enable fast and sensitive detectors. However, devices based on 2D materials tend to be limited in efficiency as a result of their weak absorption of light, and manufacturing high quality films of 2D materials from solution is challenging. Combining 2D materials with semiconducting polymers could lead to flexible, inexpensive devices. The 2D Materials and Electrochemical Devices lab at the University of Waterloo will collaborate with NRC and Brilliant Matters, a Quebec based company that specialises in organic electronic materials, in order to investigate the potential for these hybrid materials and deliver additively manufactured flexible, transparent NIR photodetectors. This will enable a transformative leap in applications, moving away from the cost and design limitations of expensive, rigid and opaque sensors.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Waterloo, Ontario, CA N2L 3G1
Reference Number:
172-2021-2022-Q1-992473
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
119260685
Recipient's Legal Name:
University of Waterloo
Federal Riding Name:
Waterloo
Federal Riding Number:
35112
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
Program Purpose:
The Ideation Fund is intended to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by teams of NRC scientific personnel and external collaborators with complementary capabilities, acting as a demonstration phase for a continually-evolving suite of research and development (R&D) deliverables at the NRC. The fund supports exploratory research through two mechanisms: the New Beginnings Initiative and the Small Teams Initiative.
NAICS Code:
541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences