Title:
Novel organic/2D material hybrid inks for low-cost, flexible, printed, near infrared detectors – workstream 2
Agreement Value:
$374,711.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 1, 2022 - Jul 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 (OSCs) or 2D materials have shown promise for NIR detection. In particular the modular synthesis of OSCs allows a huge variety of possible structures, enabling precise control of the absorption characteristics and compatibility with low-temperature solution processing techniques. However, NIR detectors based on OSCs tend to have poor environmental stability and there are challenges in designing materials which are sensitive at the second NIR window. Combining semiconducting polymers with 2D materials could lead to flexible, inexpensive devices. Brilliant Matters will collaborate with NRC and the 2D Materials and Electrochemical Devices lab at the University of Waterloo 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:
Quebec, Quebec, CA G3A 2C8
Reference Number:
172-2022-2023-Q2-996752
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
777019498
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
Brilliant Matters Organic Electronics inc.
Federal Riding Name:
Beauport--Côte-de-Beaupré--Île d’Orléans--Charlevoix
Federal Riding Number:
24058
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.