The Polymer Electronics team at IBMM is lead by Professor Martin Taylor and has particular expertise in:

• The modelling and design of polymer based diodes and field effect transistors
• The fabrication of polymer based diodes and metal-insulator-semiconductor field effect transistors (MISFET)
• The characterisation of a wide range polymer based semiconductor devices

The facilities available for device characterisation include:

DC Measurements - Automated I-V measurements from 10^-15 to 1 amp.

AC Impedance / Admittance Spectroscopy - Automated measurements of C, G, T and S from 10-4Hz to 1 MHz and for voltages from -100v to +100V.

SEM/EDAX, Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Near Field Optical Microscopy - This range of surface analytical equipment is used for imaging from the micro to the nanoscale

Kelvin Probe Microscopy - Time-resolved scanning Kelvin probe microscopy can provide quantitative data on both the potential and charge distributions at electrode / semiconductor interfaces.

Raman Spectroscopy - Raman microscopy can reveal the presence of doping induced changes and aging effects in polymeric semiconductors. It is a powerful analytical tool when used in conjunction with Kelvin probe microscopy.

Optical Studies - Internal photoemission and photoconduction are used at IBMM to measure interface barrier heights, transit times and quantum yields in polymeric solar cells