University of Liverpool

The Solid State Electronics Group of the University of Liverpool has two sub-divisions one involved in the development of advanced TFT and photovoltaic structures for high performance at low cost and a second involved with the development of high performance silicon structures and novel circuits for 3G operation. There is extensive experience of field effect devices and circuits including a full range of electrical methods for analyzing instability, measuring mobility and developing new device physics models that are suitable for circuit simulation. There is within the polymer activity a strong chemical synthesis group who meet with the workers in electronics, at two-week intervals, to ensure the direct relevance of the work whilst maintaining a high standard of innovation and leaving space for highly speculative work. Major polymer developments include record field emission (Nature Oct 1997 & IEDM) and Conduction Processes in P3HT (J Appl Phys. Aug 2002). Collaborations include chemical and electronics companies and the leader of the Liverpool group, also coordinates a national consortium of 15 academic groups in major Universities working on all aspects of ‘Carbon Based Electronics’.

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