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Organic semiconductors made from birch leaves
We developed a sustainable way to produce carbon-based nanoparticles with tailored optical properties.
Jia Wang promoted to Associate Professor
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Jia Wang has been promoted to Associate Professor and docent on May 26, 2024. Lycka till!
Anton Kirch kicks off his Marie Curie project
Starting in May 2024, OPEG hosts Dr. Anton Kirch as MSCA Fellow. He started his project with a talk in the physics seminar on May 08.
Open Position: Master Projects
The Organic Photonics and Electronics Group is looking for several master-thesis students to work with cutting-edge light-emitting technologies.
Join OPEG for advanced research
Starting in 2024, OPEG is hiring 3 new Ph.D. students in the framework of our new ERC Advanced Grant.
Join us now!
Welcome William!
William joins us as a Master student on the quest to develop tomorrow's sustainable light sources.
Dr. Anton Kirch receives Dresden Dissertation Price
For his dissertation "Charge-carrier dynamics in organic LEDs", Dr. Anton Kirch was awarded the Dresden Dissertation Price in Physics 2023.
ERC Advanced Grant
Professor Ludvig Edman has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for the development of sustainable light-emitting devices.
Welcome Kumar!
M.Sc. Kumar Saumya has joined us in March as a PhD student focusing on flexible and transparent LECs.
New tool for finding green solvents for printed electronics
Researchers at Umeå University have developed an open web tool for the facile identification of green solvents for sustainable printed electronics.
Welcome Thushar!
Thushar Mahabaleshwar is joining OPEG as a Ph.D. student. He will focus on the development of sustainable LECs.
OPEG startup on the
IVA's 100 list 2023
LunaLEC develops flexible and environmentally friendly light sources from organic materials.
Congrats to
Dr. Etienne Auroux
Etienne Auroux successfully defended his thesis on "Solution-processed light-emitting electrochemical cells" on April 26, 2023
New tool for finding green solvents for printed electronics
Researchers at Umeå University have developed an open web tool for the facile identification of green solvents for sustainable printed electronics.
Disc-golf turnament
OPEG has successfully competed in the annual physics disc golf competition on Mariehemsängarna, Umeå.
Researchers design flexible LEC components for efficient light emission
Researchers from Umeå University and Uppsala University have developed a new method to control the light emission of LEC.
Get Informed about Christmas light (swedish)
Advent stars, candlesticks and string lights light up in December. The home immediately becomes more cozy. But the coziness has its price, is it worth it and can LEC be the Christmas lights of the future?
Get Informed about Christmas light (swedish)
Advent stars, candlesticks and string lights light up in December. The home immediately becomes more cozy. But the coziness has its price, is it worth it and can LEC be the Christmas lights of the future?