Organic nanoelectronics

Organic nano electronics

Our focus is on creating innovative materials and devices that utilize ion-electron coupling to enhance the capabilities of future electronics.

The Organic Nanoelectronics group (ONE) specializes in creating and studying new multifunctional materials for various purposes, primarily in electronics and energy harvesting. Our group envisions a world where electronic components are seamlessly integrated into everyday objects and even the human body, constantly monitoring our health and transforming the way we interact and communicate with our surroundings. To achieve this, we focus on developing novel functional materials and devices with ion-electron coupled functionalities.

Our research is interdisciplinary, combining chemistry, physics, materials science, and device engineering. In our group, students and postdoctoral fellows can receive training in a wide range of areas, such as polymer synthesis, surface chemistry, printing, device fabrication, and the use of advanced techniques to analyze physical properties.

Our goal is to foster a research environment that promotes creativity and innovation. We focus on advancing the boundaries of polymer electronics and contributing to the development of transformative technologies that will shape a connected future.

Group members

News

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Prestigious chemistry award to Simone Fabiano

This year’s Göran Gustafsson Prize in Chemistry is awarded to LiU Professor Simone Fabiano. His research focuses on organic semiconductors and how so‑called doping can improve conductivity and yield new properties.

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New master’s programmes in world-leading materials science

Linköping University is one of the world’s leading universities in materials science. The autumn of 2026 will see the launch of two new master’s programmes in this field. The students can look forward to an excellent labour market.

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Plastic nerve cells become more advanced – and simpler

An artificial neuron made of conductive plastics that can perform advanced functions similar to those of biological nerve cells has been demonstrated by researchers at LiU.

Publications

2026

Giacomo Forti, Marc-Antoine Stoeckel, Yongjoon Cho, Matteo Palesati, Mark Weber, Liwei Ye, Sein Chung, Robert M. Pankow, Brendan Kerwin, Boseok Kang, Simone Fabiano, Natalie Stingelin, Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks (2026) Comparison of Direct Arylation and Zinc-Mediated Polymerizations for Naphthalenediimide-Bithiazole Polymers with Focus on Efficiency, Structure and Green Metrics Chemistry of Materials (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Tom van der Pol, Dongxun Lyu, Zoe Truyens, Vincent Lemaur, Demetra Tsokkou, Arianna Magni, Chiara Musumeci, Hanyan Wu, Junpeng Ji, David Cornil, Chiyuan Yang, Scott T. Keene, Gabriele D'Avino, Alberto Salleo, Natalie Banerji, Clare Grey, David Beljonne, Simone Fabiano (2026) Cation-polymer interactions drive water expulsion and deswelling in n-type ladder organic mixed conductors Nature Materials (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Hanyan Wu, Yingxue An, Luigi Fabiano, Qifan Li, Qingqing Wang, Feng Zhang, Wenlong Jin, Miao Xiong, Junpeng Ji, Ugo Bruno, Grzegorz Greczynski, Grazia Maria Lucia Messina, Xianjie Liu, Chiyuan Yang, Simone Fabiano (2026) Ultrafast Vertical Organic Electrochemical Transistors With Ion-Permeable Conductive Polymer Top Electrodes Advanced Materials, Article PMID 9885358 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Jennifer Gerasimov, Mary Donahue, Dace Gao, Deyu Tu, Simone Fabiano (2026) Electropolymerization of Organic Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors: Fundamentals and Applications in Bioelectronics Chemical Reviews, Vol. 126, p. 28-79 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI

2025

Ali Solgi, Yeohoon Yoon, Jun-Da Huang, Simone Fabiano, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann (2025) Fully Inkjet-Printed Organic Electrochemical Transistors: A Path Toward All-Organic Electronics Advanced Materials Technologies (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Filippo Bonafe, Junpeng Ji, Simone Fabiano, Beatrice Fraboni, Tobias Cramer (2025) Investigation of Transport in OECTs with Electrochemical Strain Wave Microscopy Small, Vol. 21, Article e10345 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Yuning Li, Simone Fabiano, Oana D. Jurchescu (2025) Transport in organic and hybrid semiconductors Journal of Materials Chemistry C (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Xiangyu Wang, Hao Jiang, Haoyu Wang, Weichu Chen, Ruizhe Wang, Yueheng Zhong, Zhen Tang, Zhu Chen, Hongxiang Li, Xiaozheng Duan, Chiyuan Yang, Liang-Wen Feng, Hengda Sun, Hongzhi Wang, Simone Fabiano, Meifang Zhu, Gang Wang (2025) Shear-Intensified Hybridization of Conjugated Polymer Fibers for Organic Electrochemical Transistors Advanced Functional Materials, Article e15197 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Hao Jiang, Chiyuan Yang, Deyu Tu, Yueheng Zhong, Zhu Chen, Wei Huang, Liang-Wen Feng, Hengda Sun, Christian Mueller, Antonio Facchetti, Hongzhi Wang, Simone Fabiano, Gang Wang (2025) Shear-enhanced liquid-crystal spinning of conjugated polymer fibers NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW, Vol. 12, Article nwaf331 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Miao Xiong, Chiyuan Yang, Junpeng Ji, April S. Caravaca, Qi Guo, Qifan Li, Mary Donahue, Dace Gao, Hanyan Wu, Adam Marks, Yincai Xu, Deyu Tu, Iain McCulloch, Peder S. Olofsson, Simone Fabiano (2025) A Photo-Patternable Solid-State Electrolyte for High-Performance, Miniaturized, and Implantable Organic Electrochemical Transistor-Based Circuits Advanced Materials, Vol. 37, Article e09314 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Harikesh Padinhare, Dace Gao, Hanyan Wu, Chiyuan Yang, Deyu Tu, Simone Fabiano (2025) Single organic electrochemical neuron capable of anticoincidence detection Science Advances, Vol. 11, Article eadv3194 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Dominik Stegerer, Tiefeng Liu, Miao Xiong, Hanyan Wu, Min Gyu Kang, Han Young Woo, Simone Fabiano, Michael Sommer (2025) Molar Mass Improves the Performance of n-Type Organic Electrochemical Transistors Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 37, p. 5226-5233 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Dace Gao, Tom van der Pol, Chiara Musumeci, Deyu Tu, Simone Fabiano (2025) Organic Mixed Conductors for Neural Biomimicry and Biointerfacing ANNUAL REVIEW OF CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING, Vol. 16, p. 293-320 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Olivier Bardagot, Pablo Durand, Shubhradip Guchait, Hanyan Wu, Isabelle Heinzen, Wissal Errafi, Victor Bouylout, Alessandra Pistillo, Chiyuan Yang, Gonzague Rebetez, Priscila Cavassin, Badr Jismy, Julien Rehault, Simone Fabiano, Martin Brinkmann, Nicolas Leclerc, Natalie Banerji (2025) Over Tenfold Increase in Current Amplification Due to Anisotropic Polymer Chain Alignment in Organic Electrochemical Transistors Advanced Materials, Vol. 37, Article 2420323 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Tero-Petri Ruoko, Marc-Antoine Stoeckel, Rakesh Puttreddy, Chiyuan Yang, Silan Zhang, Ziang Wu, Nuno R. Candeias, Paolo Samori, Han Young Woo, Simone Fabiano, Arri Priimagi (2025) Halogen Bonding as a Tool to Control Morphology and Charge Transport in Organic Semiconductors Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 64, Article e202424979 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

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