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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Scientists mimic heart muscle cells with conductive plastic

For the first time, scientists have succeeded in artificially mimicking the ion signalling of heart muscle cells. To succeed, researchers at LiU have used organic electronics. The findings open up for new types of implants and sensors.

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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.

Publications

2026

Ugo Bruno, Matteo Farronato, Alberto Salleo, Simone Fabiano, Francesca Santoro (2026) Figures of merit for neuromorphic devices through biological emulation efficacy NATURE REVIEWS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (Article, review/survey) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44287-026-00321-7
Fabio Cicoira, Magnus Berggren, Erica Colaprico, Reverant Crispin, Isak Engquist, Drew Evans, Simone Fabiano, Jiaxin Fan, Zijing Guo, Guoying Gu, Amali G. Guruge, Ryohei Ikeda, Magnus Jonsson, Laure V Kayser, Sadaf Khoomortezaei, Chi-hyeong Kim, Jinsil Kim, Jeonghun Kwak, Renee Kroon, Junghyun Lee, Jinhao Li, Baoyang Lu, George G. Malliaras, David C. Martin, Masakazu Mukaida, Tatsuya Miyamoto, Stephen J. K. O'Neill, Hiroshi Okamoto, Tetsu Sato, Oren A. Scherman, Alexandra Sandéhn, Daniel Simon, Jeong Han Song, Eleni Stavrinidou, Jun Takeya, Jadranka Travas-Sejdic, Alessandro Troisi, Klas Tybrandt, Qingshuo Wei, Meijing Wang, Shun Watanabe, Yuhang Wu, Bicheng Zhu, Igor Zozoulenko (2026) The 2025 PEDOT roadmap FLEXIBLE AND PRINTED ELECTRONICS, Vol. 11, Article 032501 (Article, review/survey) https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2058-8585/ae81bf
Sen Zhang, Bingjun Wang, Nicholas Siemons, Iona Anderson, Shijie Wang, Yuxin Kong, Jin-Ting Ye, Xian-Kai Chen, Minning Wang, Xiao Yu, Chiyuan Yang, Yuxiang Li, Simone Fabiano, Jenny Nelson, Wei Ma (2026) Delayed cation dynamics enables dual-doped organic electrochemical transistors with high current sensitivity Nature Communications, Vol. 17, Article 7029 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-73762-1
Jichen Lv, Annapia Fratepietro, Ming Shao, Simone Fabiano, Xugang Guo, Antonio Facchetti (2026) Synthesis and applications of conductive polymers NATURE REVIEWS METHODS PRIMERS, Vol. 6, Article 50 (Article, review/survey) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43586-026-00501-7
Dace Gao, Junpeng Ji, Simone De Pra, Miao Xiong, Wenlong Jin, Ugo Bruno, Hanyan Wu, Aleksandr Khudiakov, Andreas W. Erhardt, Chiyuan Yang, Peter J. Schwartz, Luca Sala, Iain McCulloch, Adrica Kyndiah, Mario Caironi, Magnus Berggren, Deyu Tu, Simone Fabiano (2026) An organic artificial cardiomyocyte Nature Communications, Vol. 17, Article 4181 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-72584-5
Haoyu Zheng, Ruizhe Wang, Hengyi Ma, Xiang Li, Gang Ye, Yuanchun Zhao, Ping Zhang, Gang Wang, Hengda Sun, Yongri Liang, Simone Fabiano, Kai Xu (2026) Multimodal operando characterization unravels polaron accumulation and ion dynamics in high-stability ambipolar OECTs Science Advances, Vol. 12, Article eaea9786 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aea9786
Tiefeng Liu, Zesheng Liu, Ihor Sahalianov, Qiao He, Sang Young Jeong, Huotian Zhang, Qifan Li, Chiyuan Yang, Junpeng Ji, Lize Bynens, Wouter Maes, Feng Gao, Han Young Woo, Martin Heeney, Glib Baryshnikov, Mats Fahlman, Simone Fabiano (2026) Counterion-Controlled Photocatalytic Doping of Organic Semiconductors Advanced Materials, Vol. 38, Article e72947 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.72947
Hao Jiang, Chiyuan Yang, Chengyang Du, Yueheng Zhong, Ruizhe Wang, Zhu Chen, Liang-Wen Feng, Jiangang Chen, Hengda Sun, Simone Fabiano, Hongzhi Wang, Gang Wang (2026) Ambipolar Bulk Heterojunction Semiconductor Fibers for High-Performance Neuromorphic Systems ACS Nano, Vol. 20, p. 11652-11661 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c19192
Tiefeng Liu, Matilde Silveri, Zesheng Liu, Sang Young Jeong, Qiao He, Giannis G. Gkikas, Wenlong Jin, Chiyuan Yang, Tom van der Pol, Feng Zhang, Christina Kousseff, Anna Martinelli, Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney, Han Young Woo, Alessandro Motta, Mats Fahlman, Simone Fabiano (2026) Gold-activated persulfate p-doping of organic semiconductors Nature Materials (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02547-0
Qifan Li, Tiefeng Liu, Jun-Da Huang, Ze-Fan Yao, Dace Gao, Qingqing Wang, Junpeng Ji, Miao Xiong, Xianjie Liu, Sang Young Jeong, Min Gyu Kang, Hanyan Wu, Chiyuan Yang, Han Young Woo, Mats Fahlman, Simone Fabiano (2026) A water-processable n-type polymeric ink with conductivities exceeding 1,000 S cm-1 Matter, Vol. 9, Article 102599 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102599
Tom van der Pol, Simone Fabiano (2026) How ions squeeze water out of n-type ladder organic mixed conductors Nature Materials (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02490-0
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) https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c02353
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) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02478-2
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) https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202518126
Ali Solgi, Yeohoon Yoon, Jun-Da Huang, Simone Fabiano, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann (2026) Fully Inkjet-Printed Organic Electrochemical Transistors: A Path Toward All-Organic Electronics Advanced Materials Technologies, Vol. 11, Article e01582 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/admt.202501582

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