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We exploit and investigate the physics and chemistry of novel organic and composite materials to design and fabricate the next generation of energy devices.

Imagine a flexible module capable of converting waste heat into electricity, whether the surface it's attached to is flat or curved. This module can also generate heating or cooling from electricity.

We use organic polymer and molecular materials to fabricate and modify electrodes and membranes, thus making use of the unique properties of such green tailor-made materials for electrochemical applications.

Do ordered polymer chains increase the conductivity of plastic? Newly developed are more conductive, but for completely different reasons – according to researchers from LiU and Stanford University, in an article in the highly ranked journal PNAS.

Many electronic materials, in particular organic ones, can be turned into inks or pastes. This opens up exciting possibilities to fabricate electronic components and circuits by common printing methods.

Dan Zhao and Simone Fabiano at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics have created a thermoelectric organic transistor. A temperature rise of a single degree is sufficient to cause a detectable current modulation in the transistor.

Researchers at the Laboratory for Organic Electronics have created a supercondenser that can be charged by the sun. It contains no expensive or hazardous materials, has patents pending, and it,s possible to manufacture it on an industrial scale.

Researchers at LiU’s Laboratory of Organic Electronics have developed power paper – a new material with an outstanding ability to store energy. The material consists of nanocellulose and a conductive polymer.

Xavier Crispin, professor of Organic Electronics at LiU, is receiving this year’s Göran Gustafsson Prize in Chemistry. The prize is one of the most coveted and prestigious among younger researchers in Sweden.

A battery made from zinc and lignin that can be used over 8000 times. This has been developed by researchers at LiU with a vision to provide a cheap and sustainable battery solution for countries where access to electricity is limited.