Solvay’s $3 million OLED boost
The Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics and Solvay have announced a $3 million deal for OLED research.

Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE) and
have announced a $3 million deal for OLED research.
Solvay, an international chemical and pharmaceutical group headquartered in
"Solvay’s partnership represents a substantial investment in Georgia Tech and signifies the company’s confidence in Georgia Tech’s ability to provide end-to-end resources encompassing modelling, synthesis, fabrication and testing,” said Seth Marder, director of COPE.
Solvay’s commitment to Georgia Tech will help fund research in OLEDs, thin-films of organic molecules that give off light when electricity is applied. OLEDs could be used in everything from television and computer monitors to household lighting to handheld computing devices, such as MP3 players and personal digital assistants (PDAs).
COPE has already developed a material platform for OLEDs that may be deposited over large areas by ink-jet printing and patterned using standard photolithography. Georgia Tech researchers have found that exposing the material to ultraviolet light leads to hardened materials that are insoluble and maintain stability under high temperatures. This allows researchers to build a multi-layered solid-state device from liquid materials.
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