Molecular Semiconductors β From OLED displays to solar cells to quantum sensors
- π€ Speaker: Prof. Sir Richard Friend FRS (Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge) π Website
- π Date & Time: Thursday 06 November 2025, 19:00 - 20:00
- π Venue: Wolfson Lecture Theatre Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry
Abstract
Organic molecules with semiconducting properties are now used as the light-emitting diodes, LEDs, in organic LED displays – the dominant technology for the high-performance displays used in smartphones and in televisions. I will describe some of our journey from early discoveries to practical display technology. I will outline some of our current research on some new phenomena that these materials can show. I will highlight our current work on molecules with net spin, where we can couple photons to spin quantum states, enabling (we hope) a new generation of quantum sensors that can be directly used in biomedical applications.
Series This talk is part of the Cambridge University Physics Society (CUPS) 2025-2026 Talks series.
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Prof. Sir Richard Friend FRS (Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge) 
Thursday 06 November 2025, 19:00-20:00