Training & events

Our ESRs have access to a series of short introductory lessons, providing basic knowledge on organic thermoelectrics and related topics, facilitating the access to the highly interdisciplinary research topics of HORATES.

7 Dec 2021 (15:30-16:15)

• Michael Sommer on “Synthesis of conjugated polymers for organic electronics”

11 Jan 2022 (15:30-16:30)

• Martin Brinkmann on “Investigating the structure and morphology in polymer semiconductors by transmission electron microscopy”

12 Jan 2022 (9:30-11:30)

• Igor Zozoulenko on “Conducting polymers for thermoelectric applications: electronic, transport and thermoelectric properties”

8 Feb 2022 (15:30-17:00)

• Riccardo Rurali on “Fundamentals of heat transport, basic ideas, different transport regimes, role of interfaces (boundary resistance, nanowires, etc)”
• Sebastian Reparaz on “State of the art techniques to measure thermal properties”
• Mariono Campy on “Thermal conductivity of polymers (linking with the two seminars above)”

8 Mar 2022 (15:30-17:00)

• Mario Caironi on “Introduction to printed electronics and printed OTEGs”
• Christian Melzer on “Functional printing”

5 Apr 2022 (15:30-17:00)

• Simone Fabiano on “Doping mechanisms in polymers (focused on n-type)”
• Ana Moya Lara on “The potential of printed electronics for Point of Need applications”

6 Sep 2022 (10:00-11:30)

• Michael Sommer on “Synthesis and characterization ofconjugated polymers exemplified bynaphthalene diimide bithiophenecopolymers (PNDIT2)”

6 Oct 2022 (14:00-15:30)

• Jana Zaumseil on “Data Visualisation”

29 Nov 2022 (14:00-15:30)

• Mariano Campoy-Quiles on “High throughput screening of materials”

6 Dec 2022 (15:30-17:00)

• Martijn Kemerink on “The Peer-Review Process”

7 Feb 2023 (15:30-17:00)

• Jan Anton Koster on “What’s it like to be a PI”