Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology
| Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP |
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| Category: | research Institute |
| Carrier: | Fraunhofer Society |
| Legal form of the carrier: | Registered association |
| Seat of the wearer: | Munich |
| Facility location: | Dresden |
| Type of research: | Applied research |
| Subjects: | Engineering |
| Areas of expertise: | Materials science , thin film technology |
| Basic funding: | Federal government (90%), states (10%) |
| Management: | Volker Kirchhoff (acting institute director) |
| Employee: | 252 |
| Homepage: | www.fep.fraunhofer.de |
The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (FEP), also known as “Fraunhofer FEP” for short, is an institution of the Fraunhofer Society . The institute is based in Dresden , and its activities are related to applied research and development in engineering in the field of materials science . Fraunhofer FEP is a member of the Fraunhofer Group for Light & Surfaces, to which six Fraunhofer institutes belong.
history
The institute was formed in 1991 under the direction of Siegfried Schiller from working groups of the former Manfred von Ardenne research institute in Dresden. In this forerunner institute, thin-film technologies have already been developed, tested and made ready for use, which are still part of the tasks of the Fraunhofer FEP today. In 1973 the “Manfred von Ardenne Research Institute” delivered the first system for vacuum coating architectural glass.
In 2016/17, the FEP succeeded for the first time in producing OLED electrodes from graphene . The process was developed and optimized in the EU-funded project “Gladiator” (Graphene Layers: Production, Characterization and Integration) together with partners from industry and research.
Research and Development
Thin-film technology is an important main area of work at Fraunhofer FEP . This includes the coating of panels, strips and components made of different materials with different layers or layer systems such as B. Special layers for displays and forgery-proof labels. A second field of work is electron beam technology . The electron beam is used as a precise tool to weld, vaporize or modify metals in the surface layer.
The institute is divided into six different business areas:
- Coating of flat substrates:
Here solutions for the coating of flat substrates with optical layers and layer systems by means of pulse magnetron sputtering (PMS) are developed. - Coating of flexible products:
Surface finishing of plastic films and other flexible materials with thin layers enables the use of these materials in a variety of innovative products. - Coating of plates and metallic strips:
This work area deals with the large-area vacuum coating of metallic plates and strips with high separation rates. - Electron beam processes:
Electron beams are used as tools for thermal processes (welding, hardening, structuring, evaporation) and non-thermal processes ( polymer modification , sterilization , disinfection ). - Coating of components:
Coating of 3D substrates made of metallic, ceramic or plastic materials. - Precision
coating : Coating of components with multifunctional coating systems for products in the optics, electronics, sensor technology, storage media, bio and medical technology industries.
Cooperations
There are various collaborations with Saxon universities and technical colleges as well as research institutions , for example with the Technical University of Dresden , the Technical University of Chemnitz , the West Saxon University of Zwickau , the University of Applied Sciences Dresden and the Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research Dresden (IPF).
Since 2005 the institute has been a member of the Competence Network Industrial Plasma Surface Technology (INPLAS) , which includes a number of internationally renowned companies as well as the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), the Research Center Dresden-Rossendorf (FZD) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Layer and Surface Technology (IST), the University of Applied Science and Art (HAWK), the Institute for Surface Technology at the TU Braunschweig, the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Research and Technology (INP) and the Institute for Surface Technology in Mechanical Engineering (IOT) of RWTH Aachen .
The aim of the competence network is to secure and expand the leading global position of German companies and research institutions in plasma surface technology. In 2006 the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology accepted the INPLAS competence network into the “Club of the Best” networks in Germany.
The institute is also a member of the Fraunhofer Group for Light & Surfaces . In this group, the competencies of six Fraunhofer institutes are coordinated in order to guarantee a permanent, fast and flexible adaptation of the research work to the rapid technological progress in all application areas.
Within Dresden, Fraunhofer FEP is a member of the DRESDEN-concept science association , in which other Fraunhofer institutes and institutes from other disciplines as well as the TU Dresden and other universities are organized.
Infrastructure
Around 252 employees work at the institute, two thirds of them scientists and one third technical staff. There are also a number of doctoral students, diploma students and research assistants.
The operating budget of Fraunhofer FEP in the 2011 financial year was 15.9 million euros. About 20% of these came from the basic funding, 90% of which is financed from federal funds and 10% from state funds. The income from contract research by industry amounted to 5.6 million euros.
The Fraunhofer FEP is headed by Volker Kirchhoff.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ New high-tech material: Milestone in graphene production - press release from FEP. fep.fraunhofer.de, January 3, 2017, accessed on January 8, 2017 .
- ↑ DRESDEN-concept.de: Partner of DRESDEN-concept.de. Retrieved February 13, 2019 .
- ↑ www.fep.fraunhofer.de: Memberships and cooperations. Retrieved February 13, 2019 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 1 ′ 47.4 " N , 13 ° 46 ′ 53.1" E