Institute for Applied Photophysics Dresden
| Institute for Applied Photophysics | |
|---|---|
| Category: | University institute |
| Carrier: | Technical University Dresden |
| Facility location: | Dresden |
| Type of research: | Applied basic research |
| Subjects: | physics |
| Areas of expertise: | Solid state physics |
| Basic funding: | Free State of Saxony |
| Management: | Karl Leo |
| Homepage: | www.iapp.de |
The Dresden Institute for Applied Photophysics (IAPP) is part of the Institute for Applied Physics of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the Technical University of Dresden . Founded as the Scientific Photographical Institute in 1908 by Robert Luther , the institute celebrated its centenary in 2008. The institute houses the historical teaching museum for photography founded by Hermann Krone .
In addition to teaching, research on organic optoelectronics , nano-optics and semiconductor spectroscopy takes place at the institute . The current director of the institute is Karl Leo .
Achievements and Awards
In the 1990s, the doping of organic semiconductors with the help of organic molecules was developed at the IAPP . The pin concept is based on this, in which doped layers are used as injection layers in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) or extraction layers in organic solar cells . With the help of this concept, the IAPP has achieved many successes in the efficiency of OLEDs and organic solar cells. In the years 2008–2011, several world records were set for organic solar cells.
In December 2011, institute director Karl Leo received the German President's Prize for the Future together with Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth ( Novaled ) and Martin Pfeiffer ( Heliatek ) . This honored achievements that are largely based on the work of the IAPP, namely the development of efficient organic solar cells and light-emitting diodes based on organic molecules, including molecular doping.
organization
Three professorships are based at the institute, on the one hand the professorship “Optoelectronics” under the direction of Karl Leo . Here, research is mainly into organic light-emitting diodes and solar cells, but also in the field of spectroscopy, deposition of organic-inorganic mixed layers, encapsulation and, more recently, in the field of organic transistors. A second chair “Photophysics / Nano-Optics” under the direction of Lukas Eng deals with multiferroic materials and nanostructures that are examined and manipulated with the aid of scanning probe techniques. The third professorship “Semiconductor Spectroscopy” is held by Manfred Helm , who has also been Director of the Institute for Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research at the Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf since 2000 . Since 2011 there has been a junior professorship "Organic Semiconductors" at the IAPP, which was filled in May 2013 by Sebastian Reineke. Malte Gather previously held this position.
history
- 1908 Founded as the Scientific Photography Institute Dresden (Head: Robert Thomas Dietrich Luther )
- 1946 resumption of teaching after the Second World War
- 1969 Conversion to the photophysics science area
- Since 1992 Institute for Applied Photophysics
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Konrad Lindner: Van Gogh of organic molecules. Dresden photophysicists create magic colors. Deutschlandradio Kultur , December 18, 2011, accessed on December 4, 2013 .
- ↑ "Best research cell efficiencies" ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. chart by NREL . The contributions of the IAPP are listed there as "Univ. Dresden" and Heliatek (records in cooperation with Heliatek).
Coordinates: 51 ° 1 ′ 46.8 " N , 13 ° 43 ′ 44.3" E