Ciba and Max Planck develop materials for printable organic electronics
Switzerland-based Ciba Specialty Chemicals and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in
Director at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Professor Gerhard Wegner said, “With this partnership, we want to take a major step to bridge the gap between potential and real application of conductive polymers in an important application area.”
Polymers have long been known as insulators. Only after the discovery and development of their conductive and semiconductive capabilities did organic electronic applications become feasible in thin, light, flexible and extremely inexpensive formats. The advantage of polymers lies in their comparatively simple and low-cost processability. Electroconductive polymers are already used in display and solar technology as well as in sensors. The market potential of their use in simple plastic electronic systems such as RFID tags, low-cost biomedical sensors, data storage and consumer products is also substantial.
In the area of electronic materials, Ciba Specialty Chemicals develops, produces and markets advanced functional materials, including pigments, dyes, photoinitiators and light stabilisers for display, information storage and microelectronics applications.
