Seminar of the Department of Condensed Matter Physics: Esther Barrena
Seminar of the Department of Condensed Matter Physics: “Interfacial phenomenain organic semiconductor films” – Friday 22th March
On 22nd March 2024 a new session of the Seminars of the Department of Condensed Matter Physics of the University of Zaragoza will be held, with Esther Barrena, from the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona, CSIC, who will give a lecture entitled: “Interfacial phenomena in organic semiconductor films”.
The session will take place at 12:30 in the Sala de Grados of the Faculty of Science, University of Zaragoza.
Summary of the conference: For organic semiconductors (OSCs), thin-film and interface properties are among the most prominent aspects with regard to the overall performance of organic electronic devices.The talk explores the complexities of small-molecule organic semiconductors at interfaces, delving into molecular doping, chemical stability, polymorphism and structural dynamics.The findings not only contribute to the fundamental knowledge of organic semiconductor interfaces but also offer practical insights for overcoming existing challenges in the field.
Summary of her CV: PhD in Physics (2001, ICMM-CSIC). From 2002 until 2008, Esther Barrena was the group leader and responsible of the organic group at the Max-Planck-Institute for Metal Research in Stuttgart, focusing on investigation of the film formation of polymers solar cells by real-time x-ray diffraction. At the end of 2009, she joined the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) as CSIC tenured scientist. Her research addresses fundamental interface properties of organic films in devices, such organic field transistors and photovoltaics by means of real-time studies by x-ray diffraction and advanced scanning probe microscopy methods.
The series of Seminars of the Department of Condensed Matter Physics has the collaboration of the Aragon Nanoscience and Materials Institute, INMA, a joint institute of the CSIC and the University of Zaragoza, and the Faculty of Sciences, University of Zaragoza.
