2026 Ford Motor Company Distinguished Lecture in Physics | Organic Semiconductors – From OLED displays to new applications

Lecture Abstract: Organic molecules with semiconducting properties are now used as the light-emitting diodes, LEDs, in organic LEDdisplays. These are now the dominant technologies for high-performance displays used in smartphones and televisions, but their potential applications are far broader, from solar cells to printable electronics to bio-interfaces. I will describe some of the journey from early discoveries to practical display technology, and outline some of our current research on the new phenomena these materials can exhibit, including their use as optically-accessed quantum sensors.

Find out more about Professor Richard Friend by visiting our Ford Lecture event page at https://myumi.ch/g35nR.

This lecture will be held in person and livestreamed: https://youtu.be/P6lg1HTqkW8