Partneriaeth Ymchwil a Menter Research and Enterprise Partnership

Centre for Advanced Functional Materials and Devices

D. Martin Taylor and D. Andrew Evans To be an international centre of excellence for the development, characterisation and application of advanced materials and devices

Supporting Welsh Government Priorities

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CAFMaD Research Themes Materials for Extreme Environments Photonics:

PV, OLED, Optoelectronics

Organic Electronics:

Printable Circuits

Characterisation:

Surface & Interface Properties

Expertise

Organic Synthesis Inorganic Synthesis Materials Characterisation Device Fabrication Device Characterisation Device Simulation and Modelling

For Our Future

Strategic Areas

Low Carbon Economy Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing Optoelectronics Advanced Materials Printing Technologies

Innovation

International Research Excellence Support for Welsh Companies

Skills Base

Postgraduate Training Outreach

Economic Renewal: a new direction

Materials

Oxides Disordered Materials Diamond Small Organic Molecules Polymers III/V Compounds

Skills

PG Training Photonics Academy UPSKILL

Innovation

Research Business Links A4B, KTP, TSB

World Class Facilities

Economic Renewal: a new direction:

We will build on existing centres of expertise and

specialist facilities

in Welsh Higher Education

Metrics

Refereed Journal Publications and Grant Capture against Target

250 200 150 100 Target Achievement 50 0 2007 2008 2009

Year

2010 2011 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Target Achievement 2007 2008 2009

Year

2010 2011

Canada USA Argentina Brazil France Germany Ireland Portugal Spain UK Ukraine Azerbaijan India Israel UAE Australia China Japan New Zealand Singapore South Korea Taiwan

CAFMaD’s Research Network Spans the Globe

Key Partnerships Versatile Soft X ray Beamline (VERSOX) at the Diamond Light Source (£5M)

A world leading Versatile Soft X ray Beamline at the UK’s national synchrotron science facility located at Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, pursuing an internationally competitive research programme in Soft X-ray methods (Aberystwyth, Manchester, Reading, OU, Cardiff, Liverpool, Nottingham, Johnson-Matthey, DLS)

Innovative electronic Manufacturing Research Centre (IeMRC) Flagship Grant (£1.2M)

Roll-to-roll Vacuum-deposited Carbon Based Electronics (RoVaCBE). A world leading approach to large area production of plastic electronic circuits. (Bangor, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds)

EU FP7 Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways ( €2.4M)

Modelling and optimal design of ceramic structures with defects and imperfect interfaces – INTERCER (Trento, Sacmi Imola SC, EnginSoft SpA, Aberystwyth, Liverpool)

EU Inter Reg Grant ( €1.78M)

Wales-Ireland Network for Innovative Photovoltaic Technologies – WIN-IPT (Bangor, Waterford Institute of Technology and Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating)

For our Future:

Welsh universities will be recognised as

leaders and key partners

in their fields of research

CAFMaD supports the growth of Brazilian Science

Brazilian research visitors to Bangor: Staff:

Prof N Alves, Prof J A Giacometti, Dr E M Lopes

PG Students:

A. Maciel, F P Sabina, R S Iwata

Reciprocal visits:

Prof D. M. Taylor to Sao Carlos, Presidente Prudente and Sorocaba

Publications:

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M M Ibrahim, A C Maciel, C P Watson, M-M Madec, S G Yeates and D M Taylor, 2010,

Organic Electronics

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11

, 1234-1241.

D. M. Taylor and N. Alves, 2008,

J. Appl. Phys., 103,

054509.

N. Alves and D. M. Taylor, 2008,

Appl. Phys. Lett.

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92,

103312.

Plus 6 conference presentations

For our Future:

We want research in Welsh universities to make a valuable contribution to the

wider world

CAFMaD supports Microstructure & Dynamics at Shanghai University

• CAFMaD visit to the State Key Laboratory for Metastable Materials of China • • •

CAFMaD –Shanghai partnership: £20M Centre for Studies of Micro structure and Dynamics of Materials Joint academic positions 22 research staff and students Technology transfer

Molecular quasicrystals: experiment and theory

For our Future:

We want research in Welsh universities to make a valuable contribution to the

wider world

International Conferences in Wales

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Over 100 delegates

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World’s smallest imaging device

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World’s fastest camera

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World’s largest detector For our Future:

Fostering a culture of exploration, discovery and intellectual challenge that generates

international

recognition, respect and

engagement.

Wales leads new Phase III beamline at Diamond Light Source

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Research Themes: Earth, Atmospheric and Space Science Energy and Environment Heritage Science Photonic and Electronic Materials Catalysis Pharmaceuticals and Biosciences

interstellar dust conservation plastic displays

For our Future:

Welsh universities will be recognised as

leaders

and key partners in their fields of research

ESA/NASA ExoMars Rover: Phase-B2X Design Launch 2018

Welsh robotics and optics technology in space

Credit ESA & EADS Astrium

The PanCam Calibration Target (PCT) for radiometric and geometric calibration of the PanCam instrument on the surface of Mars Panoramic Camera Instrument (PanCam) For our Future:

Welsh universities will be recognised as leaders and

key partners

in their fields of research

Supporting Welsh Business

Dyesol UK Ltd Egnitec Ltd Moorfield Associates Pinacl Solutions UK Ltd Seatechnik Scanwel Ltd SmartKem Ltd Solus Sensors Ltd Solve Metrology Tata Steel Europe View Holographics Ltd

Economic Renewal: a new direction:

‘networks and relationships with businesses are vital to

commercialise transfer technology

into those businesses’ the fruits of research and

CASE STUDY

Supporting Welsh Business

HEFCW EPSRC IeMRC A4B TSB PhD Student Colin Watson KTP Associate

Plastic Electronics Research Group

sKTP Go Wales KTP

SmartKem Ltd St Asaph

MIT Imperial College Oxford University Manchester University Leeds University Technology Transfer Company Know-How Advanced TFT technology for flexible display backplane

Economic Renewal: a new direction:

‘networks and relationships with businesses are vital to

commercialise transfer technology

into those businesses’ the fruits of research and

Higher Level Training

NUS Singapore INYS 2009 International Network for Young Scientists INYS CAFMaD and National University of Singapore ICMAT 2009, ICMAT 2011 Aberystwyth 2010 meeting industry in Singapore CAFMaD PhD students at the postgraduate forum on Organic Electronics and Photonics held in Penmaenuchaf Hall, near Dolgellau in May 2011. INYS Symposium at ICMAT11 All the student presentations are published on-line on http://www.cafmad.ac.uk/ INYS Symposium programme and speakers on ICMAT11 http://www.mrs.org.sg/icmat2011/s40.htm

For our Future:

We want this work underpinned by a strong and

dynamic postgraduate

community

Outreach

Photonics Academy for Wales @ Bangor (PAWB) Chair:

Prof Alan Shore Director: Ray Davies

Photonics Academy Summer School (PASS) UPSKILL PI: Co-I:

Prof Alan Shore Prof Andy Evans Project Officer: Ray Davies 23 high school and college students, aged 15-28, spent 4 weeks during the summer of 2011 attending the Photonics Academy Summer School in which they ‘road-tested’ the highly successful UPSKILL learning method.

PASS Students designing and soldering Optoelectronics circuits Students and Mentors at the PASS Celebration Day

Economic Renewal: a new direction:

Critically we need to interest more

young people

Wales’ potential for

economic growth

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in developing the sorts of

skills

that will develop

The Future

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Focus collaborations on 4 key themes

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Photonics

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Organic electronics Oxides and disordered materials Nanostructured materials

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Expand portfolio of research grants

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Joint proposals targeting EPSRC, STFC, EU, TSB and A4B

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Build on the ‘Green Electronics’ expansion in EE at Bangor Develop interdisciplinary links across the R&E centres

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Expand joint postgraduate activities and training by

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Identifying funding for joint PhD research projects

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Identifying funding sources for student exchange visits Building on international collaborations e.g. Brazil and China Developing the postgraduate forum into a 6-monthly series Establishing joint Masters programmes

Key Personnel Bangor

School of Electronic Engineering Prof Martin Taylor Plastic Electronics Prof Alan Shore Optoelectronics Dr Jeff Kettle Organic Photovoltaics Dr Mohammed Mabrook Organic Memory Devices School of Chemistry Prof Igor Perepichka Synthesis for OLED and OPV Dr Mike Beckett Functional Inorganic Materials Dr Greg Chass Theoretical Chemistry* Dr Lorrie Murphy Metals in Biology

* Now Head of Theoretical and Physical Chemistry at QMUL

Aberystwyth

Institute of Mathematics and Physics Prof Andy Evans Semiconductors & Interfaces Dr Chris Finlayson Semiconductors & Interfaces Dr David Langstaff Integrated Detectors Mr Matt Gunn Integrated Detectors Prof Neville Greaves Extreme Materials Dr Florian Kargl Extreme Materials* Dr Rudi Winter Materials Extreme Materials Dr Zhongfu Zhou Mathematical Modelling Dr Edwin Flikkema Mathematical Modelling

* Now Head of Metal Diffusion at DLR, K öln