Prof. Dr. Jean-Luc Bredas

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsSolid State and Surface Physical Chemistry, Material Characterisation
KeywordsFundamentals of charge transport, Density functional theory, Excited states processes in organic materials, π-conjugated polymer, oligomer or molecular materi

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityTucson
InstitutionUniversity of Arizona
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Matthias SchefflerFritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2020

Program(s)

2019Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Bredas is well-known internationally for his important contributions to the field of organic semiconductors, combining different methodologies from theoretical chemistry. During his stay in Germany, he focuses on improving the fundamental understanding of hybrid inorganic/organic systems to enable developing next-generation (opto)electronic devices with superior functionality and efficiency.