Bridget Klebaur 10.14.13
cynora’s CEO Dr. Thomas Baumann reported on the specific OLED emitter systems of cynora GmbH to an international audience on Aug. 25 at the SPIE Optics & Photonics Conference in San Diego, CA. SPIE is an international society that promotes an interdisciplinary approach to the study and application of light.
The key point of the talk was the development of OLED lighting materials based on copper. This starting material is, in comparison to commonly used iridium and platinum compounds, readily available and thus ideally suited for mass production of OLEDs. The adaptation of these materials for printing processes allow for a more cost-efficient production of OLED devices.
"Our copper-based materials stabilize themselves within the layer during the printing process, so that multilayer systems from solution become possible. This is positive for the efficiency and the lifetime of the devices," Dr. Baumann said.
Dr. Baumann has been a co-CEO of cynora since 2008 and manages the company’s R&D and IP department. Prior to this position, he worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge, UK. For his undergraduate education he studied chemistry at the University of Bayreuth and the University of California. Dr. Baumann completed his doctorate in 2007 at the University of Karlsruhe (now known as KIT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology). During this time he was also a guest scientist at the University of Wisconsin.
The key point of the talk was the development of OLED lighting materials based on copper. This starting material is, in comparison to commonly used iridium and platinum compounds, readily available and thus ideally suited for mass production of OLEDs. The adaptation of these materials for printing processes allow for a more cost-efficient production of OLED devices.
"Our copper-based materials stabilize themselves within the layer during the printing process, so that multilayer systems from solution become possible. This is positive for the efficiency and the lifetime of the devices," Dr. Baumann said.
Dr. Baumann has been a co-CEO of cynora since 2008 and manages the company’s R&D and IP department. Prior to this position, he worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge, UK. For his undergraduate education he studied chemistry at the University of Bayreuth and the University of California. Dr. Baumann completed his doctorate in 2007 at the University of Karlsruhe (now known as KIT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology). During this time he was also a guest scientist at the University of Wisconsin.