Transcript Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Information Session
Brussels, 16 June 2016
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Intra-European
Fellowship: my BEST experience
Gabriele D’Avino
Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials
University of Mons, Belgium
Bridging length and timescales of
Electronic processes in organic
SemiconducTor devices (BEST)
 Low cost
 Lightweight
 Flexibility
 Tunability
 Performances
 Stability
Applications:
 Light Emitting Diodes
 Field Effect Transistors
 Solar Cells
 Switches, memories,
sensors, etc…
Bridging length and timescales of
Electronic processes in organic
SemiconducTor devices (BEST)
Materials science
Computer
science
Theoretical
chemistry
Condensed
matter physics
Time scale
Multiscale Modelling
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Length scale
nm
μm
mm
m
BEST project structure
Three case studies:
 Organic photovoltaics
 Molecular doping
 Singlet exciton fission
Four work packages:
Host: UMons, Laboratory for
Chemistry of Novel Materials
University of Mons
 ~7000 students across 40 nationalities
 ~1.200 staff members (teaching, research, etc…)
 40+ degree courses
 ~90 research groups
 3 research centres, 10 research institutes, ~12 spin-offs
Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials
 Scientist in Charge: Dr. David Beljonne
 Excellence in organic functional material
 40 researchers (7 permanent staff, 20 post-docs, 10
graduate students and 3 technical staff)
 Track-record with EU research projects
Host: Umons, Laboratory for
Chemistry of Novel Materials
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Organic solar cells
device scale
Voc
 How charges dissociate efficiently leading
to high photocurrents
 Structure-property relationships at
molecular and supramolecular level
 Design principles for improved materials
molecular scale
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Tips for applicants: Research topic
What I would
like to work on
Research
Topic
What is timely
and relevant
Example: electrical doping of organic semiconductors
Relevance:
 In your field
 Scientific community
 Society
MSC IF are bottom-up
calls but…
The introduction of dopant impurities into an organic semiconductor
enhances its electrical properties but this is not adequately understood. In
this project I propose…
The possibility to control the electrical properties of semiconducting
materials upon introducing controlled quantities of dopant impurities has
been a major driver of today’s IT-based society. The ubiquitous diffusion of
cheap, lightweight and flexible organic electronic devices is hampered by
the lack of an adequate comprehension of the effect of doping on materials.
In this project I propose…
Tips for applicants
 Be recognizable: keywords in title
 Write for a generic scientific audience
 Start with advance and from easy
parts
 Be realistic: Reviewers have a skeptical
attitude!
 Do not overlook any part of the
proposal!
Weights:
 S&T quality 25%
 Training 15%
 Researcher 25%
 Implementation 15%
 Impact 20%
Tips for applicants
Choosing a good Host
 Synergistic interaction
 Scientific and training quality
 Mutual respect (independence)
 Support with the proposal and during the project
 Someone you are willing to work with
Career perspectives
 Where do I want to go?
 Where the MSC-IF will bring me?
MSC IF
 How this comply to my long term goal?
Today
Tomorrow
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Information Session
Brussels, 16 June 2016
Good luck with your proposal!
Marie Curie IEF Fellowship
Project “BEST”