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Semiconducting MOFs from Bulk Materials to Printed Devices

Forschungsthema/Bereich
Printed Electronics
Typ der Abschlussarbeit
Bachelor / Master
Startzeitpunkt
-
Bewerbungsschluss
31.08.2026
Dauer der Arbeit
3 to 6 Months

Beschreibung

Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are microporous crystalline coordination polymers with the largest surface area of any materials known. MOFs, as unique class of porous systems have been recognised by prestigious Nobel Prize 2025. Owing to their ultrahigh (Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) ≥ 6000 m2 g–1) surface areas with permanent porosity, tunable pore sizes, and chemical diversity, these materials show tremendous properties for diverse applications. In this vein, translation of MOFs from research to industry remains constrained, in part due to difficulties in shaping and processing the polycrystalline powders. Additive manufacturing offers a powerful and versatile approach to shape MOFs into targeted forms with well reserved intrinsic functions. Efficient methods to deposit MOFs are needed to integrate these microporous materials into printed electronic devices.

Research Vision:
This research aims to bridge the gap between bulk semiconducting MOFs and printed electronic devices. The central challenge is to retain the electrical conductivity of materials during ink formulation, particle processing, and printing, where conductive pathways may be disrupted. The project will develop processing and printing strategies that preserve conductivity while enabling scalable device fabrication.

Target Material: TCNQ@HKUST-1
Reference: Tunable Electrical conductivity in Metal-Organic Framework Thin-Film Devices (DOI: 10.1126/science.1246738)

Voraussetzung

Voraussetzungen an Studierende
  • Background in Material Science, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering

Studiengangsbereiche
  • Ingenieurwissenschaften
    Materialwissenschaft & Werkstofftechnik
  • Naturwissenschaften und Technik
    Chemie


Betreuung

Titel, Vorname, Name
Dr, Salma, Begum
Organisationseinheit
Institute of Nanotechnology - KIT Campus North
E-Mail Adresse
salma.begum@kit.edu
Link zur eigenen Homepage/Personenseite
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