Our research focuses on designing and exploring new ideas and concepts for functional p-conjugated molecules, macromolecules, nanostructures, and materials that may find application in advanced technological applications such as transistors, data storage, light-emitting diodes and photovoltaic cells. In addition to these intriguing future applications in the area of electrical, optical and magnetic devices, these molecules and their assemblies pose new challenges to chemistry and physics in which miniaturization of devices to a nanoscopic and possibly molecular level is an appealing goal

In our research we combine synthetic organic and polymer chemistry with advanced optical spectroscopy, electrochemistry, electron spin resonance, morphological characterization and the preparation of prototype devices to accomplish these goals. In exploring new functional materials we work along the line molecule-macromolecule-material-device with the idea that ultimately control on every length scale and every interface is required to reach the intrinsic limits of the special properties of functional molecular and polymer materials.