Mission

The Theme-Based Research Scheme Project on "Challenges in Organic Photo-Voltaics and Light Emitting Diodes – A Concerted Multi-Disciplinary and Multi-Institutional Effort" is dedicated to bring together multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional efforts from the areas of chemistry, physics, materials science and engineering towards developing novel materials and technologies for emerging OLED and OPV fields. In addition, this project aims to address some of the grand challenges in energy-related issues with particular emphasis towards the development of clean renewable energy and sustainable environment.

Goals

• Develop new patentable materials for emerging OLED and OPV fields
• Provide new knowledge in the chemistry and device engineering for the performance enhancement of OLEDs and OPVs
• Accelerate and foster multi-disciplinary research collaboration among different research fields
• Create national- and Hong Kong-owned intellectual rights and patents and provide knowledge and technology transfer to research community
• Educate students in the science and technology of OLEDs and OPVs and their relevance to energy and the environment
• Improve the image of Hong Kong as a city of high clean renewable energy and environment awareness