NEWS ARTICLES

Several news articles covering our research have appeared in recent years.

A sodium battery that can withstand hundreds of charging cycles // June 2020, Materials World magazine
One of the first prototypes using sodium in batteries that can be charged hundreds of times is being unveiled. Idha Valeur asks how it was done.
Macrocycles help create green, fast-charging batteries // June 2020, Advanced Science News
Researchers have created a fast-charging battery prototype that uses sodium instead of lithium, and macrocycles to store the chemical energy.
A way towards greener fast-charging batteries // May 2020, Tech Explorist
The prototype is one of the first to successfully use sodium in an organic battery that can be quickly charged and discharged hundreds of times without losing any capacity.
Scientists develop promising new type of polymer // January 2019, Phys.org
Scientists develop promising new type of polymers // January 2019, ScienceDaily
New PPV polymers feature improved conductivity, stability // January 2019, PlasticsToday
Researchers at Vienna’s technical university have developed a patented process to produce polyphenylene vinylene (PPV) polymers with sulfur instead of oxygen side groups. The production method reportedly is inexpensive and easily reproducible.
Scientists develop promising new type of polymers // January 2019, Nanowerk
Wiener Forscher entwickeln günstige Methode zur Herstellung organischer Polymere [German] // January 2019, derstandard.at
S-PPV-Polymere haben ein breites Anwendungsgebiet und sind nun leichter herzustellen
Vielversprechende Polymer-Sorte entwickelt [German] // January 2019, chemie.de
Neue Synthesemethode für S-PPV-Polymere patentiert
Organische Elektronik "aus dem Eintopf" [German] // March 2016, orf.at
Neben Silizium werden zunehmend auch organische Materialien für elektronische Bauteile eingesetzt. Sogenannte Cyanoarene gelten als vielversprechende Materialklasse dafür, ihre Herstellung war bisher aber sehr schwierig.
Forscher entwickeln einfaches Verfahren zu Gewinnung neuartiger Halbleiter [German] // March 2016, derstandard.at
Bisher halt die Herstellung von organischen Alternativen zu Silizium als schwierig
Organische Elektronik aus dem „Eintopf“ [German] // March 2016, diepresse.com
Herstellung gelingt mit Reaktion aus einem Gefäß.

PRESS RELEASES

New materials could make greener fast-charging batteries // May 2020, Imperial College London
Researchers have created a fast-charging battery prototype that uses sodium instead of lithium, potentially leading to more sustainable batteries.
Viennese Scientists develop promising new type of polymers // January 2019, TU Wien
S-PPV polymers are suitable for use in a wide range of applications, from solar cells through to medicine but, until recently, they were almost impossible to produce. Now, a new synthetic method has been patented.
Eintopf-Rezept für organische Elektronik [German] // March 2016, TU Wien
An der TU Wien wurde ein neues Verfahren für die Herstellung von Cyanoarenen entwickelt, die eine wichtige Rolle in der organischen Elektronik spielen.

OTHER

MSCA Fellow of the Week // July 2020, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Personal profile in Austrian regional newspaper [German, print] // January 2019, Vorarlberger Nachrichten
Regular lab tours for students from local schools // TU Wien
Showing the working life of researchers in chemistry and answering questions about the Bachelor programme at TU Wien