The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS, together with its partners Credoxys GmbH and SweepMe! GmbH launched the publicly funded project “SMut”. The aim is to develop a novel measurement system for the precise characterization of organic thin-film materials, which is intended to set new standards in organic electronics and thin-film-based gas sensor technology.

The system consists of a base station and several sample carriers that can be loaded with sensitive research samples in a glovebox. It enables electrical and photoelectric experiments under variable conditions such as different gases, pressures and temperatures. The carriers can be handled and removed under inert gas and allow long-term measurements over several weeks.

The new generation of chips and measuring adapters from Fraunhofer IPMS serves as the technical basis. The software solution from SweepMe! allows intuitive configuration of almost any measuring instrument and measurement routine. This creates an out-of-the-box characterization platform for the first time.

Project manager Dr. Alexander Graf from Fraunhofer IPMS emphasized the manageability under shielding gas and the suitability for long-term investigations. Dr. Axel Fischer, Managing Director of SweepMe!, emphasized the intuitive usability. Dr. Jörn Vahland of Credoxys explained that the system will significantly reduce the enormous effort involved in characterizing OLED materials – especially in long-term measurements under controlled atmosphere and temperature – and will take reproducibility and measurement capabilities to a new level.

The basic concept and the system structure will be presented at the Analytica in Munich at the Fraunhofer IPMS booth in Hall A3, Booth 312. Individual appointments can be made in advance via the institute’s website.

The project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as well as by tax revenues on the basis of the budget adopted by the Saxon State Parliament.

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