Dr Iain A. Wright
Senior Lecturer in Materials Chemistry
Contact details
- Tel: 0131 650 6448
- Email: iain.wright@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Room 283
University of Edinburgh
Joseph Black Building
David Brewster Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3FJ - City
- Post code
Research summary
Organic and organometallic optoelectronic materials, polycyclic aromatics and nanographenes, electrochemistry and electrosynthesis, photocatalysis, emerging energy technologies
Research Overview
The Wright Group focusses on the target driven synthesis of new molecules with complex geometries to study the implications of three-dimensional shape on their optical and electronic properties.
In the context of organic electronic devices this might be to optimise parameters such as charge transport in organic field effect transistors, absorption of sunlight and reducing recombination in organic solar cells, improving quantum efficiencies and colour tuning in organic light emitting devices and photocatalysts.
We embrace synthetic chemistry in all forms with ongoing projects focussed on novel heterocyclic, organometallic and polycyclic aromatic compounds.
J. Mater Chem C, 2019, 7, 12886-12890
J. Mater Chem C, 2022, 10, 6306-6313
Expertise: organic electronic materials, organic spintronic materials, organic synthesis, dyes and pigments, OLEDs, organic solar cells, organic quantum materials, sulfur chemistry, polycyclic aromatics, conjugated polymers, electrochemistry, optical spectroscopy
Sectors: Energy, Advanced Materials, Synthesis & Manufacture, Catalysis
I work on a range of topics underpinned by synthetic organic and organometallic chemistry, electrochemistry and spectroscopy. Principally focused on organic molecular and polymer materials for emerging technologies including displays, solar cells, photocatalysis and quantum. Previous collaboration with industry includes a PhD studentship (Dstl) and experience as an employee in the synthesis labs at Bayer CropScience (Frankfurt am Main, Germany).