Jeremy Henley Burroughes FREng FRS (born August 1960) is a British physicist and engineer, known for his contributions to the development of organic electronics through his work on the science of semiconducting polymers and molecules and their application.[6] He is the Chief Technology Officer of Cambridge Display Technology, a company specialising in the development of technologies based on polymer light-emitting diodes.
Jeremy Henley Burroughes | |
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| Born | August 1960 [4] |
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| Known for | Conjugated polymer electroluminescence |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, engineering |
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| Thesis | The physical processes in organic semiconducting polymer devices. (1989) |
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Education
editBurroughes earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1989.[3] His thesis was entitled The physical processes in organic semiconducting polymer devices.[7]
Work
editEarly in his career, Burroughes discovered that certain conjugated polymers were capable of emitting light when an electric current passed through them. The discovery of this previously unknown form of electroluminescence led to the foundation of Cambridge Display Technology where Burroughes has been responsible for a number of technology innovations, including the direct printing of full-colour OLED displays.[6]
Awards and honours
editBurroughes was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2012.[6] His certificate of election reads:
Burroughes made the seminal advances in the science and engineering of semiconducting polymers that have brought these materials from research to the marketplace. His early papers from Cambridge on polymer FETs (1988) and LEDs (1990) defined the scope of the field. In his role as Chief Technology Officer at Cambridge Display Technology he has transformed early demonstration into fully manufacturable technology, using new device architectures, new materials and new manufacturing processes such as direct printing of full colour LED displays. This engineering programme has generated fundamental understanding of the underlying device physics.[8]
References
edit- ^ http://www.sid.org/About/Awards/IndividualHonorsandAwards/JanRajchman.aspx [dead link]
- ^ "EXECUTIVE OFFICERS". Cambridge Display Technology. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
- ^ a b Steven A. Edwards (8 January 2008). The Nanotech Pioneers: Where Are They Taking Us. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-3-527-61209-3.
- ^ "BURROUGHES, Dr Jeremy Henley". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "A Look at Printed Electronics: Printed Electronics Now Interview with Dr. Jeremy Burroughes". Printed Electronics Now. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Jeremy Burroughes". London: Royal Society. One or more of the preceding sentences may incorporate text from the royalsociety.org website where "all text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License." "Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies". Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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- ^ "EC/2012/06: Burroughes, Jeremy Henley". The Royal Society. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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