Electronic and Photonic Processes and Interfacial Phenomena in Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials and Their Applications in Optoelectronic Devices

Electronic and photonic phenomena in organic/inorganic/biological hybrid systems have emerged as important areas of fundamental and applied research. The combination of the properties of organic, inorganic, and biological materials systems yields unique electronic and photonic functionalities that are not available from the respective system individually. This conference will discuss new and exciting phenomena that are only possible when combining organic and inorganic materials and understand their potential impact via the exciting cross-disciplinary discussion unique to Gordon Research conferences. Continued development of the hybrid electronics/photonics field will have important impacts in two aspects. Most immediately, it will help us answer fundamental questions that are emerging in the interdisciplinary fields of contemporary physical sciences. In long term, it will also unlock the potential for paradigm-changing solutions to daunting challenges of the 21st century, namely solar energy harvesting and utilization and environmentally friendly technologies, and beyond. This Gordon Research Conference series on Hybrid Electronic and Photonic Materials and Phenomena have been successfully conducted in Hong Kong in 2014 and 2016. For the 2018 conference, we will bring together leading scientists in related areas to create a unique interdisciplinary environment that would not be available in a more specialized conference for attendees to discuss and explore some of the most important fundamental challenges at the interface between dissimilar materials in hybrid electron devices. Examples of topics that could be covered by the conference include the following: perovskite and organic solar cells, organic and hybrid electronics, light-emitting phenomena and applications, and organic and hydride thermoelectronic materials and devices.