Sirringhaus does research on the charge and
spin transport and
photophysics of
organic semiconductors as well as solution-processible inorganic semiconductors including halide perovskites.[2][10][11][12][13][14] Sirringhaus leads an active research group with over 30 members including PhD students and postdoctoral researchers.
Awards and honours
Sirringhaus was elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society in 2009, his nomination reads:
Henning Sirringhaus is distinguished for his work on semiconductor device physics and engineering. Early in his career, at the ETH Zurich, he pioneered the technique of
ballistic electron emission microscopy. At Cambridge he has transformed the field of
organic semiconductortransistors from curiosity to fully manufacturable technology through both fundamental science and engineering. His insights into the
polaronic nature of
electron states in these materials and the control of
interfacial structure made possible large increases in field-effect carrier mobility. His work on novel processing methods, including
ink-jet printing, has made possible new manufacturing methods. A recent highlight is his realisation of a
light-emitting field-effect transistor.[1]
^Sirringhaus, H.; Brown, P. J.;
Friend, R. H.; Nielsen, M. M.; Bechgaard, K.; Langeveld-Voss, B. M. W.; Spiering, A. J. H.; Janssen, R. A. J.; Meijer, E. W.; Herwig, P.; De Leeuw, D. M. (1999). "Two-dimensional charge transport in self-organized, high-mobility conjugated polymers". Nature. 401 (6754): 685.
Bibcode:
1999Natur.401..685S.
doi:
10.1038/44359.
S2CID4387286.
^Zaumseil, J.; Sirringhaus, H. (2007). "Electron and Ambipolar Transport in Organic Field-Effect Transistors". Chemical Reviews. 107 (4): 1296–323.
doi:
10.1021/cr0501543.
PMID17378616.