Grant: Alliance Grants

In a partnership between the University of Toronto and Sony, we will develop infrared materials for optoelectronic applications. Sony is a market leader in the development and commercialization of cutting-edge optoelectronic devices for consumer products. The University of Toronto brings their extensive expertise in nanotechnology to design and create new materials and implementation in devices. Together we will tackle this challenge head-on using a combination of synthetic and theoretical approaches from start to finish. In this 3-year project, we will develop synthetic processes to create nanomaterials and characterize their optical and electronic properties. We will engineer the optical properties of the materials to operate in the the short-wave infrared region. We will create solid films and tune their properties for incorporation in devices. The outcome of this partnership will accelerate the realization of infrared technologies for consumer products. Sony will guide the future of these infrared applications and the University of Toronto will be produce highly qualified personnel (HQP) as skilled leaders in the field of novel optoelectronic materials and devices.