Ever increasing demand for electronic consumables and on the other hand increasing global and ecological plight creates pressure to develop more sustainable and energy efficient display technologies. This requires new innovations in the field of dynamic nano systems and photonics. The objective of this research project is to create fast tunable photonic materials by using immiscible liquids that under favorable conditions can self-organize to light scattering structures by controlling the strength electric field. This research project will accelerate the investigations of structural photonic materials, and thus the replacement of fading and inorganic pigments with sustainable materials and development of new display technologies. This in turn increases the consumption of sustainable materials, such as cellulose, and thereby strengthens sectors like wood industry and Finnish economy.

2022

2025