Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre, QNC 3606
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West,
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
519-888-4567, ext. 38654
win@uwaterloo.ca
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Research interests: organic electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices; flexible and printable electronics
Professor Hany Aziz is renowned for his ground breaking work on studying degradation phenomena in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs), and many of his publications on the subject are considered among the seminal contributions in the field; several of the publications exceeding the 100 citations milestone.
Aziz is working to enable extra slim flat televisions with superior image quality; flexible screens for computers, cell phones, and navigation systems that can be rolled or folded; cheap solar cells that can successfully compete with fossil fuel on economic basis; and low cost disposable consumer electronics.
Aziz obtained a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from McMaster University in 1999. Then he worked as a Research Scientist at Xerox Research Centre of Canada for 8 years, where he was involved in conducting and leading research in OLEDs and photoreceptor imaging devices. In 2007, Aziz joined the University of Waterloo in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering where he held the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)-Dalsa Industrial Research Chair in Organic Light Emitting Devices for Flexible Displays.
Professor Aziz’s group conducts research in the emerging interdisciplinary area of organic electronics, focusing on electroluminescent (such as Organic Light-Emitting Devices or OLEDs) and light harvesting (such as organic photovoltaics, optical detection and imaging devices) materials and devices. The research spans a wide range of areas ranging from studying fundamental phenomena in organic semiconductors (such as carrier injection and transport, exciton dynamics, carrier-exciton interactions) to developing novel technologies for next generation electronics (such as flexible flat panel displays, transparent electronics, printable electronics).
Professor Aziz’s research contributions are widely cited in the organic electronics community, and have resulted in over 50 peer-reviewed publications to date He has several inventions including the industry’s benchmark long-life and thermally-stable OLED and the contrast enhancing Black Cathode™ Technology. He holds 34 granted U.S. Patents, along with 16 more that are pending.
Professor Aziz is currently investigating the efficiency and stability of phosphorescent OLEDs, novel electrode and barrier layers for flexible and transparent organic electronics, increasing the sensitivity of organic photodetectors, and exploring new materials and device structures for higher solar cell stability and efficiency.
Recent publications include:
Please see Hany Aziz's Google Scholar profile for a current list of his peer-reviewed articles.
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre, QNC 3606
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West,
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
519-888-4567, ext. 38654
win@uwaterloo.ca
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