William R. Salaneck

Email: william.r.salaneck@liu.se
Telephone: +46 (0)13 281246
Office: Origo

Background

As Professor of Surface Physics and Chemistry in Linköping, from 1982 – 2008 (officially Professor Emeritus, 1 August 2008) WRS focused upon studies of the electronic and chemical structure of conjugated polymers, their surfaces, and the doping of conjugated polymers to produce electrically conducting organic polymers. Over the past decade, research has centered upon polymer materials and other organic molecules, for electronics applications, and their interfaces for use, for example, in polymer-based light emitting diodes. He has organized ten major, international conferences and workshops on conjugated and conducting polymers, including one Nobel Symposium on Conjugated Polymers. He is a founding member of the Center for Advanced Molecular Materials, focused on the Max Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation Studies in Lund, Sweden. He has been the project leader of ten EU-sponsored research projects and coordinator of another; and is the past President of the Condensed Matter Division of the Swedish Physical Society (10 years ending in June 2007). He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. WRS has published over 400 scientific articles. Since 2004, he is a Vice Rector of Linköping University. He became Prof. Emeritus at Linköping University in August 2008, but continues as Vice Rector for International Relations.

In 2003, he shared the René Descartes Prize of the European Union.

In 2005, an international evaluation committee appointed by the Swedish National Science Council (Vetenskaps Rådet), determined that WRS was the world leader in his research on conjugated polymers. The full report is available from Vetenskaps Rådet.

In 2007, he was among the top ten cited researchers in the field of polymer electronics (Thomson Scientific). (www.liu.se/en/news-and-events/news?newsitem=13178)

Citation Index, via SCI, H index = 42

Recent Publications

• "Energy level alignment at organic-metal and organic-organic interfaces", S. Braun, W. R. Salaneck and M. Fahlman, Adv. Mat., in press (2008).
• “Integer charge transfer at the tetrakis(dimethylamino)ethylene/Au interface”, L. Lindell, M. Unge, W. Osikowicz, S. Stafström, W. R. Salaneck, X. Crispin, and M. P. de Jong, Appl. Phys. Lett., 92, 163302 (2008).
• “Fermi level pinning at interfaces with tetrafluorotetracyanoquinodimethane (F4-TCNQ): The role of integer charge transfer states”, S. Braun and W. R. Salaneck, Chem. Phys. Lett., 438, 259 (2007).
• “Electronic structure of hybrid interfaces for polymer-based electronics”, M. Fahlman, A. Crispin, X. Crispin, S. K. M. Henze, M. P. de Jong, W. Osikowicz, C Tengstedt, and WR Salaneck, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 19, 183202 (2007).
• “Influence of the electrode work function on the energy level alignment at organic-organic interfaces”, S. Braun, M. P. de Jong, W. Osikowicz, and W. R. Salaneck, Appl. Phys. Lett., 91, 202108 (2007).
• “Formation of the Interfacial Dipole at Organic-Organic Interfaces: C60/Polymer Interfaces”, W. Osikowicz, M. P. de Jong, and W.R. Salaneck, Adv. Mater., 19, 4213 (2007).