Biography
Vincenzo is a PhD alumnus and former Postdoctoral Research Associate of the Optoelectronics Group, University of Cambridge (2009 – 2016). While still affiliated with the same as Visiting Researcher, in May 2016 he started as Associate Professor and Principal Investigator at the Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials of Soochow University (China).
As a Research Associate at Cambridge (May 2014 to March 2016), Vincenzo worked within the EPSRC Centre for Large Area Electronics, and was in charge of developing a solution-based hybrid organic/metal-oxide low-voltage circuit platform for smart-sensor systems (iPESS). This project allowed him to capitalise on his many years of experience with solution-based organic, metal-oxide and hybrid transistors, and process integration for flexible and printed electronics.
Vincenzo carried out his doctoral work on the physics of solution-processed semiconductors under the supervision of Professor Henning Sirringhaus at the University of Cambridge. His PhD research focused on hybrid organic/metal oxide thin-film transistors and circuits, and the electrochemical instability of organic semiconductors.
Prior to his PhD, he completed his BSc and MSc in Electronics Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. There he researched on X-ray detection via organic semiconductors under the supervision of Professor Marco Sampietro.
Research
Vincenzo's current research interests include charge transport and photoelectronic properties of solution-processed semiconductors, their device applications (thin-film transistors, photodetectors, solar cells), and flexible and printed optoelectronics.
Publications
- V. Pecunia, M. Fattori, S. Abdinia, E. Cantatore, H. Sirringhaus, “Organic and Amorphous-Metal-Oxide Flexible Analogue Electronics”, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2018.
- V. Pecunia, M. Nikolka, A. Sou, I. Nasrallah, A. Y. Amin, I. McCulloch, H. Sirringhaus, “Trap Healing for High-Performance Low-Voltage Polymer Transistors and Solution-Based Analog Amplifiers on Foil”, Advanced Materials, 29, 1606938, 2017.
- F. S. F. Brossard and V. Pecunia, A. J. Ramsay, J. P. Griffiths, M. Hugues, H. Sirringhaus, “Inkjet Printed Nanocavities on a Photonic Crystal Template”, Advanced Materials, 29 (47), 1704425, 2017.
- Y. Hu and V. Pecunia, L. Jiang, C. Di, X. Gao, H. Sirringhaus, “Scanning Kelvin Probe Microscopy Investigation of the Role of Minority Carriers on the Switching Characteristics of Organic Field-Effect Transistors”, Advanced Materials, 28, 4713–4719, 2016.
- J. Kronemeijer, V. Pecunia, D. Venkateshvaran, M. Nikolka, A. Sadhanala, J. Moriarty, M. Szumilo, H. Sirringhaus, “Two-Dimensional Carrier Distribution in Top-Gate Polymer Field-Effect Transistors: Correlation between Width of Density of Localized States and Urbach Energy”, Advanced Materials, 26, 728–733, 2014.
Teaching and Supervisions
Vincenzo designed and delivered the NanoDTC Practical on Organic Transistors over 4 academic years (2010 -2014). The NanoDTC is a Centre for Doctoral Training based at the University of Cambridge (Departments of Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering). Vincenzo’s practical covered solution-processed polymer semiconductors and transistors, their electrical characterisation, and the polaronic character of their excess charge carriers.