Speaker : Prof. Chihaya Adachi

Chihaya Adachi is a professor at Kyushu University in Japan and director of the Photonics and Organic Electronics Research Centre (OPERA). His activities focus on the chemistry, physics and implementation of organic semiconductor materials for applications in photonics and organic electronics. In particular, it is behind the development of the third generation of light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) based on thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) organic materials. Cultivating close links with industry, Chihaya Adachi has co-founded two start-ups: Kyulux, in 2014, for the development and commercialisation of new materials for the OLED market; and Koala Tech, in 2019, for the development of purely organic laser materials and devices. Finally, he has developed numerous international collaborations, particularly with France. In 2023, the CNRS launched the IRP LUX-ERIT, which brings together the OPERA laboratory and four French laboratories, including the Institut de Physique et de Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), the Institut Lavoisier de Versailles (ILV), the Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers (LPL) and the Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), which is currently coordinating the project on the French side.

To meet C. Adachi, please contact: stephane.mery@ipcms.unistra.fr