Optoelectronic Components and Materials Group

Prof. Stephen Forrest

PEP-enhanced Purcell effect within an OLED

PEP-enhanced Purcell effect within an OLED

Work by Haonan Zhao, Claire Arneson, and Dr. Deiju Fan on improving the lifetime of blue PHOLEDS using polariton-enhanced Purcell effects was recently published in Nature.

You can read about this and other projects on our research page.

A photograph of the view of the Bob and Betty Beyster building through a color-neutral solar cell next to the same view through a green-tinted solar cell

High Efficiency Semi-transparent Organic Photovoltaic Cells

The University of Michigan's North campus as seen through a color-neutral transparent solar cell (>8% efficiency, >43% transmittance), and a green-tinted solar cell (>10% efficiency, >45% transmittance).

You can read about this and other projects on our research page.

A computer-rendered image of a rectangular air bridge next to an SEM image of the same structure.

Air-bridge Thermophotovoltaic cells with Near-perfect Photon Utilization

Left: Efficient graph of thermophotovoltaics highlighting our record-breaking 44% efficiency. Bottom: Module incorporating 40 thermophotovoltaic cells.

You can read about this and other projects on our research page.

Computer graphic of the inside of a rectangular chamber with six material source boats on the bottom, underneath a deposition stage and patterning mask. Above this are five cylinders that move a flexible material to the top of the chamber and around a tube containing the OVPD source.

Single-mode waveguide for Bloch surface waves, enabling long-range coherence

Top: Scanning electron microscopy image of the waveguide. Middle: Simulated propagation of the Bloch surface wave (BSW). Bottom: Experimentally observed BSW propagation through the waveguide.

You can read about this and other projects on our research page.

A photograph of the text book'Organic Electronics' opened to a page detailing spin-robit coupling overlaid on an image of the book cover

New Textbook on Organic Electronics, covering topics from Foundations to Applications

Prof. Forrest has published a comprehensive textbook titled Organic Electronics: Foundations to Applications. It is now available for purchase! For more information about this book, please visit its website.

You can read about this and other projects on our research page.

A photograph of Sritoma Paul posed with an award next to a podium

TPV team wins Best Student Paper Award at IEEE PVSC 2025

The TPV team was led by Sritoma Paul, Trystan Elliott, Emory Townley, and Seungwon Rha, who won the award for their work on Advancing silicon thermophotovoltaics by scaling air-bridge technology.

You can read about this and other projects on our research page.