Welcome to the Sustainable Printable Electronics Research Group, led by Dr Julianna Panidi.

Based within the Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems (IMNS) in the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, we investigate the science and manufacturing technologies behind solution-processed and printable electronics. By combining fundamental physics, materials science and engineering, we seek to understand how material design, processing, device architecture and operating environments govern electrical behaviour and long-term performance. This mechanistic understanding underpins the development of technologies including printable photovoltaics, thin-film transistors (TFTs), phototransistors (OPTs), electronic skin (e-skin), and multifunctional sensing platforms. A central theme of our research is sustainable manufacturing, encompassing environmentally benign solvent systems, scalable printing and coating techniques, and device architectures designed for reliable, low-cost production. By linking fundamental understanding with manufacturing, we establish design principles for sustainable printable electronics and contribute to the development of next-generation electronic technologies.