DiaDEM is a platform to boost the development of organic electronics, providing a one-stop-shop solution from digital discovery to experimental verification. DiaDEM comprises an exhaustive database of materials with optoelectronic properties, advanced scientific models for refinement and direct link to the supply chain for efficient procurement of materials for in-house validation. The platform is now ready for beta testing and looking for beta-testers from both academia and industry. Sign up as beta-tester and secure your free DiaDEM credits.
The DiaDEM platform is developed in an EIC Transition-Open project (Grant Agreement No 101057564) by the University of Liverpool (UK), Nanomatch GmbH (Ger) and Mcule.com Kft. (HUN). DiaDEM revolutionizes R&D in organic electronics (OE) by providing a digital platform to rapidly identify molecules with the desirable combinations of properties and procure the materials for testing to solve three key challenges in OE R&D: (i) design of molecules is limited to chemical intuition and repeated trial & error, with no way to efficiently find materials with desired properties, (ii) there is no efficient way to assess if materials or combination of materials exhibit desired properties when embedded in a device; experimental investigation requires laborious synthesis, purification, device fabrication and measurement; application of advanced computational models requires high-level expertise in underlying science, command-line tools and high-performance computers, (iii) lack of immediate supply of identified candidates prevents rapid experimental validation.
DiaDEM overcomes these barriers by providing a digital platform comprising three key features: (i) an exhaustive database of all commercially-available organic electronic molecules and related variants, including properties with high relevance for OE applications (HOMO, LUMO, excitation energies, solubility, patentability, toxicity, etc.) and computed with high accuracy enables researchers and developers to find existing compounds for their application, (ii) on-demand computation of further, more complex properties based on state-of-the-art methodology such as charge carrier mobility, crystal structure, etc., enables refinement of potential candidates, and (iii) the direct link to the supply channel provides access to millions of compounds and allows for direct in-house experimental validation.
This enables researchers to identify completely novel chemical solutions beyond the familiar chemical space that are readily available from the chemical supply chain, efficiently assess their performance, and seamlessly integrate the materials experimentally into the targeted application.
The DiaDEM platform is ready for beta-testing
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Interview with the DiaDEM team:
Could you introduce organic electronics, what are they, and what are they useful for?
Omer Omar, UoL: Organic electronics are devices that are made using molecular or polymeric materials, organic compounds, versus the very common silicon-based electronics. And these compounds have actually been used as active components in electronic devices since the 80s, but they have only recently started to show more promise with mass-market products like OLED TVs. In general, they offer novelty to devices as we know them, think solar cells that can be wrapped around entire buildings, or highly-biocompatible wearable devices, since they are often lightweight and flexible.
How will DiaDEM help researchers working on organic electronics?
Omer Omar, UoL: DiaDEM will help researchers find the best molecules with desirable properties from the set of all commercially-available molecules. The user will be able to buy the desired molecule directly, which is critical; too many virtual discovery tools are not practical because their predictions cannot be readily tested. Being able to perform an exhaustive search allows R&D to reach the limit of the technology, and will save millions in R&D. In essence, we bridge the, currently large, divide between digital and physical research.
Who is working on DiaDEM?
Tobias Neumann, Nanomatch: DiaDEM is made-up of three partners to tackle the three main pillars: science, technology and the supply chain. Our partners at the University of Liverpool have a profound expertise in modelling approaches for organic electronic applications, and also provide the database that is the core DiaDEM. At Nanomatch, we develop simulation tools for industrial partners working on organic electronics, so we are experienced in translating dynamic modelling approaches to industry and software development. Our task is to develop the platform technically from the ground up. Our partner Mcule, in Budapest, takes care of the chemical supply chain and they are responsible for providing the chemicals that users are interested in for in-house validation and testing.
How will DiaDEM benefit this industry?
Tobias Neumann, Nanomatch: No similar solution exists on the market for organic electronics. Nobody has combined the three key aspects: data, software and supply in the field; however, this is tried and tested in drug discovery. We think large, industrial users, SMEs, and academic users will all benefit from using the platform. And to maximize the impact for users, the platform will constantly evolve; new molecules, new properties and new tools will be added. Ultimately, we hope to build a user community around DiaDEM and become essential for anyone working in organic materials discovery.
This was a sponsored post by Nanomatch