Dr Juan Antipan-Lara
Visiting Research Fellow
Uxbridge
UB8 3PH
United Kingdom
About Juan
Academic Qualifications
2006 PhD (London South Bank University). Thesis entitled “Porous Silicon Capped with Organic Conductors for the Production of Light Emitting Devices”.
1992 MSc (London South Bank University) in Information Systems Engineering with Specialisation in Data Communications. The main project consisted in the development of transmitting and receiving a signal through the mains electrical power supply.
1991 Post Graduate Diploma (London South Bank University) in Information Systems Engineering.
1988 BEng (North East London Polytechnic) in Mechanical Engineering consisting in 4 years sandwich course.
1969 BSc in Agricultural Engineering at University of Chile-Temuco-Chile Mains project entitled: “The Industrialisation of Milk at the Processing Plant” at Pitrufquén-Chile named Lechera del Sur S.A. Published in Spanish as [“La Industrialización de la Leche en la Lechera del Sur S.A. : (Planta Pitrufquén)” : Seminario. Autor: Juan Antipán Lara, s/n 1969-University of Chile-Temuco].
Career Details:
2009-To Date: Associate Research Fellow, Wolfson Centre, Brunel University.
2000-2008 Senior Materials Engineer, OLED-T Limited. (spin out company of London South Bank University, specialising in vacuum-sublimable materials for OLEDs and lighting).
1993-2000 Research Fellow, London South Bank University:
Project Funded by Kyocera (UK)
¨ Production of high frequency Ta2O5 capacitors by coating with conducting polymers [polypyrrole and polyaniline].
Project Funded by ITW, Dallas (USA)
¨ Develop novel antistatic coating and formulation of copolymer namely POTOE. Coating on extruded tube used for the packaging and transport of memory chip (See Patent Serial No 08/989977).
Project Funded by New Metals and Chemicals (part of EU program)
¨ Electrical characterisation of metallised (nickel, copper) viscose fibres for electromagnetic shielding.
Ph D Work part funded by Nissan Chemicals (Japan) & DERA (UK)
¨ Electrochemically produce porous silicon for photoluminescent and electroluminescent studies.
¨ Fabrication of porous silicon devices capped with conducting materials (Rare earth, poly(aniline)(s), polypyrrole, charge transfer complexes and thiophenes).
1992 – 1993 Commissioning Engineer, Dewpoint Engineering Limited.
1988 – 1992 Research & Development Scientist, Tunewell Transformers Limited
Conferences
Publications
Publications NOT from BRAD
1. J. Antipán-Lara, and P. Kathirgamanathan, “White electroluminescence from porous silicon diodes capped with organic conductive adducts”, IEE Proceedings-Optoelectronics. Vol. 147, No 5, pp363-369, ( 27-Apr-2000).
2. J. Antipán-Lara, and P. Kathirgamanathan, ”White light electroluminescence from PSi devices capped with poly(thiophene)(s) as top contact”, Synth. Met. Vol. 110, Iss. No 3, pp233-240, (2000).
3. J. Antipán-Lara, P. Kathirgamanathan and et al, “OLED Materials: A Holistic View Highly Stable Electron Transporters, Electron Injectors and Hole Injectors for the Enhancement of Lifetime, Efficiency and Reduction in Operating Voltage”, ASID’07, ISBN : 978-981-05-8143-5 (2007).
4. J. Antipán-Lara, P. Kathirgamanathan, S. Surendrakumar and et al, “Novel Phenanthroline Derivatives for Electron Transport in Organic Light-emitting Diodes” , Chemistry Letters, Vol. 39, No 11, pp 1222, (16-Oct-2010).
5. J. Antipán-Lara, P. Kathirgamanathan, S. Surendrakumar and et al, “Discovery of two new phases of zirconium tetrakis(8-hydroxyquinolinolate): synthesis, crystal structure and their electron transporting characteristics in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) “,Journal of Materials Chemistry, ISSN: 0959-9428, Vol. 21, Issue: 6, pp 1762-1772 , (2011).
6. J. Antipán-Lara, P. Kathirgamanathan, S. Surendrakumar and et al,”Arylvinylene phenanthroline derivatives for electron transport in blue organic light emitting diodes”, Organic Electronics, Vol. 12, pp 666-676, (2011).
