Nanofiber A/S was founded July 2005 by the University of Southern Denmark and Novi Innovation A/S.
The company bases on research and development in the nanotechnology group of Professor Horst-Guenter Rubahn, which is part of the nanotechnology center NanoSYD at the Sonderborg campus of SDU.

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE:

Director: Poul Kvist, Novi

CSO: Prof. H.-G. Rubahn

Board:
Jesper Jespersen, NOVI
Jens Kristian Damsgaard, Science Ventures Denmark
Torben Jacobsen, Ibsen Photonics
Prof. Per Michael Johansen, Dean Faculty of Engineering, SDU 

HISTORY:

In 2001 Prof. Rubahn together with Assoc.Prof.Balzer, demonstrated the possibility to grow long (millimeter-sized), nanoscaled (nanometric widths and heights) quasi single crystalline aggregates from organic molecules on specific growth surfaces via dipole-assisted self assembly (Applied Physics Letters, 2001). The uniqueness of the aggregates, owing to their extraordinary dimensions, their bottom up, self organized growth and their chemical flexibility, opened up a wide range of research opportunities, ranging from nanooptics to nanoelectronics and nanomechanics.

In 2002 it was demonstrated that organic nanofibers can be used as spectroscopic benchmark elements in aggregates that have sizes below the diffraction limit of light (Nanoletters, 2002), and a year later that they are versatile for optical wave-guiding (Appl. Phys. Lett., Phys.Rev.B 2003). Their nonlinear optical activity could be used to determine both in the far and in the near field the topographic orientation of the basic emitters of light (Optics Comm., J. Microscopy, 2004). Time-resolved luminescence, transfer, embedding, functionalization have been shown in 2005 (Phys.Rev.B, Nanotech., J.Phys.Chem.B, Appl.Phys.Lett.), lasing and frequency doubling 2006 (Appl.Phys.Lett., Nanoletters), electrical transport 2007 (Organic Electronics).
In 2008 the concept of Organic Molecular Nanotechnology has been described (SMALL), which now allows one to grow ordered arrays of morphologically tailored organic nanofibers from specifically functionalized organic molecules. In 2009 we demonstrated that the growth can be directed by microstructuring of the growth substrates (Nanotechnology).

 
TARGET AREAS:

Anticounterfeit technology

Organic Solar Cells

Organic Light Emitting Devices