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Suzhou Visiting Academician, Printed Electronics Research Center and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute for Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics
1 Aug 2022 → 31 Jul 2027
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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BACE: Center of Excellence in Bioelectronic Activation of Cell Functions
Österbacka, R. (Principal Investigator), Sjöqvist, M. (Co-Principal Investigator), Sahlgren, C. (Co-Principal Investigator), Torsi, L. (Co-Principal Investigator), Lindfelt, M. (Co-Principal Investigator), Hellsten, L. (Co-Investigator), Tewari, A. (Co-Investigator), Luukkonen, A. (Co-Investigator), Martinez Klimova, E. (Co-Investigator), Schmit, A. (Co-Investigator), Eklund, A. (Co-Investigator) & Gounani, Z. (Co-Investigator)
01/03/19 → 31/12/23
Project: Foundation
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SPACE: Spatiotemporal Control of Cell Functions
Österbacka, R. (Principal Investigator), Sahlgren, C. (Co-Principal Investigator), Torsi, L. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Ghafarihashjin, A. (Co-Investigator)
01/09/18 → 31/08/22
Project: Research Council of Finland/Other Research Councils
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DICE: Design and Development of Industry Compatible Characterisation Equipment for Emerging Perovskite and Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells
Österbacka, R. (Principal Investigator)
01/11/24 → 30/04/27
Project: Industry/Business Finland
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PII: Printed Intelligence Infrastructure
Toivakka, M. (Principal Investigator), Xu, C. (Co-Principal Investigator), Bobacka, J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Viitala, T. (Co-Principal Investigator), Rosenholm, J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Österbacka, R. (Co-Principal Investigator), Anttu, N. (Co-Principal Investigator), Huynh, T. P. (Co-Principal Investigator), Peltonen, J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Wang, X. (Co-Principal Investigator), Zhang, H. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Wilen, C.-E. (Co-Principal Investigator)
01/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research Council of Finland/Other Research Councils
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SECO: Selektiva kontakter i tunnfilmssolceller
Österbacka, R. (Principal Investigator)
The Finnish Society for Science and Letters
17/03/25 → 31/05/26
Project: Foundation
Publications
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Inverted organic solar cells with an in situ-derived SiOxNy passivation layer and power conversion efficiency exceeding 18%
Liu, B., Sandberg, O. J., Qin, J., Liu, Y., Wilken, S., Wu, N., Yu, X., Fang, J., Li, Z., Huang, R., Zha, W., Luo, Q., Tan, H., Österbacka, R. & Ma, C.-Q., 9 Jan 2025, In: Nature Photonics. 19, 2, p. 195-203 770.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Boosting Perovskite Solar Cells Efficiency and Stability: Interfacial Passivation of Crosslinked Fullerene Eliminates the “Burn-in” Decay
Ding, C., Yin, L., Wang, J., Larini, V., Zhang, L., Huang, R., Nyman, M., Zhao, L., Zhao, C., Li, W., Luo, Q., Shen, Y., Österbacka, R., Grancini, G. & Ma, C. Q., 31 Oct 2022, In: Advanced Materials. 35, 2, 2207656.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Improving the Thermal Stability of Inverted Organic Solar Cells by Mitigating the Undesired MoO3 Diffusion toward Cathodes with a High-Ionization Potential Interface Layer
Xi, Q., Qin, J., Sandberg, O. J., Wu, N., Huang, R., Li, Y., Saladina, M., Deibel, C., Österbacka, R. & Ma, C. Q., 12 Mar 2025, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 17, 10, p. 15456-15467 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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A Single-Molecule Bioelectronic Portable Array for Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer Precursors
Genco, E., Modena, F., Sarcina, L., Björkström, K., Brunetti, C., Caironi, M., Caputo, M., Demartis, V. M., Di Franco, C., Frusconi, G., Haeberle, L., Larizza, P., Mancini, M. T., Österbacka, R., Reeves, W., Scamarcio, G., Scandurra, C., Wheeler, M., Cantatore, E. & Esposito, I. & 4 others, , 19 Oct 2023, In: Advanced Materials. 35, 42Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Large-Area Interfaces for Single-Molecule Label-free Bioelectronic Detection
Macchia, E., Torricelli, F., Bollella, P., Sarcina, L., Tricase, A., Franco, C. D., Österbacka, R., Kovács-Vajna, Z. M., Scamarcio, G. & Torsi, L., 23 Feb 2022, In: Chemical Reviews. 122, 4, p. 4636-4699Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article or Literature Review › peer-review
Open AccessFile81 Citations (Scopus)376 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Data supporting "A Scheme for Directly Extracting the Density of Trap States in Electrolyte-Gated Thin-Film Transistors"
Luukkonen, A. (Creator), Sandberg, O. (Creator) & Österbacka, R. (Creator), Zenodo, 31 Mar 2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15111416, https://zenodo.org/records/15111416
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Data supporting "A Scheme for Directly Extracting the Density of Trap States in Electrolyte-Gated Thin-Film Transistors"
Luukkonen, A. (Creator), Sandberg, O. (Creator) & Österbacka, R. (Creator), Zenodo, 31 Mar 2025
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Prizes
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Knight, First class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Österbacka, R. (Recipient), 24 May 2018
Prize: Honorary award
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Member of The Finnish Society for Science and Letters
Österbacka, R. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Honorary award
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Member of the Swedish Academy for Engineering Sciences in Finland
Österbacka, R. (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Honorary award
Activities
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Printable Electronics Research Center at the Suzhou Institute for Nano Sciences (SINANO)
Österbacka, R. (Visiting researcher)
1 Jan 2020 → 31 Aug 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Interface engineering for improved efficiency and lifetime in organic solar-cells
Österbacka, R. (Speaker)
29 Aug 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Public or invited talk
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2026 Korea-Nordic Symposium: Organic/Perovskite Electronics and Artificial Nerves
Österbacka, R. (Participant)
29 Aug 2026 → 30 Aug 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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What about the ideality of contacts in organic solar cells?
Österbacka, R. (Speaker)
21 Aug 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Public or invited talk
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Sustainable Advanced Materials for Solar Energy Conversion
Österbacka, R. (Participant), Nyman, M. (Participant) & Sandberg, O. (Organiser)
19 Aug 2026 → 21 Aug 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
Press/Media
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Åbo Akademissa otettiin askel kohti orgaanisten aurinkokennojen tuotantoa: "Se olisi kuin tavallinen muovikalvo"
Österbacka, R., Sandberg, O. & Wilken, S.
09/01/25
1 item of Media coverage
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Forskare från Jakobstad har gjort ny upptäckt – kan ge billigare och effektivare solpaneler
Österbacka, R., Sandberg, O. & Wilken, S.
09/01/25
1 item of Media coverage
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Professor i regnväder och polarnatts-Finland: Solenergi är ändå bästa lösningen
26/07/23
1 Media contribution
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INBLICK
Hellsten, L., Österbacka, R., Sahlgren, C., Runeberg, R., Ringbom, A. & Torsi, L.
12/11/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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