Solvay Solexis SpA announces the launch of solveneTM, the innovative range of electro active polymers for the printed electronics requirements of today and tomorrow.

solveneTM is ready to face the Organic Electronics industry’s challenges, allowing electronics to spread in new areas, providing an innovative material with outstanding performances for pioneering organic electronics’ applications.

solveneTM electro active polymers combine superior properties with easy processing: it exhibits a unique set of intrinsic piezo, pyro and ferro behavior:

• Piezo electricity: solveneTM can convert mechanical energy received through a mechanical stress into electrical energy, and reversely can deform under an electrical field: electro strictive properties
• Pyro electricity: solveneTM can convert calorific energy into electrical energy, as temperature variation will change the dipole orientation and create a temporary electrical potential
• Ferro electricity: solveneTM is an organic ferroelectric material exhibiting several advantageous properties including a large remanent polarization, an excellent polarization stability, a low leakage for high resistivity and very short switching times. Furthermore, it is intrinsically bistable, meaning it does not require a voltage to keep its polarization state.

solveneTM shows also an intrinsic high K constant, which offers a high charge with a low applied electric field and makes it suitable for transistors and capacitors.

Thanks to its intrinsic properties, solveneTM doesn’t need any specific or expensive post treatment process to be electro active. solveneTM can therefore be processed by various technique, from classic extrusion to spin coating and printing on various substrates, including flexible plastic films. Furthermore, solveneTM benefits from good mechanical properties conferring toughness and flexibility, and a high thermal stability allowing a large window of manufacturing processes.

Solvay Solexis, an international fluorospecialties producer, offers a full range of high-value products for the most advanced markets as Semiconductors & Electronics, Surface Treatment, Building & Architecture, Wire & Cables, Automotive & Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Batteries, Fuel Cells, etc. The company is actively committed to growing its worldwide position as the leader of innovative fluorinated products maintaining sound environmental and social responsible practices. Solvay Solexis is headquartered in Bollate, Italy. It employs approximately 1,400 people and operates worldwide through commercial sites in Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, Brazil, Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, and the United States. The company is a member of the Solvay Group, a global leader in chemicals, plastics, and pharmaceuticals with more than 400 business units in over 50 countries.
For additional information about solveneTM and Solvay Solexis visit our website www.solvaysolexis.com.

For Further Information please contact:

Alberta Stella
Marketing Communication Manager
Solvay Solexis Spa
Tel: +39 02 38 35 66 71
alberta.stella@solvay.com