
Adam D Printz
- Assistant Professor, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
- (520) 626-6769
- John W. Harshbarger Building, Rm. 146C
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- aprintz@arizona.edu
Biography
After completing his postdoctoral work in the department of materials science and engineering at Stanford University, assistant professor Adam Printz joined the UA Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering in Fall 2018. Prior to his postdoctoral appointment at Stanford, he earned his PhD in NanoEngineering from the University of California, San Diego, where he was awarded the Chancellor's Dissertation medal for his doctoral work.
Printz's research group is interested in materials design for soft and ultra-lightweight electronics with a focus on the chemical and physical interactions at interfaces. Applications we are currently pursuing are next-generation perovskite photovoltaics for terrestrial and extra-terrestrial applications, polymeric electronic devices for wearable applications, and stimuli-responsive materials for soft robotics and implantable devices.
Group website: printzlab.org
Degrees
- Ph.D. NanoEngineering
- University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
- Understanding and improving the mechanical stability of semiconducting polymers for flexible and stretchable electronics
- M.S. NanoEngineering
- University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, US
Work Experience
- University of Arizona, Tucson (2018 - Ongoing)
- Stanford University (2016 - 2018)
- University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California (2012 - 2016)
Awards
- Distinguished Young Scholar Seminar Series Speaker
- University of Washington, Department of Chemical Engineering, Summer 2017
- Best Poster Nomination
- Materials Research Society, Spring 2017 (Award Nominee)
- Chancellor's Dissertation Medal
- University of California, San Diego, Summer 2016
- NanoEngineering Honorable Mention Poster
- University of California, San Diego, Spring 2015 (Award Nominee)
- NanoEngineering Best Poster
- University of California, San Diego, Jacobs School Research Expo, Spring 2014
Interests
Teaching
Polymer science | Surface and Intermolecular Forces | Transport Phenomena
Research
Renewable energy | Solution-processed electronics | Intermolecular interactions | Scalable printing of electronics | Perovskite solar cells | Organic electronics | Flexible and stretchable electronics | Polymeric materials
Courses
2023-24 Courses
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Chemical Engineering
CHEE 696A (Spring 2024) -
Heat Transfer+Fluid Flow
CHEE 203 (Spring 2024) -
Preceptorship
CHEE 391 (Spring 2024) -
Chem Engineering Lab I
CHEE 301A (Fall 2023) -
Chemical Engineering
CHEE 696A (Fall 2023) -
Directed Research
CHEE 392 (Fall 2023) -
Dissertation
CHEE 920 (Fall 2023) -
Honors Directed Research
HNRS 392H (Fall 2023) -
Independent Study
PHYS 599 (Fall 2023) -
Introduction to Polymers
CHEE 483 (Fall 2023) -
Introduction to Polymers
CHEE 583 (Fall 2023) -
Research
CHEE 900 (Fall 2023) -
Senior Capstone
MSE 498 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Chemical Engineering
CHEE 696A (Spring 2023) -
Dissertation
CHEE 920 (Spring 2023) -
Heat Transfer+Fluid Flow
CHEE 203 (Spring 2023) -
Honors Independent Study
CHEE 499H (Spring 2023) -
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Spring 2023) -
Independent Study
MSE 499 (Spring 2023) -
Preceptorship
CHEE 391 (Spring 2023) -
Research
CHEE 900 (Spring 2023) -
Research
MSE 900 (Spring 2023) -
Thesis
MSE 910 (Spring 2023) -
Chemical Engineering
CHEE 696A (Fall 2022) -
Dissertation
CHEE 920 (Fall 2022) -
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Fall 2022) -
Independent Study
CHEE 399 (Fall 2022) -
Independent Study
CHEE 499 (Fall 2022) -
Independent Study
MSE 399 (Fall 2022) -
Independent Study
MSE 599 (Fall 2022) -
Introduction to Polymers
CHEE 483 (Fall 2022) -
Introduction to Polymers
CHEE 583 (Fall 2022) -
Research
CHEE 900 (Fall 2022) -
Research
MSE 900 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Dissertation
CHEE 920 (Spring 2022) -
Heat Transfer+Fluid Flow
CHEE 203 (Spring 2022) -
Honors Independent Study
CHEE 499H (Spring 2022) -
Independent Study
CHEE 399 (Spring 2022) -
Research
CHEE 900 (Spring 2022) -
Dissertation
CHEE 920 (Fall 2021) -
Honors Independent Study
CHEE 299H (Fall 2021) -
Honors Independent Study
CHEE 399H (Fall 2021) -
Introduction to Polymers
CHEE 483 (Fall 2021) -
Introduction to Polymers
CHEE 583 (Fall 2021) -
Research
CHEE 900 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Dissertation
CHEE 920 (Spring 2021) -
Heat Transfer+Fluid Flow
CHEE 203 (Spring 2021) -
Research
CHEE 900 (Spring 2021) -
Introduction to Polymers
CHEE 483 (Fall 2020) -
Introduction to Polymers
CHEE 583 (Fall 2020) -
Research
CHEE 900 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Independent Study
CHEE 399 (Spring 2020) -
Research
CHEE 900 (Spring 2020) -
Introduction to Polymers
CHEE 483 (Fall 2019) -
Introduction to Polymers
CHEE 583 (Fall 2019) -
Research
CHEE 900 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Workshop
CHEE 497 (Fall 2018) -
Workshop
CHEE 597 (Fall 2018)
Scholarly Contributions
Chapters
- Alkhadra, M. A., Kleinschmidt, A. T., Root, S. E., Rodriquez, D., Printz, A. D., Savagatrup, S., & Lipomi, D. J. (2019). Mechanical Properties of Semiconducting Polymers. In Handbook of Semiconducting Polymers, Fourth Edition; Conjugated Polymers: Properties, Processing, and Apllications. CRC Press.
Journals/Publications
- Printz, A. D., Chen, A. X., Hilgar, J. D., Samoylov, A. A., Pazhankave, S. S., Bunch, J. A., Choudhary, K., Esparza, G. L., Lim, A., Luo, X., Chen, H., Runser, R., McCulloch, I., Mei, J., Hoover, C., Romero, N. A., & Lipomi, D. J. (2022). Increasing the Strength, Hardness, and Survivability of Semiconducting Polymers by Crosslinking. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2202053. doi:10.1002/admi.202202053
- Dailey, M., Li, Y., & Printz, A. D. (2021). Residual Film Stresses in Perovskite Solar Cells: Origins, Effects, and Mitigation Strategies. ACS Omega. doi:10.1021/acsomega.1c04814
- Li, Y., Dailey, M., Lohr, P. J., & Printz, A. D. (2021). Performance and stability improvements in metal halide perovskite with intralayer incorporation of organic additives. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. doi:10.1039/D1TA05252G
- Prete, M., Ogliani, E., Bregnhøj, M., Lissau, J. S., Dastidar, S., Rubahn, H., Engmann, S., Skov, A. L., Brook, M. A., Ogilby, P. R., Printz, A., Turkovic, V., & Madsen, M. (2021). Synergistic effect of carotenoid and silicone-based additives for photooxidatively stable organic solar cells with enhanced elasticity. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. doi:10.1039/D1TC01544C
- Printz, A. D., Li, Y., & Dailey, M. (2021). Residual Film Stresses in Perovskite Solar Cells: Origins, Effects, and Mitigation Strategies. ACS Omega, 6(45), 30214-30223. doi:10.1021/acsomega.1c04814
- Printz, A. D., Li, Y., Dailey, M., & Lohr, P. J. (2021). Performance and stability improvements in metal halide perovskite with intralayer incorporation of organic additives. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9(30), 16281-16338. doi:10.1039/d1ta05252g
- Printz, A., Prete, M., Ogliani, E., Bregnhøj, M., Lissau, J. S., Dastidar, S., Rubahn, H., Engmann, S., Skov, A. L., Brook, M. A., Ogilby, P. R., Turkovic, V., & Madsen, M. (2021). Synergistic effect of carotenoid and silicone-based additives for photooxidatively stable organic solar cells with enhanced elasticity. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 9(35), 11838-11850. doi:10.1039/d1tc01544c
- Gutwald, M., Rolston, N., Printz, A. D., Zhao, O., Elmaraghi, H., Ding, Y., Zhang, J., & Dauskardt, R. H. (2020). Perspectives on Intrinsic Toughening Strategies and Passivation of Perovskite Films with Organic Additives. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110433
- Printz, A. D., Zhao, O., Hamann, S., Rolston, N., Solgaard, O., & Dauskardt, R. H. (2020). Self-aligned concentrating immersion-lens arrays for patterning and efficiency recovery in scaffold-reinforced perovskite solar cells. APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY, 20, 100704. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100704
- Prolongo, S. G., Printz, A. D., Rolston, N., Watson, B. L., & Dauskardt, R. H. (2018). Poly(triarylamine) composites with carbon nanomaterials for highly transparent and conductive coatings. THIN SOLID FILMS, 646, 61-66.
- Rolston, N., Bush, K. A., Printz, A. D., Gold-Parker, A., Ding, Y., Toney, M. F., McGehee, M. D., & Dauskardt, R. H. (2018). Engineering Stress in Perovskite Solar Cells to Improve Stability. ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, 8(29).
- Rolston, N., Printz, A. D., Tracy, J. M., Weerasinghe, H. C., Vak, D., Haur, L. J., Priyadarshi, A., Mathews, N., Slotcavage, D. J., McGehee, M. D., Kalan, R. E., Zielinski, K., Grimm, R. L., Tsai, H., Nie, W., Mohite, A. D., Gholipour, S., Saliba, M., Gratzel, M., & Dauskardt, R. H. (2018). Effect of Cation Composition on the Mechanical Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells. ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, 8(9).
- Rolston, N., Printz, A. D., Dupont, S. R., Voroshazi, E., & Dauskardt, R. H. (2017). Effect of heat, UV radiation, and moisture on the decohesion kinetics of inverted organic solar cells. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 170, 239-245.
- Rolston, N., Printz, A. D., Hilt, F., Hovish, M. Q., Bruning, K., Tassone, C. J., & Dauskardt, R. H. (2017). Improved stability and efficiency of perovskite solar cells with submicron flexible barrier films deposited in air. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 5(44), 22975-22983.
- Root, S. E., Alkhadra, M. A., Rodriquez, D., Printz, A. D., & Lipomi, D. J. (2017). Measuring the Glass Transition Temperature of Conjugated Polymer Films with Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 29(7), 2646-2654.
- Root, S. E., Savagatrup, S., Printz, A. D., Rodriquez, D., & Lipomi, D. J. (2017). Mechanical Properties of Organic Semiconductors for Stretchable, Highly Flexible, and Mechanically Robust Electronics. CHEMICAL REVIEWS, 117(9), 6467-6499.
- Savagatrup, S., Printz, A. D., O'Connor, T. F., Kim, I., & Lipomi, D. J. (2017). Efficient Characterization of Bulk Heterojunction Films by Mapping Gradients by Reversible Contact with Liquid Metal Top Electrodes. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 29(1), 389-398.
- Watson, B. L., Rolston, N., Printz, A. D., & Dauskardt, R. H. (2017). Scaffold-reinforced perovskite compound solar cells. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 10(12), 2500-2508.
- O'Connor, T. F., Zaretski, A. V., Savagatrup, S., Printz, A. D., Wilkes, C. D., Diaz, M. I., Sawyer, E. J., & Lipomi, D. J. (2016). Wearable organic solar cells with high cyclic bending stability: Materials selection criteria. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 144, 438-444.
- Printz, A. D., & Lipomi, D. J. (2016). Competition between deformability and charge transport in semiconducting polymers for flexible and stretchable electronics. APPLIED PHYSICS REVIEWS, 3(2).
- Printz, A. D., Chiang, A., Savagatrup, S., & Lipomi, D. J. (2016). Fatigue in organic semiconductors: Spectroscopic evolution of microstructure due to cyclic loading in poly(3-heptylthiophene). SYNTHETIC METALS, 217, 144-151.
- Sawyer, E. J., Zaretski, A. V., Printz, A. D., de, l., Bautista-Gutierrez, A., & Lipomi, D. J. (2016). Large increase in stretchability of organic electronic materials by encapsulation. EXTREME MECHANICS LETTERS, 8, 78-87.
- Zaretski, A. V., Root, S. E., Savchenko, A., Molokanova, E., Printz, A. D., Jibril, L., Arya, G., Mercola, M., & Lipomi, D. J. (2016). Metallic Nanoislands on Graphene as Highly Sensitive Transducers of Mechanical, Biological, and Optical Signals. NANO LETTERS, 16(2), 1375-1380.
- Landon, P. B., Mo, A. H., Printz, A. D., Emerson, C., Zhang, C., Janetanakit, W., Colburn, D. A., Akkiraju, S., Dossou, S., Chong, B., Glinsicy, G., & Lal, R. (2015). Asymmetric Colloidal Janus Particle Formation Is Core-Size-Dependent. LANGMUIR, 31(33), 9148-9154.
- O'Connor, T. F., Rajan, K. M., Printz, A. D., & Lipomi, D. J. (2015). Toward organic electronics with properties inspired by biological tissue. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B, 3(25), 4947-4952.
- Printz, A. D., Savagatrup, S., Rodriquez, D., & Lipomi, D. J. (2015). Role of molecular mixing on the stiffness of polymer:fullerene bulk heterojunction films. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 134, 64-72.
- Printz, A. D., Zaretski, A. V., Savagatrup, S., Chiang, A., & Lipomi, D. J. (2015). Yield Point of Semiconducting Polymer Films on Stretchable Substrates Determined by Onset of Buckling. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 7(41), 23257-23264.
- Savagatrup, S., Chan, E., Renteria-Garcia, S. M., Printz, A. D., Zaretski, A. V., O'Connor, T. F., Rodriquez, D., Valle, E., & Lipomi, D. J. (2015). Plasticization of PEDOT:PSS by Common Additives for Mechanically Robust Organic Solar Cells and Wearable Sensors. ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 25(3), 427-436.
- Savagatrup, S., Printz, A. D., O'Connor, T. F., Zaretski, A. V., Rodriquez, D., Sawyer, E. J., Rajan, K. M., Acosta, R. I., Root, S. E., & Lipomi, D. J. (2014). Mechanical degradation and stability of organic solar cells: molecular and microstructural determinants. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 55-80.
- Savagatrup, S., Printz, A. D., Wu, H., Rajan, K. M., Sawyer, E. J., Zaretski, A. V., Bettinger, C. J., & Lipomi, D. J. (2015). Viability of stretchable poly(3-heptylthiophene) (P3HpT) for organic solar cells and field-effect transistors. SYNTHETIC METALS, 203, 208-214.
- Savagatrup, S., Rodriquez, D., Printz, A. D., Sieval, A. B., Hummelen, J. C., & Lipomi, D. J. (2015). [70]PCBM and Incompletely Separated Grades of Methanofullerenes Produce Bulk Heterojunctions with Increased Robustness for Ultra-Flexible and Stretchable Electronics. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 27(11), 3902-3911.
- Zaretski, A. V., Moetazedi, H., Kong, C., Sawyer, E. J., Savagatrup, S., Valle, E., O'Connor, T. F., Printz, A. D., & Lipomi, D. J. (2015). Metal-assisted exfoliation (MAE): green, roll-to-roll compatible method for transferring graphene to flexible substrates. NANOTECHNOLOGY, 26(4).
- Landon, P. B., Mo, A. H., Zhang, C., Emerson, C. D., Printz, A. D., Gomez, A. F., DeLaTorre, C. J., Colburn, D., Anzenberg, P., Eliceiri, M., O'Connell, C., & Lal, R. (2014). Designing Hollow Nano Gold Golf Balls. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 6(13), 9937-9941.
- O'Connor, T. F., Zaretski, A. V., Shiravi, B. A., Savagatrup, S., Printz, A. D., Diaz, M. I., & Lipomi, D. J. (2014). Stretching and conformal bonding of organic solar cells to hemispherical surfaces. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 7(1), 370-378.
- Printz, A. D., Savagatrup, S., Burke, D. J., Purdy, T. N., & Lipomi, D. J. (2014). Increased elasticity of a low-bandgap conjugated copolymer by random segmentation for mechanically robust solar cells. RSC ADVANCES, 4(26), 13635-13643.
- Savagatrup, S., Printz, A. D., O'Connor, T. F., Zaretski, A., & Lipomi, D. J. (2014). Molecularly stretchable electronics. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 3028-3041.
- Savagatrup, S., Printz, A. D., Rodriquez, D., & Lipomi, D. J. (2014). Best of Both Worlds: Conjugated Polymers Exhibiting Good Photovoltaic Behavior and High Tensile Elasticity. MACROMOLECULES.
- Printz, A. D., Chan, E., Liong, C., Martinez, R. S., & Lipomi, D. J. (2013). Photoresist-Free Patterning by Mechanical Abrasion of Water-Soluble Lift-Off Resists and Bare Substrates: Toward Green Fabrication of Transparent Electrodes. PLOS ONE.
Proceedings Publications
- Li, Y., Printz, A., Dailey, M., Lohr, P., & Samoylov, A. (2022). Scalable Approaches to Address Thermomechanical and Chemical Instabilities in Metal Halide Perovskites. In Gordon Research Conference.
- Printz, A., Atajanov, R., Engmann, V., Bregnhøj, M., Inasaridze, L., Ogliani, E., Volyniuk, D., Dastidar, S., Obrezkov, F., Grazulevicius, J. V., Prete, M., Engmann, S., Rubahn, H., Ladegaard Skov, A., Brook, M. A., Troshin, P., Ogilby, P. R., Madsen, M., & Sandby Lissau, J. (2022). Naturally occurring antioxidants for photooxidatively stable flexible organic solar cells. In nanoGe Spring Meeting.
- Rolston, N., Printz, A. D., Hilt, F., Hovish, M. Q., Dauskardt, R. H., Bruning, K., & Tassone, C. J. (2018). Spray Plasma Processing of Barrier Films Deposited in Air for Improved stability of Flexible Electronic Devices. In 2018 IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference (IITC), 138-140.More infoWe report on submicron organosilicate barrier films produced rapidly in ambient by a scalable spray plasma process for improved solar cell stability. The plasma is at a sufficiently low temperature to be compatible with flexible electronic devices. The thickness of the barrier films is tunable and fully transparent over the visible spectrum. The morphology and density of the barrier are shown to improve with the addition of a fluorine-based precursor. Thin-film perovskite solar cells with submicron coatings exhibited significant improvements in stability when exposed to light, heat, and moisture. X-ray diffraction measurements performed while heating showed the barrier film dramatically slows the formation of PbI2. When deposited on a flexible substrate, the barrier films exhibit no signs of cracking or delamination after 10,000 bending cycles on a 127 μm substrate with a bending radius of 1 cm.
- Rolston, N., Printz, A. D., Tracy, J. M., & Dauskardt, R. H. (2018). Effect of Composition and Microstructure on the Mechanical Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells. In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC), 3509-3513.More infoWe report on recent studies characterizing the intrinsic mechanical integrity of perovskite compositions and fully explore the role of various cation combinations, additives, and microstructure on perovskite cohesion. Adding cations to the perovskite decreased mechanical integrity, largely due to smaller grain sizes and increased concentration of PbI 2 . Microindentation hardness testing was performed to estimate the fracture toughness of single-crystal perovskite, and the results indicated perovskites are inherently fragile, even in the absence of grain boundaries and defects. Introducing plastically deformable cations led to a modest improvement in cohesion, and the most robust architecture was observed by infusing perovskite into a porous TiO 2 /ZrO 2 /C layer that provided extrinsic reinforcement to mechanical and environmental stressors.
- Sawyer, E. J., Savagatrup, S., O'Connor, T. F., Makaram, A. S., Burke, D. J., Zaretski, A. V., Printz, A. D., & Lipomi, D. J. (2014, October). Toward intrinsically stretchable organic semiconductors: mechanical properties of high-performance conjugated polymers. In Organic Field-Effect Transistors XIII; and Organic Semiconductors in Sensors and Bioelectronics VII.
Presentations
- Printz, A. D. (2019, April). Design Considerations for Flexibility, Stretchability, and Robustness in Next-Generation Thin-Film Electronics. University of Arizona, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Seminar.
- Rolston, N., Printz, A. D., Hilt, F., Hovish, M. Q., Bruning, K., Tassone, C. J., & Dauskardt, R. H. (2018, June). Spray Plasma Processing of Barrier Films Deposited in Air for Improved Stability of Flexible Electronic Devices. 2018 IEEE INTERNATIONAL INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (IITC).
- Rolston, N., Printz, A. D., Tracy, J. M., & Dauskardt, R. H. (2018, June). Effect of Composition and Microstructure on the Mechanical Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells. 2018 IEEE 7TH WORLD CONFERENCE ON PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERSION (WCPEC) (A JOINT CONFERENCE OF 45TH IEEE PVSC, 28TH PVSEC & 34TH EU PVSEC).
- Printz, A., Rolston, N., Watson, B., & Dauskardt, R. (2017, APR 2). Reinforced perovskite solar cells designed with integrated polymer scaffolding for robust, efficient photovoltaics. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
- Rolston, N., Printz, A., Dong, S., Watson, B., & Dauskardt, R. (2017, APR 2). Dense silica barrier films for improved efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells deposited in ambient air. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
- Watson, B., Rolston, N., Bush, K., Printz, A., & Dauskardt, R. (2017, APR 2). Overcoming the mechanical fragility of perovskite solar cells using novel cross-linking chemical additives and scaffolds. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.