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Organic Semiconductors for Flexible Printed Electronics
Organic Semiconductors for Flexible Printed Electronics
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Kippelen, Bernard
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Abstract
Advances during the last 30 years in the synthesis and processing of organic
materials with nonlinear optical and semiconducting properties, have fueled
the emergence of a new technology that can potentially lead to low cost,
flexible, and large area plastic optoelectronic devices and systems. Recent
research breakthroughs in light-emitting diodes for displays and lighting,
solar cells for portable power, and thin-film transistors are bringing
flexible electronic technologies closer to commercialization. However,
despite these technological advances, many challenges still remain in
understanding the fundamental physical properties of the organic
semiconductors used as active layers and the contacts they form at interfaces
with adjacent organic layers or other materials used as electrodes. In this talk, we will discuss selected examples of recent advances made in
developing new materials and device architectures that lead to organic
light-emitting diodes, organic solar cells, and field-effect transistors with
superior performance and stability. In particular, we will review several strategies that were employed to control the work function of electrodes and
show how these approaches can be used to design organic solar cells with
novel geometries. We will also present studies of the operational and
environmental stability of flexible organic field-effect transistors that are
comprised of a dual-layer gate dielectric. This architecture was found to
yield to devices with unprecedented stability. Finally, we will discuss some
of the challenges and future directions of this disruptive emerging
technology platform.
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Date Issued
2012-09-11
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60:53 minutes
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Moving Image
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Lecture