Course description

Organic Electronic Devices

Organic electronic devices are quickly making their way into the commercial world, with innovative thin mobile devices, high-resolution displays, and photovoltaic cells. The future holds even greater potential for this technology, with an entirely new generation of ultra low-cost, lightweight and even flexible electronic devices, which will perform functions traditionally accomplished with much more expensive components based on conventional semiconductor materials, such as silicon.

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English

Suitability - Who should attend?

Prerequisites:

This course is suited for undergraduates with two semesters of general chemistry and two semesters of general physics. Familiarity with solid-state physics or elementary circuits is recommended but not required.

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What you'll learn

Synthesis of Organic Semiconductors.
- Identify common mechanisms for the synthesis of small molecule and polymer semiconductors
- Describe the mechanism of controlled polymerization techniques for macromolecular semiconductors
- Interpret spectroscopic, chromatographic, and molecular characterization data in order to predict the structure of the organic semiconductor.
Charge Generation and Transport and Optoelectronic Characterization of Organic Semiconductors.
- Explain how molecular orbital levels are related to the optoelectronic properties of organic semiconductors
- Distinguish between different models for charge transport in organic semiconductors; describe clearly the difference between charge generation and transport in organic and inorganic semiconductors.
Device Application of Organic Semiconductors.
- Explain how organic electronic devices operate and how to apply known equations to evaluate device performance
- Critique the potential for organic electronic materials to supplement or replace inorganic semiconducting devices.