Organic Semiconductor and its applications

Sara Saedinia
University of California, Irvine

Today we will talk about

Organic materials Advantages Disadvantages Applications Future of organic semiconductor

Organic Semiconductor (elect.) vs. Inorganic

Silicon based inorganic material Covalently bonded crystals

Polymer based organic material Van der Waals bonded crystals

Why Organic?
Advantages

Organic electronics are lighter, more flexible Low-Cost Electronics No vacuum processing No lithography (printing) Low-cost substrates (plastic, paper, even cloth) Direct integration on package (lower insertion costs)

Why Organic?
Comparison Example

Organic Electronic
Cost $5 / ft2 Low Capital

Silicon
$100 / ft2 $1-$10 billion

Fabrication Cost
Device Size Material Required Conditions Process

10 ft x Roll to Roll
Flexible Plastic Substrate Ambient Processing Continuous Direct Printing

< 1m2
Rigid Glass or Metal Ultra Cleanroom Multi-step Photolithography

Why Organic?
Advantages

They are also biodegradable (being made from carbon). This opens the door to many exciting and advanced new applications that would be impossible using copper or silicon.

Why not Organic?

Disadvantages

Conductive polymers have high resistance and therefore are not good conductors of electricity. Because of poor electronic behavior (lower mobility), they have much smaller bandwidths. Shorter lifetimes and are much more dependant on stable environment conditions than inorganic electronics would be.

Applications

Displays:

(OLED) Organic Light Emitting Diodes

Organic Nano-Radio Frequency Identification Devices

RFID :

Solar cells

Displays (OLED)

One of the biggest applications of organic transistors right now.

Organic TFTs may be used to drive LCDs and potentially even OLEDs, allowing integration of entire displays on plastic.

Brighter displays Thinner displays More flexible

RFID

Passive RF Devices that talk to the outside world so there will be no need for scanners.

RFID benefits

Quicker Checkout Improved Inventory Control Reduced Waste Efficient flow of goods from manufacturer to consumer

Solar Cells

The light falls on the polymer Electron/hole is generated

The electron is captured C60

The electricity is passed by the nanotube

Future of Organic Semiconductor

Smart Textiles Lab on a chip Portable compact screens Skin Cancer treatment

Thank You

Questions?

References

http://www.idtechex.com/printedelectronicsworld/articles/flexible_organic_13_56_mhz_rfid_tag_is_a_cost_breakthrough_000 00613.asp

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