Organic Electronics 1

Aim

After finishing the course, the students should be able to:

• explain charge transport, energy levels, and doping in organic electronic materials, and how they compare to metals and inorganic semiconductors
• exemplify specific organic electronics materials, their properties, and applications
• summarize the optical properties and applications of organic electronic materials, such as in displays and photovoltaic systems
• exemplify the architecture, characterization, and utilization of electronic components based on organic electronic materials (such as conductors,resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors)
• determine fundamental parameters for the above mentioned components, and explain how these parameters influence the performance of the components
• summarize the electrochemical properties of organic electronic materials, and their applications in devices and systems
• explain and motivate the use of organic electronic materials in biological applications
• summarize device fabrication techniques, especially related to “printed electronics”
• compare commercial applications for organic electronics, and summarize the current market.

Content

Course lectures will cover topics such as: introduction to organic electronic materials and their basic properties; charge transport and energy structure of organic electronics; case-studies on specific materials used in current research; optical properties (energy levels, color changes, light emission and absorption); organic electronic circuit components (conductors, resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors); electrochemistry of organic electronic materials, and applications of redox properties; organic bioelectronics (motivation, applications in neuroscience and plant biology); printed electronics (methods, inks, applications); organic electronics photovoltaics (measurement techniques, solar cells); an overview of current applications and commercialization (cost, implementation, environmental consideration). The discussion sessions (lektioner) will cover the topics above, in a more open discussion format.