Progress in Device Platforms for Organic Electronics

Bernard Kippelen
Goergia Tech


Abstract

In this talk, we will review recent advances in materials, devices, and processing for organic printed optoelectronics. In a first part, we will review the electronic properties of organic semiconductors with an emphasis on their differences with conventional inorganic semiconductors and oxides. We will discuss progress in various device platforms, including organic light-emitting diodes, organic solar cells, photodetectors, sensors, and organic field-effect transistors. New materials, unconventional device architectures and new processing techniques illustrate the versatility of organic photonics and electronics, and the potential of this field to lead to disruptive innovations. We will show that recent progress in device performance, stability, and packaging are likely to accelerate the deployment of these technologies. Strategies to reduce the overall environmental impact of the new products enabled by this emerging technology during their life-cycle will also be presented. Finally, we will show that organic semiconductors can be used to design devices with a performance level that exceeds that of inorganic device platforms.