Concepts in Organic Electronics

Aimed at undergraduates, graduate students, and practicing engineers, this textbook covers the essential principles of organic electronics from its fundamental concepts through to describing archetype devices that exploit the unique properties of the immense materials family of organic semiconductors in use today. While the book assumes some familiarity with conventional semiconductors and devices, it does not require extensive expertise, as essential background material is provided in the text. Furthermore, a background in chemistry is not required. The first four chapters introduce the basic physics of organic semiconductors, starting with materials structure, then introducing the fundamentals of their optical and electronic properties. The ensuing chapters cover specific devices and how to make them, the challenges that yet remain to achieve even higher performance, and their potential applications. The device chapters cover organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), photodetectors and solar cells, and thin film transistors. The book closes with a chapter on the challenges and opportunities that still confront this rapidly growing field.

1 - Organic Electronics: An Introduction
2 - Chemistry and Structure of Organic Semiconductors
3 - Optical Properties of Excitonic Materials
4 - Electronic Properties of Organic Semiconductors
5 - The Art of Making Devices
6 - Organic Light Emitting Diodes
7 - Photodetectors
8 - Organic Photovoltaic Cells
9 - Thin Film Transistors
10 - Challenges and Opportunities in Organic Electronics

Stephen R. Forrest is the Peter A. Franken Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He has received a number of awards including the Thomas Alva Edison Award for innovations in organic LEDs, the MRS Medal, the IEEE/LEOS William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award, the IEEE Daniel Nobel Award, and the IEEE Jun-Ichi Nishizawa Medal, and the IEEE William R. Cherry Award. He is a member of the US National Academies of Engineering and Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Science, and the National Academy of Inventors. He participated in the founding of Sensors Unlimited, NanoFlex Power Corp., Universal Display Corp., Heat2Power, Inc., and Apogee Photonics, Inc.