Caironi M., Noh Y.-Y. (ed.) Large Area and Flexible Electronics

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., 2015. — 592 p. — ISBN: 978-3-527-33639-5.From materials to applications, this ready reference covers the entire value chain from fundamentals via processing right up to devices, presenting different approaches to large-area electronics, thus enabling readers to compare materials, properties and performance.
Divided into two parts, the first focuses on the materials used for the electronic functionality, covering organic and inorganic semiconductors, including vacuum and solution-processed metal-oxide semiconductors, nanomembranes and nanocrystals, as well as conductors and insulators. The second part reviews the devices and applications of large-area electronics, including flexible and ultra-high-resolution displays, light-emitting transistors, organic and inorganic photovoltaics, large-area imagers and sensors, non-volatile memories and radio-frequency identification tags.
With its academic and industrial viewpoints, this volume provides in-depth knowledge for experienced researchers while also serving as a first-stop resource for those entering the field.List of Contributors.
Overview.Materials.
Polymeric and Small-Molecule Semiconductors for Organic Field-Effect Transistors.Organic Semiconductor Structural Design.
Thin-Film Transistor Applications.
p-Channel Semiconductors.
n-Channel Semiconductors.
Ambipolar Semiconductors.
Conclusions.
Metal-Oxide Thin-Film Transistors for Flexible Electronics.Metal-Oxide TFTs.
Solution-Processed MO Thin Films.
Low-Temperature-Processed MO TFTs for Flexible Electronics.Carbon Nanotube Thin-Film Transistors.Individual SWCNTs and SWCNT Thin Films.
Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth of SWCNT TFTs.
Solution-Based Methods for SWCNT TFTs.
Inkjet Printing of Flexible SWCNT TFTs.
Fabrication Schemes for High-Performance Inkjet-Printed SWCNT TFTs.
Inkjet Printing of SWCNT CMOS Inverters.
Inkjet Printing of Aligned SWCNT Films.Organic Single-Crystalline Semiconductors for Flexible Electronics Applications.Electronic and Structural Properties of Single Crystals.
Crystallization Techniques.
Single-Crystal Flexible Electronic Devices.
Strategies for Flexible Organic Single-Crystal Device Fabrication.
Conclusions.
Solution-Processable Quantum Dots.Optimization of the Colloidal Synthesis of Quantum Dots by Selection of Suitable Solvents, Ligands, and Precursors.
Large-Scale Synthesis of Quantum Dots.
Surface Chemistry of Quantum Dots.
Post-Synthetic Chemical Modification of Nanocrystals.
Conclusions and Outlook.
Inorganic Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Flexible Electronics.Characteristics and Synthesis of Inorganic Semiconducting NMs.
Applications in Flexible Electronics.
Concluding Remarks.
Dielectric Materials for Large-Area and Flexible Electronics.General Polymer Dielectrics.
Cross-Linked Polymer Dielectrics.
High-Zr Polymer Dielectrics.
Electrolyte Gate Dielectrics.
Self-Assembled Molecular Layer Dielectrics.
Hybrid Dielectrics.
Sol - Gel High-k: Inorganic Dielectrics.
Summary and Outlook.
Electrolyte-Gating Organic Thin Film Transistors.
Moon Sung Kang, Jeong Ho Cho, and Se Hyun Kim Introduction.
Electrolyte-Gated OTFT Operation Mechanisms.
Electrolyte Materials.
OTFTs Gated with Electrolyte Dielectrics.
Circuits Based on Electrolyte-Gated OTFTs.
Conclusions.
Vapor Barrier Films for Flexible Electronics.
Seok-Ju Kang, Chuan Liu, and Yong-Young Noh Introduction.
Thin-Film Permeation Barrier Layers.
Permeation through Inorganic Thin Films.
Time-Resolved Measurements on Barrier Layers.
Mechanical Limitations of Inorganic Films.
Mechanics of Films on Flexible Substrates.Latest Advances in Substrates for Flexible Electronics.Factors Influencing Film Choice.
Film Property Set.
Summary of Key Properties of Base Substrates.
Planarizing Coatings.
Examples of Film in Use.
Concluding Remarks.Devices and Applications.
Inkjet Printing Process for Large Area Electronics.Dynamics of Jet Formation.
Ink Rheology: Non-Newtonian Liquids.
Dynamics of Drop Impact and Spreading.
Applications of Inkjet Printing for Large-Area Electronics.Inkjet-Printed Electronic Circuits Based on Organic Semiconductors.
Printed Organic Electronics.
CMOS Technology.
High-Speed Organic CMOS Circuits.
Conclusions.
Large-Area, Printed Organic Circuits for Ambient Electronics.Manufacturing Process and Electrical Characteristics.
Demonstration.
Future Prospects.Polymer and Organic Nonvolatile Memory Devices.Resistive Switching Memories.
Charge Storage in Transistor Gate Dielectric.
Polymer Ferroelectric Devices.
Conclusions.
Flexible Displays.Flexible Substrates.
Display Mode.
Thin-Film Transistor.
AMOLED Panel with Printing Technology.
Fabrication of the OLED and AMOLED Panel.
Future Prospects.
Flexible Organic Solar Cells for Scalable, Low-Cost Photovoltaic Energy Conversion.
Overview of Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) Cells.
Efforts toward Realization of Flexible OSCs.
Flexible OSCs for High-Throughput Production: A Printing-Based Approach to Low-Cost Solar Energy Conversion.
Summary and Outlook.
Flexible Inorganic Photovoltaics.Thin Crystalline Solar Cells Transferred onto Flexible Substrates.
Thin-Film Solar Cells Grown Directly onto Flexible Substrates by Vapor Deposition.
Solution-Processed Thin-Film Solar Cells Deposited Directly onto Flexible Substrates.Scalable and Flexible Bioelectronics and Its Applications to Medicine.
Biosensing and Bioelectronics: A Fast Growing Field and a Challenging Research Area.
Inorganic and Silicon-Based Flexible Electronics for Biosensing Devices.
EGOFETs for Flexible Biosensing.
OECTs for Biosensing and Biomonitoring.
Conclusions and Outlook.