Tutorial T2: Organic Electronics: Technology, Devices, Circuits, and Applications

The field of organic semiconductor based electronics has seen significant and unprecedented progress in the past decade. Low-cost, less energy-intensive and high-throughput production, implementation on flexible and non-planar surfaces, novel applications, as well as the potential to move to more environmentally friendly electronics makes this technology particularly attractive. A wide range of applications of organic electronics are being currently explored, including displays, lighting, solar cells, printed RFID tags and disposable low-cost sensors. Work in some areas, such as organic light emitting diodes used in displays, have matured and have moved into production. Other fields, such as organic RFID tags and sensors are already in industrial development, and preliminary products are expected within the next few years. This tutorial will start with a brief background of organic semiconductors. This will be followed by four sessions, each covering an area of organic electronic application - solar cells, display and lighting, RFID tags and sensors. The physics, device, circuit and production aspects relevant to each of the application will be covered in the sessions.