Antoine Kahn - Organic Electronics: Fundamental Concepts, Status and Promises - IVS Webinar May 2021

Abstract Organic Electronics: Fundamental Concepts, Status and Promises This talk provides a short, and admittedly limited, review of the vast and fast-expanding field of modern organic electronics. We begin with the key enabling properties of organic molecular and polymer semiconductors, which organic chemist excel at modifying almost at will, and draw some comparison with corresponding properties of “standard” inorganic semiconductors. The frontier molecular orbitals, from which derive the opto-electronic properties of the materials are discussed. The basic concept, evolution and current status of the three main organic-based devices, i.e. organic light emitting diode (OLED), photovoltaic cell (OPV) and field effect transistor (OFET) are presented, along with the expected commercial future of these applications.