Accession Number:

ADA610777

Title:

Polymeric and Molecular Materials for Advanced Organic Electronics

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

NORTHWESTERN UNIV EVANSTON IL

Personal Author(s):

• Marks, Tobin J.
• Facchetti, Antonio

Report Date:

2014-10-20

Pagination or Media Count:

13.0

Abstract:

Organic thin-film transistors OTFTs are the enablers of all organic circuitry but are severely limited by the paucity of high carrier mobility semiconductors especially for electron transport, poor quality of compatible insulators, high power consumption, poor understanding of how critical material interfaces affect carrier injection and transport, limited understanding of charge carrier dynamics and trapping mechanisms, and poor understanding of circuit radiation hardness. In addition, current strategies fo OTFT integration and efficient printing, essential for organic complementary circuits, are an early stage of development. The objective of this program is to develop the understanding necessary to achieve high-performance polymeric and molecular materials enabling high speed electronic circuits. This report summarizes progress towards these goals describes what we have learned in terms of fundamental materials-property-device responses, unique molecularpolymeric materials sets, and processdevice platforms to advance the field of organic electronics.

Descriptors:

• *CIRCUITS
• *COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS
• *MOLECULES
• *POLYMERS
• *THIN FILMS
• *TRANSISTORS
• CARRIER MOBILITY
• CHARGE CARRIERS
• DIELECTRICS
• DYNAMICS
• ELECTRON TRANSPORT
• ENERGY CONSUMPTION
• TRAPPING(CHARGED PARTICLES)

Subject Categories:

• Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• Miscellaneous Materials
• Plastics
• Atomic and Molecular Physics and Spectroscopy
• Solid State Physics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE