Conference Program - LOPE-C 2011

SHORT COURSES | TUESDAY-JUNE 28, 2011
Devices (09:00 am - 11:00 am) | LOCATION FANTASIE 2 / LEVEL C3
09:30 am Solution processable organic electronic devices
Prof. Ronald Österbacka,
Åbo Akademi University, Professor of Physics, Finland
In this course I will introduce the fundamentals of organic electronic devices with special emphasis on issues relating to solution processing large area organic electronics. I
will give an introduction to basic physical issues relevant to all organic electronic devices such as transport and contacts for better understanding of the basic device
physics of organic transistors OFETs, OLEDs, diodes and solar cells.
Furthermore, I will also discuss particular issues and limitations that solution processing will impose on the device structures, and give examples of the state of the art
devices available today.
The course is meant for materials scientists and engineers, manufacturing and coating specialists that would like to get an basic introduction to the basic organic electronic
device physics.
11:00 am COFFEE BREAK
Materials (11:30 am - 01:00 pm) | LOCATION FANTASIE 2 / LEVEL C3
11:30 am Materials Requirements for Organic electronics
Prof. Stephen Yeates,
University of Manchester, Professor of Polymer Chemistry, Head of Physical and Theoretical Section, United Kingdom
- Materials: Semiconductors, conductors , dielectrics, electrodes
- Synthesis, molecular structure and charge transport properties
- Connectivity between process, film morphology and device performance The course will be exemplified throughout by recent examples from the open literature. The very
basic working principles of field-effect transistors will be explained using relevant examples of device architecture. The tutorial will focus on recent developments in the
design, synthesis, characterization and processing of organic semiconductors for thin film transistor (TFT) and solar cells (OPV). The fundamentals of molecular structure
will be described, and the subsequent impact on stability, electronic energy levels and microstructure discussed. Emphasis will made on the role of process on the control
of film morphology. Whilst the main focus will be on the semiconducting material the importance and interplay with other transistor device materials, such as electrodes and
dielectrics will be considered. Recent development in other material classes such as inorganic conductors and semiconductors additionally be provided.
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