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The impressive improvement in the performance of organic thin-film field-effect transistors (OTFTs) during the last two decades, coupled with the processability advantages offered by organic materials, has attracted the interest of the optoelectronics industry and has opened the way for practical, broad-impact applications of such devices. OTFTs are based on various small organic molecules, conjugated polymers and oligomers, or organic-inorganic hybrids. Potential applications for organic semiconductors are currently aimed at large area electronics, which almost always involve intermolecular transport mechanisms. They include flexible active-matrix displays with OTFT backplanes, e-paper, low-cost and low-end printable electronic circuits, devices such as RFID tags and smart cards, and sensors. Knowledge accumulated from the study of these organic materials and devices will in the future aid the design, development, and fabrication of molecular and polymeric devices based on intramolecular transport.
This conference is intended to provide a platform for discussions and exchanges between experts in the field of organic transistors in an effort to assess the state-of-the-art in this field of research and reflect on the predominant vision(s) for the future of organic transistors.
The scope of the conference will cover research topics spanning from basic chemistry and physics of organic semiconductors to their applications in electronic devices and circuits. Contributed papers are solicited concerning, but not limited to, the following areas:
- organic semiconductor design, synthesis, processing, and characterization
- organic semiconductor growth and morphology
- dielectric materials
- printable electrode materials
- printing and patterning methods
- OTFT device physics, modeling, geometric design, and characterization
- ambipolar TFTs
- n-channel TFTs
- single crystal devices
- charge injection and transport properties
- integrated circuits
- chemical and biological sensors
- flexible OTFT display backplanes
- other OTFT applications
- device reliability, stability, and degradation
- self-assembly processes in OTFTs
- molecular devices
- integration of OTFTs with other components.
Photonic Devices + Applications Best Student Paper Award
We are pleased to announce that a cash prize of $1,000 US will be awarded to the best student paper in this symposium.
Qualifying student papers will be evaluated by the award committee. The winner will be announced during the Photonic Devices + Applications Plenary Session.
- To be eligible, you must be a student without a doctoral degree, listed as an author on an accepted paper within Photonic Devices + Applications, submit your manuscript online by 30 June, conduct the majority of the work being presented, and be the presenter of the paper.
- To be considered, send self-nominations via email to Jen Murphy no later than 31 May 2010.
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