The Physics of Organic Electronics
If you think back to your childhood and picture your first television set, cell phone, or computer, you will quickly realize the magnitude of technological advancement in the consumer electronics industry to date. Hidden within the foundation of almost every modern electronic device lies a silicon semiconductor, however, recent research and development demonstrates the economic feasibility of low-cost production organic semiconductors. My talk will detail the physics and engineering theories at the heart of organic semiconductors, namely the concepts of charge injection and charge transport. A brief overview of flexible and transparent electronics will show the unique advantages of this state of the art technology. Finally, an analysis of the net external quantum efficiency in organic light-emitting diodes will prove why organic electronics have not been realized on an industrial level.