Organic Semiconductor

Gaojie Lu
ECE423 Presentation
12-16-2006
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 Outline For Organic Semiconductor
 Introduction to Organic Semiconductor
 Relation of Organic Semiconductors to
Inorganic
 Characteristics of Organic Semiconductor
 Organic Semiconductor Devices
 Future Applications
 Summary

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 Introduction to Organic Semiconductor
 Introduction to Organic Semiconductor
 Organic Semiconductors are semiconductors which
use organic molecules rather than silicon for their
active material. This active material can be
composed of a wide variety of molecules
 Low cost of the technology
 Compatibility with plastic substances
 Lower temperature manufacturing (60-120° C)
 Possible to achieve flexible structures
 Low voltages, comparable with the performance
for solution monitoring and some innovative
applications
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 Relation of Organic Semiconductors to
Inorganic
 Also studied for more than 50 years
 Huge variety of choices for organic molecules for u
se in semiconductors
 Charge transport significantly different
 Usually comprised of many individual molecules h
eld together by Van der Waals forces C60
 Many different fabrication techniques on different s
ubstrates

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 Relation of Organic Semiconductors to
Inorganic Cont.
 Generally operate under accumulation mode, not inversion mode

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Mobilities of organic semiconductors have improved
by five orders of magnitude over the past 15 years.
Large research efforts using materials such as thes
e led to some of this increase. 7
 Organic Semiconductors Device-OLED
 An organic light-emitting diode
(OLED) is a special type of light-
emitting diode (LED) in which the
emissive layer comprises a thin-film
of certain organic compounds. The
emissive electroluminescent layer
can include a polymeric substance
that allows the deposition of very
suitable organic compounds

 For example, in rows and

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 Organic Semiconductors Device-OTFT
 TFTs are transistors created using thin films, usually of silicon depos
ited on glass. The deposited silicon must be crystallized using laser
pulses at high temperatures.
 For organics to compete with a-S:H, their mobility should be greater t
han 0.1 cm²/V s and their on/off current ratio of greater than 106
 OTFTs active layers can be thermally evaporated and deposited at
much lower temperatures (i.e. 60° C)

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 Organic TFT Tightness
 Benefits
 Does not require a glass sub
strate as amorphous silicon d
oes
 Low temperature manufactur
e
 Could be made on a piece of
plastic
 Deposition techniques could
reduce costs dramatically
 Challenges
 Workarounds for complicatio
ns with photoresists
 Finding organic semiconduct
ors with high enough mobiliti
es & switching times

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 Future Outlook
 OTFTs for active-matrix displays
 Flexible view screens (or anything…)
 New generations of smart cards
 Organic smart pixels with OLEDs
 Large-area display electronics
 Organic semiconductor advances in mobilit
y, switching time, and manufacturing may l
ead to many possibilities
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Thank you!

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