SSRL Aids Development of Plastic Electronics

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A plastic polymer conducts electricity much better when small crystals within the plastic polymer are aligned perpendicular to the surface. Image courtesy of Joe Kline NIST
A plastic polymer conducts electricity much better when small crystals within the plastic polymer are aligned perpendicular to the surface. Image courtesy of Joe Kline, NIST

For close to a decade, researchers have been trying to improve the performance of plastic semiconductors to the level of amorphous silicon—the semiconductor used in low-cost electronics such as photovoltaic cells for solar power and thin-film transistors used in flat screen laptops and TVs.


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