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Research helps overcome barrier for organic electronics

Research helps overcome barrier for organic electronics

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Electronic devices can't work well unless all of the transistors, or switches, within them allow electrical current to flow easily when they are turned on. A team of engineers has determined ...


Organic electronics a two-way street, thanks to new plastic semiconductor

Organic electronics a two-way street, thanks to new plastic semiconductor

Technology / Semiconductors

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Plastic that conducts electricity holds promise for cheaper, thinner and more flexible electronics. This technology is already available in some gadgets -- the new Sony walkman that was introduced ...


Researchers achieve breakthrough in effort to develop tiny biological fuel cells

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

University of Georgia researchers have developed a successful way to grow molecular wire brushes that conduct electrical charges, a first step in developing biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear implants ...


Scientists Fabricate Organic Transistor with Improved Performance

Scientists Fabricate Organic Transistor with Improved Performance

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Organic semiconductors are promising building blocks for many devices, from LEDs to transistors, offering potential advantages such as cost-effectiveness, flexibility, and high performance. ...


Molecular Alignment Gives Monolayers the Edge in Bendable Semiconductor

Molecular Alignment Gives Monolayers the Edge in Bendable Semiconductor

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Reprogrammable product tags, bendable displays and flexible solar cells--the field of organic semiconductor research is advancing these possibilities toward reality. By layering hydrocarbon ...


Bottoms up: Better organic semiconductors for printable electronics

Bottoms up: Better organic semiconductors for printable electronics

Chemistry /

created Sep 04, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Seoul National University have learned how to tweak a new class of polymer-based semiconductors to better control the location and alignment ...