Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 21, 2026

A Simple and Scalable Fabrication Method for Organic Electronic Devices on Textiles
Published on: March 13, 2017
Spiers memorial lecture. Organic electronics: an organic materials perspective
1Department of Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 53706, USA. wudl@chem.ucsb.edu.
Abstract:
This Introductory Lecture is intended to provide a background to Faraday Discussion 174: "Organic Photonics and Electronics" and will consist of a chronological, subjective review of organic electronics. Starting with "ancient history" (1888) and history (1950-present), the article will take us to the present. The principal developments involved the processes of charge carrier generation and charge transport in molecular solids, starting with insulators (photoconductors) and moving to metals, to semiconductors and ending with the most popular semiconductor devices, such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic field effect transistors (OFETs) and organic photovoltaics (OPVs). The presentation will be from an organic chemistry/materials point of view.
Related Concept Videos
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy: Organic Radicals
Dual Nature of Electromagnetic (EM) Radiation
Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive peaks (the highest point) or troughs (the lowest point) in the wave. Frequency is the...
Electrochemical Systems
What is Organic Chemistry?
Polymer Classification: Architecture
Photochemical Electrocyclic Reactions: Stereochemistry
Selection Rules: Photochemical Activation

