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Toward Environmentally Robust Organic Electronics: Approaches and Applications.

Eun Kwang Lee¹, Moo Yeol Lee¹, Cheol Hee Park¹

¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Korea.

Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)

|September 30, 2017

Summary

Researchers are developing stable organic electronic materials for flexible, wearable devices. Strategies focus on environmental robustness and molecular design to overcome current limitations for wider commercialization.

Keywords:

environmental stability organic electronics organic field-effect transistors organic light-emitting diodes organic photovoltaics

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Organic Electronics
Flexible Electronics

Background:

Flexible electronics, particularly stretchable and wearable devices, are gaining traction in consumer electronics.
Organic electronic materials offer advantages for low-cost wearable devices, with charge-carrier mobilities surpassing amorphous silicon.
Commercialization is hindered by poor operational, long-term ambient, and chemical stability.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an overview of strategies for developing environmentally robust organic electronics.
To explore molecular design approaches for highly stable π-conjugated small molecules and polymers.
To highlight applications enabled by these advancements.

Main Methods:

Reviewing strategies to mitigate detrimental effects of oxygen, water, chemicals, heat, and light.
Investigating molecular design principles for enhanced stability under ambient and harsh conditions.
Examining solution-based fabrication techniques and encapsulation-free approaches.

Main Results:

Development of strategies to enhance the stability of organic electronic materials against environmental factors.
Identification of molecular design approaches leading to materials stable under diverse conditions.
Demonstration of potential for encapsulation-free, solution-processed devices.

Conclusions:

Overcoming stability issues is crucial for the commercialization of organic electronics in wearable applications.
Molecular design and strategic material development are key to achieving environmentally robust organic electronic materials.
These advancements pave the way for simplified fabrication and broader applications of flexible electronics.