Inorganic and Organic Solution-Processed Thin Film Devices

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• 作者：Morteza Eslamian
• 关键词：Organic electronics ; Photovoltaics ; Thin film transistors ; Thermoelectric devices ; Organic light ; emitting diodes ; Smart materials ; Sensors and actuators ; Solution ; processed methods
• 刊名：Nano-Micro Letters
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：9
• 期：1
• 全文大小：1,937 KB
• 刊物类别：Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Nanotechnology; Nanoscale Science and Technology;
• 刊物主题：Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Nanotechnology; Nanoscale Science and Technology;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：2150-5551
• 卷排序：9

文摘

Thin films and thin film devices have a ubiquitous presence in numerous conventional and emerging technologies. This is because of the recent advances in nanotechnology, the development of functional and smart materials, conducting polymers, molecular semiconductors, carbon nanotubes, and graphene, and the employment of unique properties of thin films and ultrathin films, such as high surface area, controlled nanostructure for effective charge transfer, and special physical and chemical properties, to develop new thin film devices. This paper is therefore intended to provide a concise critical review and research directions on most thin film devices, including thin film transistors, data storage memory, solar cells, organic light-emitting diodes, thermoelectric devices, smart materials, sensors, and actuators. The thin film devices may consist of organic, inorganic, and composite thin layers, and share similar functionality, properties, and fabrication routes. Therefore, due to the multidisciplinary nature of thin film devices, knowledge and advances already made in one area may be applicable to other similar areas. Owing to the importance of developing low-cost, scalable, and vacuum-free fabrication routes, this paper focuses on thin film devices that may be processed and deposited from solution.