Flexible electronics : materials and applications / edited by William S. Wong, Alberto Sallero.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wong, William S.

Salleo, Alberto.

Series:

Electronic materials: science & technology ; v. 11.

Electronic materials : science & technology ; v. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronics--Materials.

Electronics.

Flexible printed circuits.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Springer, 2008.

Summary:

Flexible Electronics: Materials and Applications surveys the materials systems and processes that are used to fabricate devices that can be employed in a wide variety of applications, including flexible flat-panel displays, medical image sensors, photovoltaics, and electronic paper. Materials discussed range from polymeric semiconductors to nanotube transparent conductors, and the important characteristics of each system and their target applications are highlighted. An overview of the performance benchmarks for the different materials is given in order to allow a direct comparison of these different technologies. Furthermore, the devices and processes most suitable for given applications in flexible electronics are identified. Topics include: An overview and history of flexible electronics Low-temperature processing and device integration on flexible substrates Solution-processable thin-film electronic devices and their properties Materials and device physics relevant to flexible electronics Mechanical and electrical characteristics of nano-scale materials on flexible platforms Printing and roll-to-roll processing for large-area electronics manufacturing Applications towards flexible displays, sensors, actuators, photovoltaics, radio-frequency identification, and micro-electro-mechanical systems Written by leading researchers in the field, Flexible Electronics: Materials and Applications serves as a reference for researchers, engineers, and students interested in the characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of these exciting materials and emerging applications.

Contents:

Overview of flexible electronics technology

Mechanical theory of the film-on-substrate-foil structure: curvature and overlay alignment in amorphous silicon thin-film devices fabricated on free-standing foil substrates / Helena Gleskova [and others]

Low-temperature amorphous and nanocrystalline silicon materials and thin-film transistors / Andrei Sazonov, Denis Striakhilev, and Arokia Nathan

Amorphous silicon: flexible backplane and display application / Kalluri R. Sarma

Flexible transition metal oxide electronics and imprint lithography / Warren B. Jackson

Materials and novel patterning methods for flexible electronics / William S. Wong [and others]

Sheet-type sensors and actuators / Takao Someya

Organic and polymeric TFTs for flexible displays and circuits / Michael G. Kane

Semiconducting polythiophenes for field-effect transistor devices in flexible electronics: synthesis and structure property relationships / Martin Heeney and Iain McCulloch

Solution cast films of carbon nanotubes for transparent conductors and thin film transistors / David Hecht and George Grüner

Physics and materials issues of organic photovoltaics / Shawn R. Scully and Michael D. McGehee

Bulk heterojunction solar cells for large-area PV fabrication on flexible substrates / C. Waldauf [and others]

Substrates and thin-film barrier technology for flexible electronics / Ahmet Gün Erlat, Min Yan, and Anil R. Duggal.

Notes:

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Flexible electronics.

ISBN:

9780387743639

0387743634

OCLC:

405546129

Publisher Number:

11596585

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.