Entry 01 Charge Transporting Molecules for Organic Electronics
One thing that distinguishes organic electronics from traditional inorganic electronics is the use of organic molecules as charge transporting materials. These molecules are often called organic semiconductors. The advantages of organic semiconductors include easy processibility, light weight, and compatibility with flexible (plastic) substrates. More importantly, their electrical properties and solid-state morphologies can be tuned through molecular design and engineering. Throughout the development organic electronics over the past few decades, a huge variety of organic semiconductors have been synthesized by chemists. Many of the molecules have very interesting and beautiful structures, which are the focus of this entry.
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