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Organic semiconductor

Index Organic semiconductor

Organic semiconductors are solids whose building blocks are pi-bonded molecules or polymers made up by carbon and hydrogen atoms and – at times – heteroatoms such as nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen. [1]

60 relations: Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), Aniline, Anthracene, Atomic force microscopy, Band gap, Bechgaard salt, Carbazole, Carbon, Charge carrier, Charge-transfer complex, Conductive polymer, Coordination complex, Coulomb, Doping (semiconductor), Electrode, Electroluminescence, Exciton, Grazing-incidence small-angle scattering, Henry Letheby, Heteroatom, Heterojunction, Hydrogen, Insulator (electricity), Iodine, John McGinness, Melanin, Molecular electronics, Molecular solid, Molecule, Nitrogen, OLED, Optoelectronics, Organic electronics, Organic field-effect transistor, Organic laser, Organic photonics, Organic solar cell, Oxygen, Pentacene, Perylene, Photoexcitation, Phthalocyanine, Pi bond, Polyacetylene, Polymer, Relative permittivity, Scanning electron microscope, Semiconductor, Smithsonian Institution, Spin–orbit interaction, ..., Sulfur, Superconductivity, Tetracene, Thin film, Time of flight, Triphenylene, Triplet state, Tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato)aluminium, Valence and conduction bands, Work function. Expand index (10 more) »

Absorption (electromagnetic radiation)

In physics, absorption of electromagnetic radiation is the way in which the energy of a photon is taken up by matter, typically the electrons of an atom.

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Aniline

Aniline is an organic compound with the formula C6H5NH2.

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Anthracene

Anthracene is a solid polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) of formula C14H10, consisting of three fused benzene rings.

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Atomic force microscopy

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) or scanning force microscopy (SFM) is a very-high-resolution type of scanning probe microscopy (SPM), with demonstrated resolution on the order of fractions of a nanometer, more than 1000 times better than the optical diffraction limit.

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Band gap

In solid-state physics, a band gap, also called an energy gap or bandgap, is an energy range in a solid where no electron states can exist.

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Bechgaard salt

A Bechgaard salt is any one of a number of organic charge-transfer complexes that exhibit superconductivity at low temperatures.

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Carbazole

Carbazole is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound.

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Carbon

Carbon (from carbo "coal") is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6.

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Charge carrier

In physics, a charge carrier is a particle free to move, carrying an electric charge, especially the particles that carry electric charges in electrical conductors.

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Charge-transfer complex

A charge-transfer complex (CT complex) or electron-donor-acceptor complex is an association of two or more molecules, or of different parts of one large molecule, in which a fraction of electronic charge is transferred between the molecular entities.

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Conductive polymer

Conductive polymers or, more precisely, intrinsically conducting polymers (ICPs) are organic polymers that conduct electricity.

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Coordination complex

In chemistry, a coordination complex consists of a central atom or ion, which is usually metallic and is called the coordination centre, and a surrounding array of bound molecules or ions, that are in turn known as ligands or complexing agents.

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Coulomb

The coulomb (symbol: C) is the International System of Units (SI) unit of electric charge.

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Doping (semiconductor)

In semiconductor production, doping is the intentional introduction of impurities into an intrinsic semiconductor for the purpose of modulating its electrical properties.

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Electrode

An electrode is an electrical conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g. a semiconductor, an electrolyte, a vacuum or air).

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Electroluminescence

Electroluminescence (EL) is an optical phenomenon and electrical phenomenon in which a material emits light in response to the passage of an electric current or to a strong electric field.

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Exciton

An exciton is a bound state of an electron and an electron hole which are attracted to each other by the electrostatic Coulomb force.

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Grazing-incidence small-angle scattering

Grazing-incidence small-angle scattering (GISAS) is a scattering technique used to study nanostructured surfaces and thin films.

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Henry Letheby

Henry Letheby (1816 – 28 March 1876) was an English analytical chemist and public health officer.

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Heteroatom

In chemistry, a heteroatom (from Ancient Greek heteros, "different", + atomos, "uncut") is any atom that is not carbon or hydrogen.

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Heterojunction

A heterojunction is the interface that occurs between two layers or regions of dissimilar crystalline semiconductors.

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Hydrogen

Hydrogen is a chemical element with symbol H and atomic number 1.

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Insulator (electricity)

An electrical insulator is a material whose internal electric charges do not flow freely; very little electric current will flow through it under the influence of an electric field.

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Iodine

Iodine is a chemical element with symbol I and atomic number 53.

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John McGinness

John Edward McGinness (born November 19, 1943), is an American physicist and physician.

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Melanin

Melanin (from μέλας melas, "black, dark") is a broad term for a group of natural pigments found in most organisms.

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Molecular electronics

Molecular electronics is the study and application of molecular building blocks for the fabrication of electronic components.

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Molecular solid

A molecular solid is a solid consisting of discrete molecules.

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Molecule

A molecule is an electrically neutral group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

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Nitrogen

Nitrogen is a chemical element with symbol N and atomic number 7.

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OLED

An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) is a light-emitting diode (LED) in which the emissive electroluminescent layer is a film of organic compound that emits light in response to an electric current.

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Optoelectronics

Optoelectronics is the study and application of electronic devices and systems that source, detect and control light, usually considered a sub-field of photonics.

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Organic electronics

Organic electronics is a field of materials science concerning the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of organic small molecules or polymers that show desirable electronic properties such as conductivity.

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Organic field-effect transistor

An organic field-effect transistor (OFET) is a field-effect transistor using an organic semiconductor in its channel.

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Organic laser

Organic lasers use an organic (carbon based) material as the gain medium.

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Organic photonics

Organic photonics includes the generation, emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, and detection/sensing of light, using organic optical materials.

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Organic solar cell

An organic solar cell or plastic solar cell is a type of photovoltaic that uses organic electronics, a branch of electronics that deals with conductive organic polymers or small organic molecules, for light absorption and charge transport to produce electricity from sunlight by the photovoltaic effect.

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Oxygen

Oxygen is a chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8.

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Pentacene

Pentacene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five linearly-fused benzene rings.

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Perylene

Perylene or perilene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C20H12, occurring as a brown solid.

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Photoexcitation

Photoexcitation is the production of an excited state of a quantum system by photon absorption.

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Phthalocyanine

Phthalocyanine (H2Pc) is a large, aromatic, macrocyclic, organic compound with the formula (C8H4N2)4H2 and is of theoretical or specialized interest.

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Pi bond

In chemistry, pi bonds (π bonds) are covalent chemical bonds where two lobes of an orbital on one atom overlap two lobes of an orbital on another atom.

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Polyacetylene

Polyacetylene (IUPAC name: polyethyne) usually refers to an organic polymer with the repeating unit (C2H2)n.

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Polymer

A polymer (Greek poly-, "many" + -mer, "part") is a large molecule, or macromolecule, composed of many repeated subunits.

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Relative permittivity

The relative permittivity of a material is its (absolute) permittivity expressed as a ratio relative to the permittivity of vacuum.

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Scanning electron microscope

A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a type of electron microscope that produces images of a sample by scanning the surface with a focused beam of electrons.

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Semiconductor

A semiconductor material has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor – such as copper, gold etc.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.

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Spin–orbit interaction

In quantum physics, the spin–orbit interaction (also called spin–orbit effect or spin–orbit coupling) is a relativistic interaction of a particle's spin with its motion inside a potential.

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Sulfur

Sulfur or sulphur is a chemical element with symbol S and atomic number 16.

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Superconductivity

Superconductivity is a phenomenon of exactly zero electrical resistance and expulsion of magnetic flux fields occurring in certain materials, called superconductors, when cooled below a characteristic critical temperature.

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Tetracene

Tetracene, also called naphthacene, is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

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Thin film

A thin film is a layer of material ranging from fractions of a nanometer (monolayer) to several micrometers in thickness.

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Time of flight

Time of flight (TOF) is a property of an object, particle or acoustic, electromagnetic or other wave.

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Triphenylene

In chemistry, the organic compound triphenylene is a flat polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) consisting of four fused benzene rings.

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Triplet state

In quantum mechanics, a triplet is a quantum state of a system with a spin of quantum number s.

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Tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato)aluminium

Tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato)aluminium is the chemical compound with the formula Al(C9H6NO)3.

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Valence and conduction bands

In solid-state physics, the valence band and conduction band are the bands closest to the Fermi level and thus determine the electrical conductivity of the solid.

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Work function

In solid-state physics, the work setting (sometimes spelled workfunction) is the minimum thermodynamic work (i.e. energy) needed to remove an electron from a solid to a point in the vacuum immediately outside the solid surface.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_semiconductor

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