Organic thin films: new materials for new devices in optoelectronics

In this talk, I will discuss the advances in the context of the fundamental advantages and disadvantages arising from the properties of organic (both polymeric and vacuum deposited) thin film materials for applications in optoelectronic devices and circuits. The talk will include a discussion of the differences between organic and inorganic semiconductors, recent progress in electronic and optoelectronic devices, and methods of fabrication and nanopatterning. Prospects for the future of this rapidly growing field of science and engineering will be included.