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SUMMARY:Unconventional Electronics. Materials and Interfaces - Dr Antonio 
 Facchetti\, Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center\, No
 rthwestern University\, Evanston\, Illinois 60208-3113\, USA
DTSTART:20071204T143000Z
DTEND:20071204T153000Z
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CONTACT:Jan Anton Koster
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, two critical aspects related to the rea
 lization of unconventional electronic devices will be discussed. First\, s
 ynthetic and fabrication approaches to new organic\, inorganic\, and hybri
 d materials are presented. The issues covered are: a. Rational design\, re
 alization\, and understanding of new electrically-active high-mobility p- 
 and n-type organic semiconductors. b. Development of new solution phase pr
 ocesses for thin-film deposition of inorganic/hybrid semiconductors. c. De
 velopment of new solution processable dielectrics exhibiting low leakage a
 nd high breakdown fields. The combinations of these materials set allow th
 e fabrication of flexible/transparent electronic circuits and display exhi
 biting complementary properties compared to current-generation devices. In
  the second part of this presentation\, the importance of organic transist
 or semiconductor-dielectric interface\, playing a critical role in influen
 cing charge transport\, is highlighted. In this study\, new insights into 
 how the bulk/surface viscoelastic properties of the gate polymeric dielect
 ric modulates the thin-film growth mode\, microstructure\, and transistor 
 performance of pentacene (a benchmark organic semiconductor) films are dis
 cussed.
LOCATION:Small Lecture Theatre\, Cavendish Laboratory\, Department of Phys
 ics
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