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Handbook of organic materials for optical and optoelectronic devices: Properties and applications

Edited by O Ostroverkhova, Oregon State University, USA

Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials No. 39

 - comprehensively examines the properties of organic optoelectric and nonlinear optical materials
 - discusses their applications in different devices including solar cells, LED's and eletronic memory devices
 - an essential technical resource for physicists, chemists electrical engineers and materials scientists

Small molecules and conjugated polymers, the two main types of organic materials used for optoelectronic and photonic devices, can be used in a number of applications including organic light-emitting diodes, photovoltaic devices, photorefractive devices and waveguides. Organic materials are attractive due to their low cost, the possibility of their deposition from solution onto large-area substrates, and the ability to tailor their properties. The Handbook of organic materials for optical and optoelectronic devices provides an overview of the properties of organic optoelectronic and nonlinear optical materials, and explains how these materials can be used across a range of applications.

Parts one and two explore the materials used for organic optoelectronics and nonlinear optics, their properties, and methods of their characterization illustrated by physical studies. Part three moves on to discuss the applications of optoelectronic and nonlinear optical organic materials in devices and includes chapters on organic solar cells, electronic memory devices, and electronic chemical sensors, electro-optic devices.

The Handbook of organic materials for optical and optoelectronic devices is a technical resource for physicists, chemists, electrical engineers and materials scientists involved in research and development of organic semiconductor and nonlinear optical materials and devices.

ISBN 0 85709 265 0
ISBN-13: 978 0 85709 265 6
August 2013
800 pages  234 x 156mm  hardback  
Approx. £210.00 / US$355.00 / €250.00

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About the editor

Oksana Ostroverkhova is Associate Professor in Physics at the Department of Physics, Oregon State University, USA.

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Contents

PART 1 MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC (OPTO)ELECTRONICS AND NONLINEAR OPTICS STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONS
PART 2 OPTOELECTRONIC AND NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF ORGANIC MATERIALS AND THEIR CHARACTERIZATION
PART 3 APPLICATIONS OF OPTOELECTRONIC AND NONLINEAR OPTICAL ORGANIC MATERIALS IN DEVICES

PART 1 MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC (OPTO)ELECTRONICS AND NONLINEAR OPTICS STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONS

Small molecular weight materials for optoelectronic applications: overview
Y Shirota, Fukui University of Technology and H Kageyama, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
 - Introduction
 - Historical development in organic optoelectronics: devices and materials
 - Photo- and electroactive organic materials: organic π-electron systems
 - Organic optoelectronic devices: principles and operation processes
 - Molecular materials for organic optoelectronic devices
 - Structures and performance of organic optoelectronic devices
 - Conclusion and future trends
 - References

Influence of film morphology on optical and electronic properties of organic materials
P S Reddy, W Pisula and K Müllen, Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
 - Introduction
 - Discontinuous processing
 - Continuous processing
 - Conclusion
 - References

Doping effects on charge transport in organic materials
K Leo and M Hummert, Technische University Dresden, Germany
 - Introduction
 - Basics of doping of organic semiconductors
 - Doped organic p-i-n devices
 - Conclusion and future trends
 - Acknowledgments
 - References

Third-order nonlinear optical properties of Pi-conjugated polymers constituted of thiophene units and molecular assembly of the polymers
H Kishida, Nagoya University and T Yamamoto, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
 - Introduction
 - Third-order nonlinear optical properties of Pi-conjugated polymers constituted of thiophene units and related compounds
 - Packing and molecular assembly of Pi-conjugated polymers
 - Conclusion and future trends
 - Acknowledgements
 - References

Small molecule supramolecular assemblies for third order nonlinear optics
I Biaggio, Lehigh University, USA
 - Introduction
 - Fundamental principles of the third-order nonlinear optical response
 - Macroscopic susceptibilities and microscopic polarizabilities
 - From molecules to bulk solid state materials
 - Small molecules with large third-order nonlinarities
 - Small molecule supramolecular assemblies with high optical quality and large third-order susceptibility
 - Conclusion
 - References

Molecular crystals and crystalline thin films for photonics
M Jazbinsek and P Günter, ETH Zurich and Rainbow Photonics AG, Switzerland
 - Introduction
 - Second-order nonlinear optical organic crystals
 - THz-wave generation and detection with organic crystals
 - Integrated electro-optic applications
 - Conclusion and future trends
 - References

PART 2 OPTOELECTRONIC AND NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF ORGANIC MATERIALS AND THEIR CHARACTERIZATION

Charge generation and transport in organic materials
J C Sancho-Garcia, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
 - Introduction
 - Theoretical and computational framework
 - Single-molecule magnitudes
 - Supramolecular organization of the samples
 - Predicting relative and absolute values of mobilities
 - From p-type to n-type semiconductors
 - Conclusion
 - Acknowledgements
 - References

Optical, photoluminescent, and electroluminescent properties of organic materials
J Godlewski and M Obarowska, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
 - Introduction
 - Electronic states of single molecule and molecular solid state
 - Absorption and emission spectroscopy
 - Excitonic processes
 - Electroluminescence in organic materials
 - Conclusion and future trends
 - References

Nonlinear optical properties of organic materials
J Perez-Moreno, Skidmore College, USA
 - Introduction
 - Nonlinear optics (NLO) at the molecular level
 - From microscopic (molecules) to macroscopic (materials)
 - Quantum mechanical expressions for the molecular (hyper)polarizabilities
 - Conclusion and future trends
 - References

Ultrafast intrachain exciton dynamics in Pi-conjugated polymers
Z V Vardeny, University of Utah, USA and C -X Sheng, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
 - Introduction
 - Ultrafast dynamics in Pi-conjugated polymers
 - Conclusion
 - Acknowledgements
 - References

Ultrafast charge carrier dynamics in organic optoelectronic materials
H Diesinger, E A Chan, J Yin, and C Soci, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
 - Introduction
 - Infrared-active vibrational (IRAV) modes
 - Transient photocurrent spectroscopy
 - Time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy
 - Time resolved microwave conductivity
 - Experimental evidence of charge localization
 - Conclusion
 - Acknowledgments
 - References

Short-pulse induced photocurrent and photoluminescence in organic materials
I Biaggio, Lehigh University, USA
 - Introduction
 - Photocurrent response after short pulse excitation
 - Exciton dynamics and photoluminescence in organic molecular crystals
 - Exciton dynamics and delayed photocurrent
 - Conclusion
 - References

Conductivity measurements of organic materials using field-effect transistors (FETs) and space-charge-limited current (SCLC) technique
O D Jurchescu, Wake Forest University, USA
 - Introduction
 - Field-effect transistor (FET) measurements
 - Space-charge-limited current (SCLC) measurements
 - Future trends
 - References

Charge transport features in disordered organic materials measured by time-of-flight (TOF), xerographic discharge (XTOF) and charge extraction by linearly increasing voltage (CELIV) techniques
A Pivrikas, University of Brisbane, Australia and University of Linz, Austria
 - Introduction
 - Measurement techniques
 - Experimental results of charge carrier mobility determination
 - Charge transport models in disordered organic semiconductors
 - Conclusion
 - References

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) characterization of metal-organic interactions
K Willets, University of Texas Austin, USA; K Mayer, Tufts University, USA
 - Introduction
 - Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS): background
 - SERS applications
 - Active and passive control of SERS signals
 - Conclusion
 - References

Second harmonic generation as a characterization technique and phenomological probe for organic materials
K D Singer and Y Wu, Case Western Reserve University, USA
 - Introduction
 - Second harmonic generation in bulk media
 - Electric field induced second harmonic generation (EFISHG)
 - Hyper-Rayleigh scattering
 - Second harmonic generation probing structure and dynamics
 - Conclusion
 - Acknowledgments
 - References

PART 3 APPLICATIONS OF OPTOELECTRONIC AND NONLINEAR OPTICAL ORGANIC MATERIALS IN DEVICES

Organic solar cells
M Hösel, D Angmo, F C Krebs, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
 - Introduction
 - Organic solar cells
 - Working principle and device structures
 - Materials
 - Roll-to-roll processing of organic solar cells
 - Demonstration projects and conclusion
 - Acknowledgment
 - References

Organic light-emitting diodes
T Schwab, B Lüssem, M Furno, M C Gather and K Leo, Technische University Dresden, Germany
 - Introduction
 - Basics of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)
 - PIN OLEDs
 - Highly efficient monochrome OLEDs
 - Highly efficient white OLEDs
 - Degradation of OLEDs
 - Future trends
 - References

Organic spintronics
Z V Vardeny and T D Nguyen, University of Utah, USA and E Ehrenfreund, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
 - Introduction
 - Magneto-conductance and magneto-electroluminescence in OLEDs
 - Organic spin-valves
 - Optically detected magnetic resonance in DOO-PPV isotopes
 - Conclusion
 - Acknowledgements
 - References

Organic semiconductors for electronic chemical sensors
T J Dawidczyk, H Kong, and H E Katz, Johns Hopkins University, USA
 - Introduction to organic semiconductors (OSCs)
 - Sensitive OSC Devices
 - Sensitive carbon nanotube and graphene devices
 - Conclusion
 - Acknowledgment
 - References

Organic bioelectronics
G Tarabella, N Coppedè and S Iannotta, Institute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism, Italy, F Cicoira, P Kumar and C Santato, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada
 - Introduction to organic bioelectronics
 - Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs)
 - Enzymatic sensing with OECTs
 - Cell-based OECTs
 - Conclusion and future trends
 - References

Organic electronic memory devices
M C Petty, Durham University, UK
 - Introduction
 - Memory types
 - Resistive memory
 - Organic flash memory
 - Ferroelectric (random access memory (RAM)
 - Molecular memories
 - Future trends
 - Sources of further information
 - Acknowledgements
 - References

Unconventional molecular scale logic devices
M Oszajca and A Podborska Uniwersytet Jagielloński and K Szaciłowski, Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza, Poland
 - Introduction
 - Properties of nanoparticles and their applications in molecular scale logic devices
 - Photoelectrochemical photocurrent switching effect
 - Logic devices based on photoelectrochemical photocurrent switching (PEPS) effect
 - Conclusions and future trends
 - Acknowledgements
 - References

Photorefractive (PR) polymers and their recent applications
J Thomas, University of Central Florida, USA
 - Introduction
 - Fundamentals of photorefractivity
 - Functions of photorefractive (PR) components
 - Photorefractive characterizations techniques
 - PR polymer composites for applications
 - Conclusion and future trends
 - References

Organic waveguides, ultra-low loss demultiplexers and electro-optic (EO) polymer devices
R A Norwood, University of Arizona, C T DeRose, Sandia National Laboratories, C Greenlee, Lightwave Logic Corp and A Yeniay, Photon-X, LLC, USA
 - Introduction and motivation for using polymer optoelectronic components
 - General polymer science
 - Polymer processing
 - Ultra-low loss polymer waveguide devices: materials science
 - Ultra-low loss polymer waveguide fabrication and process-induced losses
 - Perfluoropolymer based true time delay (TTD) modules
 - Wide band channelizer with high resolution arrayed waveguide grating (AWG)
 - Electro-optical polymer based waveguide devices: materials science
 - Molecular theory of electro-optic (EO) polymers
 - Electric-field assisted poling in polymer films
 - Device and system level analysis for electro-optical polymer waveguides
 - Electro-optic polymer spatial light modulators: Theory
 - Spatial light modulator device design and fabrication
 - Spatial light modulator device characterization
 - Future design considerations for spatial light modulators
 - Conclusion
 - References