Professor Stergios Logothetidis works in the Laboratory for Thin Films, Nanosystems and Nanometrology at the Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece.

• Related titlesList of contributorsWoodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical MaterialsPart One. Properties and materials1. Mechanics of curvature and strain in flexible organic electronic devices1.1. Introduction1.2. Stress and strain analyses1.3. Failure under tensile stress1.4. Failure under compressive stress1.5. Mechanical test methods1.6. Toward compliant and stretchable electronics1.7. Conclusions2. Structural and electronic properties of fullerene-based organic materials: density functional theory-based calculations2.1. Introduction2.2. Theoretical background2.3. Structural transformations of fullerenes based on DFT calculations2.4. Prototype impurities in fullerene crystals and electronic effects2.5. Summary and future trends3. Hybrid and nanocomposite materials for flexible organic electronics applications3.1. Introduction3.2. Production methods3.3. Properties3.4. Limitations3.5. Electronics applications3.6. Future trends3.7. Sources of further information and advice4. Organic polymeric semiconductor materials for applications in photovoltaic cells4.1. Introduction4.2. Polymeric electron donors for bulk-heterojunction photovoltaic solar cells4.3. Fullerene and polymeric-based electron acceptors for bulk heterojunction photovoltaic solar cells4.4. Hybrid structures of polymer, copolymer semiconductors with carbon nanostructures4.5. ConclusionsPart Two. Technologies5. High-barrier films for flexible organic electronic devices5.1. Introduction5.2. Encapsulation of flexible OEs5.3. Permeability mechanisms through barrier materials5.4. Permeation measurement techniques5.5. Advances in high-barrier materials5.6. Conclusions6. Advanced interconnection technologies for flexible organic electronic systems6.1. Introduction6.2. Materials and processes6.3. Reliability6.4. Summary and future trends7. Roll-to-roll printing and coating techniques for manufacturing large-area flexible organic electronics7.1. Introduction7.2. Printing techniques7.3. Coating techniques7.4. Specialist coating techniques7.5. Encapsulation techniques7.6. Applications7.7. Future trends8. Integrated printing for 2D/3D flexible organic electronic devices8.1. Introduction8.2. Fundamentals of inkjet printing8.3. Electronic inks8.4. Vertically integrated inkjet-printed electronic passive components8.5. Conclusions9. In situ characterization of organic electronic materials using X-ray techniques9.1. Introduction9.2. Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction9.3. Temperature-dependent studies9.4. In situ X-ray studies9.5. Conclusions10. In-line monitoring and quality control of flexible organic electronic materials10.1. Introduction10.2. Fundamentals of spectroscopic ellipsometry10.3. Characterization of organic electronic nanomaterials10.4. Conclusions and future trends11. Optimization of active nanomaterials and transparent electrodes using printing and vacuum processes11.1. Introduction11.2. Optimization of r2r printed active nanomaterials and electrodes11.3. Combination of wet and vacuum techniques for OEs11.4. Future trends12. Laser processing of flexible organic electronic materials12.1. Introduction12.2. The physics of laser interaction with thin films12.3. Laser systems and sources12.4. Beam delivery assembly12.5. Laser modification of materials and C surfaces12.6. Laser ablation processes12.7. Laser printing12.8. Conclusions and future trends13. Flexible organic electronic devices on metal foil substrates for lighting, photovoltaic, and other applications13.1. Introduction13.2. Substrate selection13.3. Substrate preparation13.4. TFTs for displays on metal foil13.5. OLED lighting and photovoltaics on metal foil13.6. Future trendsPart Three. Applications14. Smart integrated systems and circuits using flexible organic electronics: automotive applications14.1. Introduction14.2. Materials for integrated systems14.3. Manufacturing processes14.4. Automotive applications14.5. Conclusions15. Chemical sensors using organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs)15.1. Introduction15.2. Gas and vapour sensors15.3. Humidity sensors15.4. pH detection15.5. Glucose detection15.6. Deoxyribonucleic acid detection15.7. Conclusions16. Microfluidic devices using flexible organic electronic materials16.1. Introduction16.2. Microfluidics and electronics16.3. Materials and fabrication techniques16.4. Device examples16.5. Summary16.6. Future trends17. Two-terminal organic nonvolatile memory (ONVM) devices17.1. Introduction17.2. Carbon nanotube (CNT)-based 2T-ONVM structures17.3. Conclusion18. Printed, flexible thin-film-batteries and other power storage devices18.1. Introduction18.2. The development of printed batteries18.3. Basic design of printed batteries18.4. Printing technologies and challenges18.5. Properties of printed batteries18.6. Conclusions and future trendsAppendix: Patent applications on printed batteriesIndexColour section plate captions

Professor Stergios Logothetidis works in the Laboratory for Thin Films, Nanosystems and Nanometrology at the Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece.

• Related titlesList of contributorsWoodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical MaterialsPart One. Properties and materials1. Mechanics of curvature and strain in flexible organic electronic devices1.1. Introduction1.2. Stress and strain analyses1.3. Failure under tensile stress1.4. Failure under compressive stress1.5. Mechanical test methods1.6. Toward compliant and stretchable electronics1.7. Conclusions2. Structural and electronic properties of fullerene-based organic materials: density functional theory-based calculations2.1. Introduction2.2. Theoretical background2.3. Structural transformations of fullerenes based on DFT calculations2.4. Prototype impurities in fullerene crystals and electronic effects2.5. Summary and future trends3. Hybrid and nanocomposite materials for flexible organic electronics applications3.1. Introduction3.2. Production methods3.3. Properties3.4. Limitations3.5. Electronics applications3.6. Future trends3.7. Sources of further information and advice4. Organic polymeric semiconductor materials for applications in photovoltaic cells4.1. Introduction4.2. Polymeric electron donors for bulk-heterojunction photovoltaic solar cells4.3. Fullerene and polymeric-based electron acceptors for bulk heterojunction photovoltaic solar cells4.4. Hybrid structures of polymer, copolymer semiconductors with carbon nanostructures4.5. ConclusionsPart Two. Technologies5. High-barrier films for flexible organic electronic devices5.1. Introduction5.2. Encapsulation of flexible OEs5.3. Permeability mechanisms through barrier materials5.4. Permeation measurement techniques5.5. Advances in high-barrier materials5.6. Conclusions6. Advanced interconnection technologies for flexible organic electronic systems6.1. Introduction6.2. Materials and processes6.3. Reliability6.4. Summary and future trends7. Roll-to-roll printing and coating techniques for manufacturing large-area flexible organic electronics7.1. Introduction7.2. Printing techniques7.3. Coating techniques7.4. Specialist coating techniques7.5. Encapsulation techniques7.6. Applications7.7. Future trends8. Integrated printing for 2D/3D flexible organic electronic devices8.1. Introduction8.2. Fundamentals of inkjet printing8.3. Electronic inks8.4. Vertically integrated inkjet-printed electronic passive components8.5. Conclusions9. In situ characterization of organic electronic materials using X-ray techniques9.1. Introduction9.2. Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction9.3. Temperature-dependent studies9.4. In situ X-ray studies9.5. Conclusions10. In-line monitoring and quality control of flexible organic electronic materials10.1. Introduction10.2. Fundamentals of spectroscopic ellipsometry10.3. Characterization of organic electronic nanomaterials10.4. Conclusions and future trends11. Optimization of active nanomaterials and transparent electrodes using printing and vacuum processes11.1. Introduction11.2. Optimization of r2r printed active nanomaterials and electrodes11.3. Combination of wet and vacuum techniques for OEs11.4. Future trends12. Laser processing of flexible organic electronic materials12.1. Introduction12.2. The physics of laser interaction with thin films12.3. Laser systems and sources12.4. Beam delivery assembly12.5. Laser modification of materials and C surfaces12.6. Laser ablation processes12.7. Laser printing12.8. Conclusions and future trends13. Flexible organic electronic devices on metal foil substrates for lighting, photovoltaic, and other applications13.1. Introduction13.2. Substrate selection13.3. Substrate preparation13.4. TFTs for displays on metal foil13.5. OLED lighting and photovoltaics on metal foil13.6. Future trendsPart Three. Applications14. Smart integrated systems and circuits using flexible organic electronics: automotive applications14.1. Introduction14.2. Materials for integrated systems14.3. Manufacturing processes14.4. Automotive applications14.5. Conclusions15. Chemical sensors using organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs)15.1. Introduction15.2. Gas and vapour sensors15.3. Humidity sensors15.4. pH detection15.5. Glucose detection15.6. Deoxyribonucleic acid detection15.7. Conclusions16. Microfluidic devices using flexible organic electronic materials16.1. Introduction16.2. Microfluidics and electronics16.3. Materials and fabrication techniques16.4. Device examples16.5. Summary16.6. Future trends17. Two-terminal organic nonvolatile memory (ONVM) devices17.1. Introduction17.2. Carbon nanotube (CNT)-based 2T-ONVM structures17.3. Conclusion18. Printed, flexible thin-film-batteries and other power storage devices18.1. Introduction18.2. The development of printed batteries18.3. Basic design of printed batteries18.4. Printing technologies and challenges18.5. Properties of printed batteries18.6. Conclusions and future trendsAppendix: Patent applications on printed batteriesIndexColour section plate captions