ORGANIC/PRINTED/SOFT BIO-ELECTRONICS

Devices

Organic/printed/soft electronics is a new concept for fabricating electronic devices on plastics using “soft” organic/hybrid materials processed via printing methods rather than current chip plants used for silicon. Our research has targeted key aspects of thin-film transistor (TFT, a type of transistor) materials science/technology that can enable new electronic devices (flexible displays, electronic tags, sensors), where mechanical flexibility, impact resistance and inexpensive production are paramount.

Structure and material components of a thin-film transistor (TFT) and electrochemical transistor (ECT).

Organic/ Hybrid Materials

Examples of semiconductor and dielectric materials developed by our group at NU and at Polyera/Flexterra Corporation.

Demonstrators

Devices and demonstrators fabricated fabricated by our group.

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OECTs fabricated with new semiconductors and electrolyte for physiological sensing and mimicking synaptic behavior.

New stretchable semiconductors, elastic film morphologies, and TFTs.