Transparent Electronics

Abstract

Preface. List of Contributors. 1 Combining Optical Transparency with ElectricalConductivity: Challenges and Prospects (Julia E.Medvedeva). 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Electronic Properties of Conventional TCO Hosts. 1.3 Carrier Generation in Conventional TCO Hosts. 1.4 Magnetically Mediated TCO. 1.5 Multicomponent TCO Hosts. 1.6 Electronic Properties of Light Metal Oxides. 1.7 Carrier Delocalization in Complex Oxides. 1.8 An Outlook: Toward an Ideal TCO. Acknowledgements. References. 2 Transparent Oxide Semiconductors: Fundamentals and RecentProgress (Hideo Hosono). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Electronic Structure in Oxides: Carrier Transport Paths inSemiconductors. 2.3 Materials Design of p-Type TOSs. 2.4 Layered Oxychalcogenides: Improved p-Type Conduction andRoom-Temperature Stable Excitons. 2.5 Nanoporous Crystal, C12A7: New Functions Created bySubnanometer Cages and Clathrated Anions. 2.6 TAOSs and their TFT Applications. 2.7 Perspective. References. 3 p-Type Wide-Band-Gap Semiconductors for TransparentElectronics (Janet Tate and Douglas A. Keszler). 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Applications. 3.3 Challenges Associated with p-Type Wide-Gap Semiconductors. 3.4 Materials. 3.5 Outlook and Prospects. References. 4 Lead Oxides: Synthesis and Applications (Dale L.Perry). 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Overview of Synthetic Methods and Approaches. 4.3 Synthesis of Lead Oxides. 4.4 Applications of Lead Oxides. 4.5 Summary. Acknowledgement. References. 5 Deposition and Performance Challenges of TransparentConductive Oxides on Plastic Substrates (Clark I.Bright). 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Challenges with Plastic Substrates. 5.3 TCO Performance Comparison Glass Versus PlasticSubstrates. 5.4 Conductivity Mechanisms in TCO. 5.5 Qualitative TCO Doping Model. 5.6 Industrial TCO Deposition Methods on Plastic Substrates. 5.7 Developing a TCO Deposition Process. 5.8 Controlling TCO E/O Properties. 5.9 TSO for Transparent Oxide Electronics. 5.10 p-Type TCO and TSO. 5.11 Key Points and Summary. References. 6 Oxide Semiconductors: From Materials to Devices(Elvira Fortunato, Pedro Barquinha, GoncaloGoncalves, Luis Pereira and Rodrigo Martins). 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Historical Background: From Field Effect Transistors (FETs)to TFTs. 6.3 Transparent Oxide Semiconductors. 6.4 Emerging Devices Based on Cellulose Paper: Paper FETs. 6.5 Conclusions and Outlook. Acknowledgements. References. 7 Carbon Nanotube Transparent Electrodes (Teresa M.Barnes and Jeffrey L. Blackburn). 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Chirality and Band Structure of SWCNTs. 7.3 Synthesis, Purification, and Dispersion of SWCNTs. 7.4 Deposition of SWCNT Networks. 7.5 Effects of Chemical Doping. 7.6 Optical Properties of SWCNTs and SWCNT Networks. 7.7 Electrical Properties of SWCNT Networks. 7.8 Sheet Resistance and Transport Measurements. 7.9 Morphology of SWCNT Networks. 7.10 Literature Results on Transparent SWCNT Networks. 7.11 Conclusions. Acknowledgements. References. 8 Application of Transparent Amorphous Oxide Thin FilmTransistors to Electronic Paper (Manabu Ito). 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Microencapsulated Electrophoretic Display. 8.3 Flexible Electronic Paper. 8.4 Application of Transparent Electronics. 8.5 Conclusion. Acknowledgements. References. 9 Solution-Processed Electronics Based on TransparentConductive Oxides (Vivek Subramanian). 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Solution-Processed Transparent Conductive Oxides. 9.3 Summary. References. 10 Transparent Metal Oxide Nanowire Electronics(Roc io Ponce Ortiz, Antonio Facchetti and TobinJ. Marks). 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Nanowire Transistors. 10.3 Transparent Nanowire Circuits and Displays. 10.4 Conclusions. References. 11 Application of Transparent Oxide Semiconductors forFlexible Electronics (Peter F. Carcia). 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Zinc Oxide. 11.3 Indium Oxide. 11.4 SnO2 Thin Film Transistors. 11.5 Gate Dielectrics. 11.6 Transistors on Plastic Substrates. 11.7 Patterning. 11.8 Conclusions. Acknowledgements. References. 12 Transparent OLED Displays (Thomas Riedl). 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Transparent OLEDs. 12.3 Transparent Thin Film Transistors. 12.4 Transparent Active Matrix OLED Displays. 12.5 Conclusions. Acknowledgements. References. 13 Oxide-Based Electrochromics (Claes G. Granqvist). 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 Electrochromic Devices. 13.3 Some Recent Research Results. 13.4 Summary and Concluding Remarks. References. 14 Transparent Solar Cells Based on Organic Polymers(Jinsong Huang, Gang Li, Juo-Hao Li, Li-Min Chen and YangYang). 14.1 Introduction. 14.2 Multiple Metal Layer Structure as Transparent Cathode. 14.3 Transparent Metal Oxide for Anode of High PerformanceTransparent Solar Cell. 14.4 Transparent Solar Cell Fabricated by Lamination. 14.5 Conclusion and Remarks. References. 15 Organic Electro-Optic Modulators with SubstantiallyEnhanced Performance Based on Transparent Electrodes (FeiYi, Seng-Tiong Ho and Tobin J. Marks). 15.1 Introduction. 15.2 TC-Based Low-Voltage, High-Speed Organic EO Modulators. 15.3 Full Design: A Detailed Example of High-Frequency ModulatorDesign. 15.4 Experimental Realization of a TC-Based Organic EO Modulatorand Measurement Result. Acknowledgements. References. 16 Naphthalenetetracarboxylic Diimides as Transparent OrganicSemiconductors (Kevin Cua See and Howard E. Katz). 16.1 Introduction. 16.2 Initial Demonstration of NTCDI Semiconductor FETs. 16.3 Further Structural Elaboration of NTCDI MolecularSemiconductors. 16.4 Use of NTCDI Semiconductors in MultifunctionalTransistors. 16.5 Conclusion. Acknowledgements. References. 17 Transparent Metal Oxide Semiconductors as Gas Sensors(Camilla Baratto, Elisabetta Comini, Guido Faglia, MatteoFerroni, Andrea Ponzoni, Alberto Vomiero and GiorgioSberveglieri). 17.1 Introduction. 17.2 Sensing with Nanostructures. 17.3 Synthesis of Nanostructures for Sensing. 17.4 Gas Sensing with Nanowires. 17.5 Chemoresistive Sensing Properties ofIn2O3 Nanowires. References. Index.