Bio-Organic Electronics—Overview and Prospects for the Future
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Policies and Guidelines
2.1. Definitions and Standards
2.2. Environmental Impact and Biotoxicity
3. Components
3.1. Substrate Materials
3.2. Adhesives
3.3. Organic Semiconductors
Material | HOMO (eV) | LUMO (eV) | Eg CV (eV) | Eg Optical (eV) | µ (cm2/VS) | εr |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indigo (13a) | −5.5 | −3.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | µe = 1 × 10−2, μh = 1 × 10−2 | 4.3 |
Tyrian Purple (13b) | −5.8 | −4.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | µe = 0.3 [28], μh = 0.2 | 6.2 |
Cibalackrot (16) | −5.6 | −3.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | µe = 9.3 × 10−3, μh = 5.3 × 10−3 | 4.8 |
Quinacridone (17) | −5.4 | −2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | μh = 0.1 | 5.2 |
Vat Yellow 1 (18) | −6.3 | −3.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | μe = 4.2 × 10−2 | 3.8 |
Vat Orange 3 (19) | −6.2 | −3.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | µe = 8.8 × 10−3 | 3.8 |
β-carotene (12) | −5.84 | −3.54 | NA | 2.3 | μh = 4 × 10−4 | 2.5 |
3.4. Electrode Materials
3.5. Dielectric Materials
4. Applications and Markets
4.1. Consumer Organic Electronics
4.2. Medicine
4.3. Agriculture/Horticulture
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Chicago/Turabian StyleMühl, Susan, and Beatrice Beyer. 2014. "Bio-Organic Electronics—Overview and Prospects for the Future" Electronics 3, no. 3: 444-461. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics3030444