Aims

In the era of IoT, smart devices with different functionalities have to be integrated into objects that are normally employed in our daily lives and should be capable of wirelessly transferring information. In this context, the development of novel devices and materials, capable of enabling the development of innovative, cost efficient and large-area electronic systems, is fundamental. This section is committed to exploring the synthesis, development, characterization, and modeling of materials and their application in the fabrication of innovative electronic devices and systems, including field-effect transistors, bio-chemical and physical sensors, memory elements, neuromorphic devices, etc.

The aim of this section is to provide the researcher with a highly multidisciplinary platform where they can report and read about i) the synthesis and processing of novel materials for electronics; ii) the chemical and physical properties of materials; iii) the design and fabrication of novel devices; iv) the novel fabrication procedures, with particular attention towards high throughput, cost efficient and eco-friendly approaches; and v) novel applications, from flexible and wearable circuits to smart tags, lab on chip, artificial skin, etc.

Subject Areas

The subject areas of interest include but are not limited to:

• Multi-field coupling effects in ferroelectrics and electroceramics;
• HfO2-based dielectric thin films for ferroelectric memory and energy storage;
• Ferroelectrics and Piezoelectric materials synthesis, growth and characterization;
• 2D materials;
• Metal oxide semiconductors;
• Perovskites;
• Microwave dielectric materials;
• Dielectrics for capacitive energy storage
• Flexible electronics: devices, systems and applications;
• Organic/hybrid electronic devices (field effect transistors, organic and perovkite-based solar cells, organic light-emitting diodes and photo detectors, memory elements);
• Edible electronics;
• Energy harvesting for wearable devices;
• Wearable devices based on organic/hybrid materials and devices;
• Flexible and stretchable interconnects;
• Textile electronics;
• Fabrication processes for innovative large-area electronics
• Reliability issues in electronic devices.