The Development of TFT Optoelectronic Devices and Their Circuits

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, thin film transistor (TFT) technology has been developed, with an extensive focus on photonics applications. On the one hand, the integration of photonics mechanisms within TFT operation has boosted optoelectronic applications such as phototransistors and light-emitting transistors. On the other hand, building TFT logic circuits for LEDs and photodetectors has enabled practical applications of high-performance displaying and imaging, respectively.

This Special Issue aims to provide a multidisciplinary platform for researchers to submit manuscripts addressing current research trends and challenges in TFT optoelectronic devices and its circuits, offering insights for future innovation. Both experimental and theoretical/computational studies, papers, and reviews are welcome.

Topics include:

• Fabrication techniques, such as atomic-layer deposition (ALD), direct writing technology, ink-printing, blade coating, etc.
• Novel optoelectronic materials, such as 2D transition metal dichalcogenides, oxide semiconductors, organic semiconductors, perovskites, etc.
• Physics of optoelectronics devices, such as the generation, recombination, and transport of photogenerated carriers, etc.
• Device architectures: Different structure phototransistors, such as vertical channel transistors, gate-all-around transistors, tunneling field-effect transistors, flexible devices, bionic devices, etc.
• Circuit design and system integration, such as high-resolution active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display driver circuits, high-speed imaging sensor driving circuits, optoelectronic logic systems based on TFT, etc.
• Opto-biosensor, such as physiological index sensors, lesion detectors, etc.
• Modeling and simulation, such as technology computer-aided design (TCAD), first-principles calculations, etc.
• Environmental impact, such as environment-friendly fabrication processes, etc.
• Reliability, such as performance stability, air stability, temperature stability, defect mitigation, etc.

Dr. Xiao-Jian She
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Photonics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• fabrication techniques
• novel optoelectronic materials
• physics of optoelectronics devices
• device architectures
• circuit design and system integration
• opto-biosensor
• modeling and simulation
• environmental impact
• reliability