Laboratory Teaching Modules on Organic Electronics and Liquid Crystal Displays for Undergraduate and Graduate Education

摘要

We have developed of a sequence of laboratory teaching modules that offer hands-on experience with organic semiconductor devices and liquid crystal display technologies. This paper provides an overview of four such modules: a single-pixel liquid crystal display (LCD), a polymer light-emitting diode (pLED), an organic photovoltaic (OPV) solar cell, and a polymer field-effect transistor (pFET, aka organic thin-film transistor, OTFT). Through these modules, we aim to expand on traditional semiconductor device education to address key concepts pertinent to organic devices, including thin-film fabrication methods, electrical/optical characterization, charge injection/transport in organic materials, self-assembly, light emission/ absorption/polarization, and basic molecular orbitals energy concepts. A comprehensive set of laboratory procedures has been prepared and the entire project has been designed with a low-cost approach so as to be implemented by virtually any university or similar institution. All lab modules and set-up instructions are available at: http://www.ece.ncsu.edu/oleg/wiki/NSF_Lab_Modules.