Organic semiconductors offer unique characteristics such as tunability of electronic properties via chemical synthesis, compatibility with mechanically flexible substrates, low-cost manufacturing, and facile integration with chemical and biological functionalities. These characteristics have prompted the application of organic semiconductors and their devices in physical, chemical, and biological sensors. This book covers this rapidly emerging field by discussing both optical and electrical sensor concepts. Novel transducers based on organic light-emitting diodes and organic thin-film transistors, as well as systems-on-a-chip architectures are presented. Functionalization techniques to enhance specificity are outlined, and models for the sensor response are described.
| ISBN: | 9783540763130 |
| Publication date: | 25th February 2008 |
| Author: | D A Bernards, R M Owens, George G Malliaras |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 287 pages |
| Series: | Springer Series in Materials Science |
| Genres: |
Laser physics Engineering applications of electronic, magnetic, optical materials Engineering applications of polymers and composites Engineering: general |