Organic electronics

<p>Organic electronics is a field of <a href="/facts/Materials_science/N5HrXRYW">materials science</a> concerning the design, <a href="/facts/Chemical_synthesis/3KXsVVwC">synthesis</a>, characterization, and application of <a href="/facts/Organic_compound/gqCNaN45">organic</a> molecules or <a href="/facts/Polymer/eF32E50K">polymers</a> that show desirable <a href="/facts/Electronics/E4JhgISq">electronic</a> properties such as <a href="/facts/Electrical_resistivity_and_conductivity/akyCKvMy">conductivity</a>. Unlike conventional inorganic <a href="/facts/Electrical_conductor/BSuyupLP">conductors</a> and <a href="/facts/Semiconductor/zFf3mGTE">semiconductors</a>, organic electronic materials are constructed from organic (carbon-based) molecules or polymers using synthetic strategies developed in the context of <a href="/facts/Organic_chemistry/djxhxaNg">organic chemistry</a> and <a href="/facts/Polymer_chemistry/wdfr6fs4">polymer chemistry</a>.
</p><p>One of the promised benefits of organic electronics is their potential low cost compared to traditional electronics. Attractive properties of polymeric conductors include their electrical conductivity (which can be varied by the concentrations of <a href="/facts/Dopant/DvChmeRL">dopants</a>) and comparatively high mechanical <a href="/facts/Flexibility/xlabLkfT">flexibility</a>. Challenges to the implementation of organic electronic materials are their inferior <a href="/facts/Thermal_stability/Tbqa12Iq">thermal stability</a>, high cost, and diverse fabrication issues.
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Organic electronics