Organic Semiconductors and Organic Integrated Circuits

Wenping Hu^1,2 

¹College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Fujian 361005

²Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuits, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072

 

Organic semiconductors are key materials enabling next-generation flexible, low-cost electronics and energy systems. Their performance is jointly determined by three levels: molecular structure, condensed-state assembly, and device engineering, positioning them as a vital direction for information technology in the post-Moore era. Achieving a performance leap from microscopic molecular structure design to macroscopic circuit systems remains a core challenge in this field, necessitating systematic breakthroughs in material creation, structural control, and device physics. This report will focus on the intersection of organic semiconductor materials and devices, covering the following aspects: providing an in-depth introduction to the structural design and synthesis of organic semiconductor molecules, which has led to the successful development of a series of high-performance N-type, P-type, and ambipolar semiconductor materials; elucidating the physical principles underlying the controlled assembly and crystal growth of organic semiconductors, enabling the controllable preparation of materials ranging from low-dimensional single crystals to large-area, high-quality thin films; and demonstrating the integration and application of organic field-effect transistors, highlighting the great potential of organic electronics in emerging fields such as novel displays and intelligent sensing.

 

Keywords: Organic Semiconductors; Molecular Design; Crystal Engineering; Organic Field-Effect Transistors; Organic Integrated Circuits.

 

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胡文平，中國科學院院士，天津大學教授，廈門大學校長，智能傳感功能材料全國重點實驗室執(zhí)行主任，有機集成電路教育部重點實驗室主任。他于1993年本科畢業(yè)于湖南大學化學化工系，先后在中國科學院金屬研究所、化學研究所獲得碩士、博士學位，曾赴日本大阪大學、德國斯圖加特大學開展合作研究，2003年入選中國科學院"百人計劃"歸國投身科研事業(yè)。他長期從事有機半導體物理化學的研究，瞄準“有機集成電路”這一重大科技前沿，聚焦源頭創(chuàng)新，構(gòu)筑了“有機半導體分子→有機半導體晶體→有機場效應晶體管和有機集成電路”的特色研究體系，為新型有機半導體材料與器件的應用做出重要貢獻。他擔任《SmartMat》創(chuàng)刊主編，并擔任《Advanced Energy Materials》、《Advanced Electronic Materials》、《Nano Research》、《Science China Materials》等期刊的國際編委。榮獲國家自然科學二等獎2項、天津市自然科學獎特等獎與一等獎各1項、全國創(chuàng)新爭先獎、全國優(yōu)秀博士學位論文指導教師、天津市“最美科技工作者”等榮譽。