Inkjet printing (master thesis)
Oct 2020
Organic electronics and in particular organic thin-film transistors have attracted large interest in industry concerning applications in flexible, light-weight and low cost electronics. A recent trend is the use of organic electronics in neuromorphic engineering.
Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are exploiting the ability of ions to electrochemically dope or dedope the transistor channel. This allows to mimic a variety essential synaptic functions [1]. Hence, OECTs have huge potential for brain-inspired computing [2].
Publication [3] describes the fabrication of OECTs by inkjet printing. This method is promising to realize integrated circuits for neuromorphic computing. In this master thesis we aim to print and characterize an OECT and its neuromorphic functions. This technology will then be used to print small neuronal networks and study the signal processing in these networks.
The IAPP is a place where more than 120 physicists, chemists and engineering are working together on virtually all topics related to organic electronics – fundamentals and applications. Hence, the IAPP provides a perfect platform for the application to interact with other scientists in order to get a broad overview on other research topics on organic electronics.
contact:
© Kai Schmidt/IAP
Dr. Hans Kleemann
ODS group (Organic Devices and Structures)
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