Abstract:
A known method of forming organic semiconductor devices employs the deposition of a conductive polymer onto a substrate to form electrodes or conductive tracks and then to apply an electrical material such as an organic semiconductor on top of these tracks. Although the conductive polymer serves as a highly efficient injector of electrons into the semiconductor, it is not a good conductor. This introduces undesirable inefficient in the supply of current to and from the semiconductor. Worse still the conductivity may deteriorate with time. A solution to this problem has been found by printing the polymer (7) onto a conductive layer (6) carried on a substrate (5). The printed polymer (7) is then used as a resist during a process in which parts of the conductive polymer not protected by the polymer are removed. The resulting device benefits from the good electron injection qualities of the conductive polymer (7) and efficient conduction by virtue of the underlying conductive layer (6).
Abstract:
Conventionally, organic semiconductor devices are usually formed by either laser ablation, photolithography or by conductive inkjet printing. All these methods have short coming such as either being unsuitable for high volume production, slow, expensive or as is particularly the case in inject printing, the choice of metals used is restricted to those which can be formed as inks. The present invention employs flexography to print a resist pattern (7) onto a substrate (5) carrying a metal layer (8). Metal not protected by the resist can be etched away and then the resist (7) removed to leave exposed electrodes. Further materials (10,11) can be disposed onto the exposed metal, such as organic semiconductors, to form transistors or diodes.
Abstract:
An article (1) comprises a substrate (5) having indicia (6) printed thereon and an electronic device (2) having at least one input device (3) and at least one output device (4). The indicia (6) include one or more directions or questions (61) in response to which a user provides input to the electronic device via the at least one input device. The indicia further include a link (62) to a source of additional directions or questions.
Abstract:
A known method of forming organic semiconductor devices employs the deposition of a conductive polymer onto a substrate to form electrodes or conductive tracks and then to apply an electrical material such as an organic semiconductor on top of these tracks. Although the conductive polymer serves as a highly efficient injector of electrons into the semiconductor, it is not a good conductor. This introduces undesirable inefficient in the supply of current to and from the semiconductor. Worse still the conductivity may deteriorate with time. A solution to this problem has been found by printing the polymer (7) onto a conductive layer (6) carried on a substrate (5). The printed polymer (7) is then used as a resist during a process in which parts of the conductive polymer not protected by the polymer are removed. The resulting device benefits from the good electron injection qualities of the conductive polymer (7) and efficient conduction by virtue of the underlying conductive layer (6).