This book defines the state of the art in interface science for electronic applications of organic materials, updating understanding of the foundation of interfacial properties and describing novel electronic devices created from conjugated polymers and organic molecular solids. It focuses on the use of advanced printing technologies to fabricate photodiodes, photovoltaic cells, thin-film transistors, and lasers.

Conjugated Polymer and Molecular Interfaces analyzes light-emitting diodes using alkaline-earth fluorides; examines energy structures of molecular thin film—metal interfaces; investigates electronic structure, chemistry, and carrier injection properties; details preparation of single-crystalline van der Waals surfaces; considers self-assembled molecular wires on conducting substrates; clarifies nanometric electrostatic phenomena at molecular surfaces; and more.

From the Preface: “...A considerable amount of work on organic interfaces has been accomplished over the past few years and the time is right to present some of the principal work in the field in this book...The content of these chapters spans a considerable range of issues from basic or fundamental materials science through device applications, pointing out the role of interfaces in each case. We have endeavored to represent all subfactions in the field as fairly as possible...”

Target Audience: Polymer, chemical, optical, electronics, and fiber engineers; physical, surface, colloid, organic, synthetic, and polymer chemists; theoretical, experimental, and condensed matter physicists; spectroscopists; and upper level students in these disciplines.

Table of Contents:

Functional Dendritic Thin Films and Monolayers

A Theoretical Study of Electrical Contacts to Self-Assembled Molecular Wires on Conducting Substrates

A Theoretical Study into Organic Interfaces in Electro-Optic Devices

Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Interfaces for Polymer-Based Electronic Devices

Role of Interfaces in Semiconducting Polymer Optoelectronic Devices

Studies of Organic Thin Films and Interfaces by Various Electron Spectroscopies: Molecular Orientation, Electronic States, and Reactions

Organic—Metal Interfaces: From Physisorption to Covalent Bonding

Electronic Structure of Interfaces Between Organic Molecules and van der Waals Surfaces

Indium-Tin-Oxide Thin Films for Characterization of Electrochemical Processes in Molecular Assemblies: Surface Characterization and Surface Modification

Energy Level Alignment at Organic—Metal Interfaces

Organic Molecular Interfaces: Investigations of Electronic Structure, Chemistry, and Carrier Injection Properties

Metal—Polyfluorene Interface and Surface: Structures and Stability

Femtosecond Photoemission Study of Relaxation and Interface Charge Transfer Dynamics in Organic Photoreceptors

STM-Excited Electroluminescence and Spectroscopy of Conjugated Polymers

Contact-Limited Hole Current in Poly(p-phenylenevinylene)

Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Using Alkaline-Earth Fluorides as an Electron Injection Layer

Characterization of Metal Interfaces to Molecular Media from Analysis of Transient and Steady-State Electrical Measurements

Molecular-Sized Structural Trap at Organic—Metal Interface and Photocurrent Multiplication Phenomenon

Charge Injection into Disordered Organic Semiconductors

Energy Structures of Molecular Thin-Film/Metal Interfaces in Air

Metal—Organic Schottky Energy Barriers: Measurements and Device Implications

Nanometric Electrostatic Phenomena at Molecular Interfaces

Modifying Interfaces to Semiconducting Polymers: PEDOT in Polymer Microelectronics

Electron and Hole Injection Processes in OLEDs Consisting of Low Molecular Weight Materials

Preparation of Single Crystalline van der Waals Surfaces: Tips for Beginners

Molecular Control of Electron and Hole Injection at Electrodes and at Organic Layer Interfaces in Organic Electroluminescent Devices

Index