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CHAPTER 8

Organic Electronics

in Memories and

Sensing Applications

Th. Birendra Singh ∗
Linz Institute of Organic Solar Cells (LIOS)
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

Siegfried Bauer
Soft Matter Physics, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci
Linz Institute of Organic Solar Cells (LIOS)
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

rganic electronics is a rapidly developing field with a wide
range of applications in flexible and conformable electronic
Odevices. Functional materials allow for the implementation
of new functionalities such as bistability to be employed in memory
elements as well as physical mechanisms to be used in sensors for
measuring various physical parameters, such as temperature or
pressure changes. Thereby, new application markets may arise for
organic electronic components. In this chapter first we provide a short
synopsis of available organic semiconductors and dielectrics, useful
for field-effect transistor devices and sensors. Then we discuss
sensing principles for detecting temperature and pressure changes, a
field which is still in its infancy. A tour d’horizon through selected

*Current affiliation: CSIRO Molecular and Health Technology, Ian Work Laboratory,
Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
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