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Ultraflexible Organic Electronics and Photonics

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Ultraflexible, lightweight, and thin electronic sensors have been developed for realizing next-generation noninvasive bioinstrumentation systems that enable large-area and multipoint sensing using organic electronics and related systems including Si-LSI technology. The systems are thinner than human skin and can cover a wide surface area with complex shapes. In this chapter, here I will introduce fabrication methods and performance characteristics of ultrathin (\(\sim \)1 \(\upmu \)m), ultraflexible organic light-emitting diodes (LEDs), organic solar cells (optical sensors, photodetector), and organic transistors. In addition, I will discuss the future prospects of ultraflexible biointerface electronics, which can be realized by integrating these devices.

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Sekitani, T. (2017). Ultraflexible Organic Electronics and Photonics. In: Ohtsu, M., Yatsui, T. (eds) Progress in Nanophotonics 4. Nano-Optics and Nanophotonics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49013-7_5

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