Syllabus

(2 hours)
Introduction: Evolution and market potential of flexible electronics, Importance of flexible electronics, History of flexible electronics, Market prospective of flexible and organic electronics, Roadmap, Environmental aspects

(5 hours)
Physics and mechanics: Bending radius and curvature, Plate flexure, Buckling, Mechanical and thermal properties of flexible semiconductors, Flexible monocrystalline silicon, Flexible dielectrics, Stretchable electrodes, Charge transport, Oxide-semiconductor interface

(5 hours)
Integration and substrate Technologies: Integration strategies, Flexible substrates, Metal foil substrates, Flexible glass substrates, Polymer substrates, Transfer printing: Viscoelastic stamp, Thermal release stamp, Solvent release stamp, Adhesive bonding, Permeation mechanism, Flexible printed circuit boards: Flexible PCB materials and flexible PCB fabrication process, Flexible hybrid electronic systems, Fully flexible systems

(6 hours)
Printing and fabrication Techniques: Printed electronics, Ink formation: Parameters of printing fluids, Viscosity of printing fluids, Surface tension, Colloidal dispersion, Fluid dynamics of printed liquid, Printing techniques, Flexography, Gravure printing, Screen printing, Inkjet printing, Coating techniques, Laser printing, Plasma printing, 2-D and 3-D printing, Nanoimprint lithography, Self-aligned imprint lithography

(6 hours)
Flexible devices and applications: Flexible processors, Flexible transistors, Flexible memory, Flexible display, Flexible energy harvesting and storage devices, Flexible sensors and actuators, Reliability of flexible devices, Future outlook

(6 hours)
Organic electronic materials: Charge transport in organic electronic materials, Conduction in organic molecules, Carrier mobility, Electron-hole stability, Polaron transport, Organic small molecules, Organic polymers and copolymers, Organic thin film deposition, Organic single crystal, Organic photophysics and photochemistry, Quantization of molecular vibrations, Molecular orbitals, Optical transition and energy transfer, Exciton dynamics

(6 hours)
Organic and hybrid devices: Organic field effect transistors, Organic light emitting diodes, Organic semiconductor LASER, Organic solar cells, Organic thermoelectric devices, Organic memory devices, Flexible organic alkali-ion batteries, Organic biosensors and bioelectronics, Organic neuromorphic computing systems, Organic-inorganic hybrid devices, Encapsulation of organic electronics, Innovations and future challenges

To impart knowledge on underlying principles of the emerging field of flexible electronics including challenges and opportunities

Integration of electronics using organic and flexible materials

. Various printing methodology

Science and technology of organic electronic devices

Fabrication steps of flexible electronics

At the end of course, students will be able to understand operating principles flexible and organic devices

Synthesis and testing of functional, smart layers

Analyze compatibility, drawback, performance of flexible electronics to CMOS technology

Incorporate flexible and printable electronics in smart systems

Fabrication of low cost, large area flexible electronics

A. M. Hussain, Introduction to Flexible Electronics, CRC press , (2022)

G. Zhang, C. Xie, P. You, S. Li, Introduction to Organic Electronic Devices, Springer , (2022)

G. Nisato, D. Lupo, S. Ganz, Organic and Printed Electronics, CRC press , (2016)

P. Cosseddu, M. Caironi, Organic Flexible Electronics, Elsevier , (2021)