Flexible electronics future applications

However, the field of organic electronics is gaining momentum. Continued breakthroughs in materials and device performance, concrete industrial applications in active matrix flexible electronic paper displays, and simple, low-cost intelligent labels are emerging on the horizon to be commercialized within the next three to five years. It is likely that new scientific discoveries and technological advances will continue to cross-fertilize each other for the foreseeable future. 

Chemical vapor deposition is a key process for the growth of electronic materials for a large variety of devices essential to modern technology. Its flexibility and relatively low deposition temperatures make CVD attractive for future device applications in Si and compound-semiconductor technologies. The process involves gas-phase and surface reactions that must be controlled to achieve desired material and electronic properties. 

In this chapter we review recent progress of organic transistors for sensor applications. Emphasis is put on large-area, flexible pressure sensors suitable for electronic artificial skin and for photodetectors suitable for sheet image scanners. We also describe future prospects of large-area sensors and the other issues. 

In the near future, we expect to see adoption and adaptation of inkjet technology to rapidly growing markets such as photovoltaics, OLEDs, and thin film transistors. In general, the development of flexible printed electronics for a wide range of applications is expected to take advantage of the value proposition of inkjet printing of conductive inks. 

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