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Organic Electronic Materials
Last Updated: 2026-06-03 00:14:17
Abstract
This course will introduce students to the structural requirements of charge transport in organic materials as well as synthetic methods for their preparation.
Objective
By the end of the course, the student must be able to: - Describe electronic structure of aromatic compounds, electron delocalisation - Draw molecular orbital diagrams of pi-conjugated systems - Discriminate charge generation mechanisms and species (solitons, polarons, bipolarons) - Apply synthesis methods appropriate for pi-conjugated molecules - Categorize different classes of organic electronic materials - Elaborate functioning of organic solar cells, field-effect transistors, light-emmitting diodes
Content
1. Introduction, Motivation, and Overview - Research in Materials Related to Energy Conversion and Storage - Basics of Supramolecular Chemistry 2. Charge Transport in Organic Molecules and Materials - Chemical Bonding in Organic Molecules - Electron Delocalization in Molecules with pi-Conjugated Systems - Charge Generation and Transport in Molecules and Bulk Materials 3. Synthesis and Properties of Organic Electronic Materials - General Strategies - Oligo(phenylene)s and Poly(phenylene)s - Oligo(thiophene)s and Poly(thiophene)s - Poly(phenylene vinylene)s - Other Low Molecular Weight Organic Semiconductors 4. Fabrication and Characterization of Organic Electronic Devices - Organic Field-Effect Transistors (OFET) - Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLED) - Organic Solar Cells (OSC)
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- DR , MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| lecture with exercise |
Organic Electronic Materials
This course will take place at EPFL and will be streamed to students enrolled at ETHZ.
The lecturer will occasionally be present at ETHZ.
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No time listed | 4 h weekly |
Offered In
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Elective Courses (The students are free to choose individually from the entire course offer of ETH Zürich on the Master level. Please consult the study administration in case of questions.)
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Doctorate Materials Science (Further information at: )
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