LEADER 04344nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910438124503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-86548-3 010 $a90-481-2873-0 024 7 $a10.1007/978-90-481-2873-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000309386 035 $a(EBL)1030880 035 $a(OCoLC)823385017 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000811309 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11510757 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000811309 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10846922 035 $a(PQKB)11358185 035 $a(DE-He213)978-90-481-2873-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1030880 035 $a(PPN)168334925 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000309386 100 $a20121115d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLiquid crystalline semiconductors $ematerials, properties and applications /$fRichard J. Bushby, Stephen M. Kelly, Mary O'Neill, editors 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aNew York $cSpringer$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (280 p.) 225 0$aSpringer series in materials science,$x0933-033X ;$vv. 169 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a94-007-9557-2 311 $a90-481-2872-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Charge Transport in Liquid Crystalline Semiconductors -- 3 Columnar Liquid Crystalline Semiconductors -- 4 Synthesis of Columnar Liquid Crystals -- 5 Charge Transport in Reactive Mesogens and Liquid Crystal Polymer Networks -- 6 Optical Properties of Liquid Crystals -- 7 Organic Light-Emitting diodes (OLEDs) and OLEDs with Polarised Emission -- 8 Liquid Crystals for Organic  Photovoltaics -- 9 Liquid Crystals for Organic  Field-Effect Transistors. 330 $aThis is an exciting stage in the development of organic electronics. It is no longer an area of purely academic interest as increasingly real applications are being developed, some of which are beginning to come on-stream. Areas that have already been commercially developed or which are under intensive development include organic light emitting diodes (for flat panel displays and solid state lighting), organic photovoltaic cells, organic thin film transistors (for smart tags and flat panel displays) and sensors. Within the family of organic electronic materials, liquid crystals are relative newcomers. The first electronically conducting liquid crystals were reported in 1988 but already a substantial literature has developed. The advantage of liquid crystalline semiconductors is that they have the easy processability of amorphous and polymeric semiconductors but they usually have higher charge carrier mobilities. Their mobilities do not reach the levels seen in crystalline organics but they circumvent all of the difficult issues of controlling crystal growth and morphology. Liquid crystals self-organise, they can be aligned by fields and surface forces and, because of their fluid nature, defects in liquid crystal structures readily self-heal. With these matters in mind this is an opportune moment to bring together a volume on the subject of ?Liquid Crystalline Semiconductors?. The field is already too large to cover in a comprehensive manner so the aim has been to bring together contributions from leading researchers which cover the main areas of the chemistry (synthesis and structure/function relationships), physics (charge transport mechanisms and optical properties) and potential applications in photovoltaics, organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). This book will provide a useful introduction to the field for those in both industry and academia and it is hoped that it will help to stimulate future developments. 410 0$aSpringer Series in Materials Science,$x0933-033X ;$v169 606 $aLiquid semiconductors 615 0$aLiquid semiconductors. 676 $a537.6223 701 $aBushby$b Richard J$01750361 701 $aKelly$b S. M$g(Stephen M.)$0962749 701 $aO'Neill$b Mary$0778248 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910438124503321 996 $aLiquid crystalline semiconductors$94184985 997 $aUNINA