12th International Symposium on Functional p-Electron Systems

技术和非技术摘要：2015年7月，华盛顿大学将举办第12届功能π电子系统国际研讨会。这是一个国际会议，每两年举行一次，重点关注有机半导体材料领域的最新发展。有机半导体材料是一类令人兴奋的材料，其应用于柔性电子器件领域，具有嵌入纺织品或用于触觉传感器或电子皮肤的潜力。它们已经被用作许多商业电子设备的活性材料，如手机显示器中的有机发光二极管（OLED）。最近，已经对开发用于柔性有机光致发光器件（OPV）的有机半导体材料进行了大量努力。柔性OPV代表了可再生能源的独特机会，其中有机半导体材料可以提供高发电重量比，同时降低与这些设备相关的模块，安装和运输成本。此外，人们对生物电子领域的兴趣越来越大，以使电子设备能够直接与我们的身体通信。本次会议有三个主要目标：（一）提供一个论坛，使从事这一研究领域的科学家能够相互分享他们的最新成果，以加速相互了解、该领域的进展和国际合作;（ii）确保美国在有机半导体材料领域保持领先地位，主办这次六年来没有在美国举行的会议，通过这种方式，也使美国学生和其他与会者能够获得这一领域的最新知识;（iii）增加在这一研究领域工作的科学家的多样性，加强妇女和代表性不足的少数民族的参与，并将他们纳入会议的特邀发言人之列。

TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY:In July 2015, the University of Washington will be hosting the 12th International Symposium on Functional pi-Electron Systems. This is an international meeting that is held every two years and focuses on the latest developments in the area of organic semiconducting materials. Organic semiconducting materials are an exciting class of materials with applications in the area of flexible electronic devices with the potential of being embedded into textiles or used in tactile sensors or electronic skin. They are already being used as the active material in a number of commercially available electronic devices such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) in cellphone displays. More recently, much effort has been put forth towards developing organic semiconducting materials for use in flexible organic photovoltaics (OPVs). Flexible OPVs represent a unique opportunity in renewable energy where organic semiconducting materials can afford high power-generation-to-weight ratios that will simultaneously reduce the module, installation, and transportation costs associated with these devices. Furthermore, there is increasing interest in the area of bioelectronics to enable electronic devices that can directly communicate with our bodies. There are three primary goals for this conference: (i) Provide a forum where scientists who work in this area of research can share their latest results with each other to accelerate mutual knowledge, progress in the field, and international collaborations; (ii) To make sure that the US remains a leader in the area of organic semiconducting materials by hosting this conference that has not been held in the US in six years, and in this way also to enable US students and other attendees to obtain the latest knowledge in this field; (iii) To increase diversity of the scientists who work in this area of research, and enhance participation of women and underrepresented minorities and their inclusion among invited speakers in the conference.