Inter-american materials research on the development and potential applications of novel flexible organic-metal hybrid transistors in vertical architecture

拟议的项目涉及通过加拿大卡尔顿大学化学系和巴西巴拉那联邦大学物理系两个团队之间的协同合作，开发新型柔性有机金属混合晶体管。 每个团队将贡献实现项目目标所需的特定专业知识，设施和设备：（1）将晶体管特性与一系列茚并芴衍生物和聚合物相关联，（2）实现柔性有机金属混合晶体管，以及（3）演示晶体管驱动的电致变色显示设备。 新的有机半导体化合物和聚合物将由卡尔顿大学的团队合成，并由巴西的团队研究用于有机金属混合晶体管。两个团队将进一步在晶体管驱动电致变色显示器件的设计、制造和测试方面开展合作。将采用各种合成和加工方法，以有效地控制和调节分子结构，薄膜形态和性能。 该项目为有机化学、高分子化学、材料科学和有机电子领域的学生提供高级培训。学生还将有机会学习器件物理和微制造技术。 该项目为加拿大提供了一个特殊的机会，使其能够在灵活的晶体管技术方面取得重大技术突破。除了大的、高分辨率的、柔性的晶体管驱动的电致变色显示器之外，还可以实现其他柔性的晶体管驱动的设备，例如用于光学信息和存储的可控光反射或光透射设备、防眩光汽车后视镜、太阳镜、防护眼镜、用于办公室的眩光减少系统以及用于汽车和建筑物中的“智能窗”。

The proposed project deals with the development of novel flexible organic-metal hybrid transistors in vertical structure through a synergistic collaboration between the two teams at the Department of Chemistry of Carleton University in Canada and at the Department of Physics of Universidade Federal do Paraná in Brazil.  Each team will contribute specific expertise, facility, and equipment necessary for achieving the project objectives: (1) to correlate the transistor characteristics with a series of indenofluorene derivatives and polymers, (2) to realize the flexible organic-metal hybrid transistors, and (3) to demonstrate transistor-driven electrochromic display devices.    Novel organic semiconductor compounds and polymers will be synthesized by the team at Carleton University and investigated for use in organic-metal hybrid transistors by the team in Brazil. The two teams will further work together on the design, fabrication and testing of transistor-driven electrochromic display devices. Various synthetic and processing methodologies will be employed, in order to effectively control and tune the molecular structures, thin-film morphology and properties.    The project provides advanced training to students in the areas of organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, materials science, and organic electronics. The students will also have an opportunity of learning device physics and micro-fabrication techniques.    The project offers a special opportunity for Canada to capture a significant technological breakthrough in the flexible transistor-based technology. Besides a large, high-resolution, flexible transistor-driven electrochromic display, other flexible transistor-driven devices can also be realized, such as controllable light-reflective or light-transmissive devices for optical information and storage, anti-glare car rear-view mirrors, sunglasses, protective eyewear, glare-reduction systems for offices, and "smart windows" for use in cars and in buildings.