Course: Organic and Hybrid Electronics

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Course title Organic and Hybrid Electronics
Course code KET/OHE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Janda Martin, Ing.
  • Řeboun Jan, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Vik Robert, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Soukup Radek, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Pretl Silvan, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Introduction to the course, basic terms 2. Specification of inorganic and organic materials 3. Substrates for organic electronics 4. Production technology - thin-film processes 5. Production technology - thick-film processes 6. Interconnecting and contact structures 7. HMI - Human to Machine Interface 8. Sensors and Actuators 9. Display elements 10. Energy sources 11. Encapsulation of organic and printed electronic elements 12. Heterogeneous integration and smart systems 13. Environmental aspects of organic and printed electronics

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 27 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 5 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to understand the written form of the English language
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain the basic concepts of organic and printed electronics
to describe the differences between inorganic and organic materials including the basic properties
to explain the principles of the formation of intrinsic electrical conductivity of the organic compounds and the mechanism of their semiconducting behavior
to describe the substrates used for the deposition of organic materials including their properties and ways of protecting organic materials against environmental influences
to describe thin-film and thick-layer technologies for the deposition of organic materials
to explain the function of sensors, display and photovoltaic elements based on organic and printed materials
to assess the benefits of organic and printed electronics and to suggest possible applications
to explain the differences between conventional, printed and organic electronics
Skills
identify key parameters in data sheets of manufacturers of functional materials, substrates and components.
to verify the information found in the field of organic and printed electronics from multiple sources
to perform the design of electronic functional elements using printed and hybrid electronics technologies
measure and evaluate basic functional properties of printing materials
to realize a demonstrator using printed electronics technology and verify its basic features
to apply the gained knowledge and clarify it to the professional public
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Skills
Seminar
Individual study
Group discussion
Students' portfolio
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
Students' portfolio
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Test
Competences
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Fabio Cicoira. Organic Electronics: Emerging Concepts and Technologies. 2013. ISBN 978-3-527-41131-3.
  • Gamota, Daniel. Printed organic and molecular electronics. Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. ISBN 1-4020-7707-6.
  • Nisato, Giovanni; Lupo, Donald; Ganz, Simone. Organic and printed electronics : fundamentals and applications. 2016. ISBN 978-981-4669-74-0.
  • Stergios Logothetidis. Handbook of Flexible Organic Electronics - Materials, Manufacturing and Applications. 2015. ISBN 978-1-78242-035-4.
  • Sun, Sam-Shajing; Dalton, Larry R. Introduction to organic electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices. Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8493-9284-9.


Study plans that include the course
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