Transparent Electronics | Electronics Seminar Topic
Transparent Electronics
Transparent electronics is an emerging science and
technology field focused on producing ‘invisible’ electronic circuitry and
opto-electronic devices. Applications include consumer electronics, new energy
sources, and transportation; for example, automobile windshields could transmit
visual information to the driver. Glass in almost any setting could also double
as an electronic device, possibly improving security systems or offering
transparent displays.
In a similar vein, windows could be used to produce
electrical power. Other civilian and military applications in this research
field include realtime wearable displays. As for conventional Si/III–V-based
electronics, the basic device structure is based on semiconductor junctions and
transistors.
However, the device building block materials, the semiconductor,
the electric contacts, and the dielectric/passivation layers, must now be
transparent in the visible –a true challenge! Therefore, the first scientific
goal of this technology must be to discover, understand, and implement
transparent high-performance electronic materials.
The second goal is their implementation and evaluation in
transistor and circuit structures. The third goal relates to achieving
application-specific properties since transistor performance and materials
property requirements vary, depending on the final product device
specifications. Consequently, to enable this revolutionary technology requires
bringing together expertise from various pure and applied sciences, including
materials science, chemistry, physics, electrical/electronic/circuit
engineering, and display science.
