Semiconductor

A part of this report was introduced in the August 2022 issue of our periodical, “Yano E plus.”

– Organic Semiconductors Have Properties of Flexibility, and Can be Bent and Used in Wearable Applications, Which Can Make Possible the Invention of Revolutionary Electronic Components –

1. Organic Semiconductors

2. Next-Generation Organic Semiconductors Attracting Attention

2-1. Organic Field-Effect Transistor (OFET)

2-2. Organic Photovoltaic Cell (OPV)

2-3. Organic Thermoelectric Element (OTE)

2-4. Organic Laser Diode (OLD)

3. Market Size Forecast

4. Technology, Business, and Development by Universities, Research Institutes, and Companies

4-1. Osaka Metropolitan University

1) Evaluation of Behavior and Rotational Viscosity of Impurity Ions in Nematic Liquid Crystals

2) Evaluation of Electronic Properties of Organic Devices

3) High-Speed Measurement of Electronic Properties Using Time Stretched Pulse and High-Speed Fourier Transform

4) Prediction of Electronic Properties of Organic Semiconductors by Machine Learning: Electrons of a Compound Given by Using Machine Learning on the Relationship between the Chemical Structure and Electronic Properties of Organic Materials

4-2. Kyoto University

1) Challenge to the Science of Revolution of the Electron Conjugation Concept and High-Density Conjugation Linking Electronic Properties

2) Strategies for Designing Conjugated Molecules to Realize “X”-Conjugation and Fill Gaps with Electrons

3) High-Speed Screening of Electronic Materials by Time-Resolved Microwave Spectroscopy (TRMC) Method

4) Development of Evaluation and Measurement Methods for Electrical Charge Transport at the Semiconductor/Insulator Interface Using Microwaves

4-3. KOALA Tech Inc.

1) Business Models

i. Efforts Made So Far

ii. Value Chain and Intellectual Property Portfolio

3. Milestones for Creating Buisness and Business Plan

2) Core Technology

i. Strong Points of OSLD

ii. Three Elements Composing a Laser

a. Gain Medium

b. Resonator Structure

c. Energy Sppply Source

iii. Design of OSLD Devices

4-4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

1) Characteristics of Liquid Crystalline Materials

2) Liquid Crystalline Ph-BTBT Derivatives Exhibiting Higher-Order Liquid Crystalline Phases (SmE)

3) High-Speed Film Formation Utilizing Liquid Crystalline Properties

4-5. Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)

1) Heat Flow Control by Molecule Junction

2) Giant Seebeck Effect as a Novel Thermoelectric Phenomenon

3) Development of Next-Generation Organic Solar Cells Using Polymer Blend Films

4) Fabrication of Organic Transistors Using Highly Oriented Polymer Thin Films Formed at the Gas-Liquid Interface

4-6. Hiroshima University

1) Orientation Control and Properties of Polymer Semiconductors

2) Orientation Control by Design of Side Chains

3) Properties of Polymer Solar Cells

4-7. Yamagata University

1) Ultrathin Sensor Sheet like Cling Wrap (Plastic Food Wrap)

2) Long, Soft, and Flexible Ribbon Sensors

5. Future Prospects