TimmyHOrganic Spin Expands
September 24th 2008 04:00
A new organic development could lead to smaller, faster and cheaper mechanical devices. A paper published in Nature Materials has revealed that manipulating the properties of naturally-occurring materials could have a startling effect upon the device’s spin.
By using a magnetic field, the researchers have been able to gain control of the electron spin of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED). The research, conducted in Utah suggests that magnetic fields could some day be used to completely control electron spin.
Researchers have also reported advances in making them OLEDs from conventional inorganic semiconductors such as silicon and gallium arsenide.
But using organic semiconductors could have big advantages. "Organic devices are easy to make, easy to deposit and structure; it's all very cheap," says Christoph Boehme, an assistant professor of physics at Utah and a co-author of the new paper. "You can deposit them on a flexible substrate, and you can deposit them with ink-jet printing."
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Researchers have also reported advances in making them OLEDs from conventional inorganic semiconductors such as silicon and gallium arsenide.
But using organic semiconductors could have big advantages. "Organic devices are easy to make, easy to deposit and structure; it's all very cheap," says Christoph Boehme, an assistant professor of physics at Utah and a co-author of the new paper. "You can deposit them on a flexible substrate, and you can deposit them with ink-jet printing."
Read more at TechnologyReview.com…
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