The impressive improvement in the performance of organic thin film field-effect transistors (OTFTs) during the last two decades, coupled with the processability advantages offered by organic materials, has attracted the interest of the optoelectronics industry and has opened the way for practical, broad-impact applications of such devices. OTFTs are based on various small organic molecules, conjugated polymers and oligomers, blends of such materials, or organic-inorganic hybrids. Potential applications for organic semiconductors are currently aimed at large-area electronics, which almost always involve intermolecular transport mechanisms. They include flexible active-matrix displays with OTFT backplanes, e-paper, low-cost and low-end printable electronic circuits, devices such as RFID tags and smart cards, and sensors. Knowledge accumulated from the study of these organic materials and devices will in the future aid the design, development, and fabrication of molecular and polymeric devices based on intramolecular transport. This conference is intended to provide a platform for discussions and exchanges between scientists with different backgrounds, all experts in the field of organic transistors in an effort to assess the state-of-the-art in this field of research and reflect on the predominant vision(s) for the future of organic transistors.

The impressive improvement in the performance of organic thin film field-effect transistors (OTFTs) during the last two decades, coupled with the processability advantages offered by organic materials, has attracted the interest of the optoelectronics industry and has opened the way for practical, broad-impact applications of such devices. OTFTs are based on various small organic molecules, conjugated polymers and oligomers, blends of such materials, or organic-inorganic hybrids. Potential applications for organic semiconductors are currently aimed at large-area electronics, which almost always involve intermolecular transport mechanisms. They include flexible active-matrix displays with OTFT backplanes, e-paper, low-cost and low-end printable electronic circuits, devices such as RFID tags and smart cards, and sensors. Knowledge accumulated from the study of these organic materials and devices will in the future aid the design, development, and fabrication of molecular and polymeric devices based on intramolecular transport.

This conference is intended to provide a platform for discussions and exchanges between scientists with different backgrounds, all experts in the field of organic transistors in an effort to assess the state-of-the-art in this field of research and reflect on the predominant vision(s) for the future of organic transistors.

The scope of the conference will cover research topics spanning from basic chemistry and physics of organic semiconductors to their applications in electronic devices and circuits. Contributed papers are solicited concerning, but not limited to, the following areas:

organic semiconductor design, synthesis, processing, and characterization

organic semiconductor growth and morphology

dielectric materials

printable electrode materials

printing and patterning methods

OTFT device physics, modeling, geometric design, and characterization

ambipolar TFTs

n-channel TFTs

single-crystal devices

charge injection and transport properties

integrated circuits

chemical and biological sensors

flexible OTFT display backplanes

other OTFT applications

device reliability, stability, and degradation

self-assembly processes in OTFTs

molecular devices

integration of OTFTs with other components

organic light emitting transistors

organic memory devices

stretchable electronic materials and devices

plastic electronics

fundamental processes in OTFTs.