The steady increase in electronic properties of polymer thin films made organic electronics feasible to high-frequency operation, suggesting a possible and appealing scenario where lightweight, cost-effective, and conformable electronics can integrate both sensing and radio-frequency RF transmitting functionalities, which are the key to unlock pervasive networks of distributed sensors revolutionizing human–environment interaction. However, severe limitations in terms of device performance at RF, when large-area and scalable fabrication techniques and solution-processed polymers are employed, have largely precluded the achievement of such an appealing goal and achieving wireless operation in printed organic electronics has been a long chased milestone. PME group in the last few years has deeply investigated such unexplored path through the European Research Council project “High-frequency printed and direct-written organic-hybrid integrated circuits” (HEROIC).
PME has recently set the record in operational frequency for organic transistors, achieving a frequency of transition of 160 MHz, with devices based on solution processed polymers and laser-sintered electrodes.
High frequency printed electronics
Key publications
A.Perinot M. Giorgio V. Mattoli D. Natali M. Caironi*
Organic Electronics Picks Up the Pace: Mask‐Less, Solution Processed Organic Transistors Operating at 160 MHz
Adv. Sci. 2021, 8, 2001098
F. A. Viola B. Brigante P. Colpani G. Dell’Erba V. Mattoli D. Natali M. Caironi*
A 13.56 MHz Rectifier Based on Fully Inkjet Printed Organic Diodes
Adv. Mat. 2020, 32, 2002329
A. Perinot* , B. Passarella, M. Giorgio M. Caironi*
Walking the Route to GHz Solution‐Processed Organic Electronics: A HEROIC Exploration
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 30, 1907641
A. Perinot, M. Caironi*
Accessing MHz Operation at 2 V with Field‐Effect Transistors Based on Printed Polymers on Plastic
Adv. Sci. 2019, 6, 1801566