Thin-Film Organic Photonics: Molecular Layer Deposition and Applications

Artificial materials with atomic/molecular-level tailored structures are the final goal of material/device scientists and engineers. Such tailored structures enable electron-wavefunction control, which will improve material performance and generate new photonic/electronic phenomena. This book describes how photonic/electronic properties of thin films can be improved by precise control of atomic and molecular arrangements, and demonstrates the prospect of the artificial materials with atomic/molecular-level tailored structures, especially featuring MLD and conjugated polymers with multiple quantum dots (MQDs) called as polymer MQDs. It also describes other related topics including organic electro-optic materials, optical switches, optical circuits, self-organized lightwave network (SOLNET), a resource-saving heterogeneous integration process, etc. Some applications of the artificial organic thin films to photonics/electronics are proposed in the fields of optical interconnects within boxes of computers, optical switching systems, solar energy conversion systems, and bio/medical-photonics like the photodynamic therapy.