Next‐Generation Organic Semiconductors–Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications

Organic semiconductors continue to draw increasing attention from different disciplines because of the plethora unique and attractive properties. Recent advances in fundamental understanding, coupled with introduction new materials synthetic routes, have enabled development prototypical devices functionalities performance for some is now on par established inorganic technologies. Besides surge number publications topic, such demonstrations are paving way many innovative applications emerging sectors science technology. Keeping above view, Symposium EQ03 entitled “Next Generation Semiconductors: Materials, Characterization Applications” was held during 2022 MRS Spring meeting. This symposium focused recent synthesis, characterization, application organic systems. Of particular interest were molecular design, microstructure, classes materials, including macromolecular semiconductors, dopants, self-assembling surface-modifying molecules, open-shell two-dimensional conjugated networks, non-fullerene acceptors, light-emitting molecules enhanced reverse intersystem crossing, solid-state lasers, thermoelectrics, mixed ion-electron (hole) conductors. The ultimate aim provide a venue researchers backgrounds discuss developments, challenges, opportunities this field. Indeed, articles published special issue generally related next generation technical advancement electronics, optoelectronics, bioelectronics through chemical novel measurement, or deposition techniques. includes 16 contributions broadly covers within domain synthesis understanding charge transport devices, exciton dynamics solar cells, doping characterization by energy resolved electrochemical impedance spectroscopy modulation microscopy. These will be beneficial working theme i.e. science, chemistry, engineering, physics. Guest Editors wish thank all authors who contributed Advanced Materials Interfaces. In addition, they immensely grateful reviewers provided valuable feedback assisted improve quality issue. We expect that not only liked electronics community but also enlighten towards potential, scope fields bioelectronics, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics. Natalie Stingelin Full Professor at Georgia Institute Technology Chair School Science Engineering. She elected 2023 Member European Academy Sciences, 2021 Fellow U.S. National Inventors, 2019 Research Society; 2012 Royal Society Chemistry. Editor-in-Chief Journal Chemistry C Advances. Her research interests encompass broad area functional polymer physics, photonics. Oana D. Jurchescu Baker Family Physics Wake Forest University (USA), where she her team investigate structure-property relationships perovskite devices. large-area processing techniques thin-film medical electronics. authored more than 100 4 book chapters. an Associate Editor Advances (RSC). Yutaka Wakayama group leader Quantum Device Engineering Group, field Center Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) Japan. His include study physical properties emphasis hybrid photochromic/organic semiconductor systems memories. he works concept fabricating logic circuits semiconductors. He 200 highly reputed journals. Emanuele Orgiu Laboratory Molecular Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)/University Quebec Montreal (Canada). current focuses electronic optical phenomena occurring solids 2D materials. particular, his magnetic several