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Organic Electronic Materials

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This lecture covers the fundamentals of organic electronic materials, including the history, challenges, electron delocalization, charge transport, semiconductor materials preparation, basic devices, and advanced topics like defects, sensors, and sustainable electronics. It also explores the timeline of discoveries in electricity and electronics, highlights of organic electronics breakthroughs, and the market evolution predictions. The course schedule, resources, and assessment methods are detailed, emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of the field and the importance of sustainable engineering in organic electronics.

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Condensed matter physics: Solid-state physics

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