2020 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Organic Functional Materials Physics
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Ken Ishikawa / Akihiko Fujii / Kouichi Miyachi /
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-8 Wed (H116)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.P391
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on organic transistors, organic light emitting devices, organic solar cells, and liquid crystal displays, and covers the fundamentals of these organic devices and their structures.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain working mechanisms and device structures of organic transistors.
2) Explain working mechanisms and device structures of organic light emitting devices.
3) Explain working mechanisms and device structures of organic solar cells.
4) Explain working mechanisms and device structures of liquid crystal displays.
Keywords
organic field effect transistors, organic light emitting devices, organic solar cells, liquid crystal displays
OFET OLED OPV LCD
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Before coming to class, students should read the course schedule and check what topics will be covered. Required learning should be completed outside of the classroom for review purposes.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Working mechanisms of organic electronic devices | Understand the working mechanisms. |
| Class 2 | Development trend of organic electronic devices | Understand the trend of developments. |
| Class 3 | Working mechanisms of organic light emitting devices. | Understand the working mechanisms. |
| Class 4 | Device structures and application of organic light emitting devices. | Understand the cells structures and application. |
| Class 5 | Working mechanisms of organic solar cells. | Understand the working mechanisms. |
| Class 6 | Device structures and application of organic solar cells. | Understand the cells structures and application. |
| Class 7 | Working mechanisms of liquid crystal displays. | Understand the working mechanisms. |
| Class 8 | Device structures and application of liquid crystal displays. | Understand the cells structures and application. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class
Evaluation methods and criteria
The weights for learning outcomes 1-4 are 25 units each.
Related courses
- MAT.P301 ： Solid State Physics (Lattice)
- MAT.P303 ： Solid State Physics (Electrons)
- MAT.P302 ： Optics
- MAT.P201 ： Quantum Chemistry A
- MAT.P202 ： Quantum Chemistry B
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.