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Organic electronics is a branch of electronics that deals with conductive polymers, or plastics. It is called ' organic' electronics because the molecules in the polymer are carbon-based, like the molecules of living things. This is as opposed to traditional electronics which relies on inorganic conductors such as copper or silicon.
Conductive polymers are lighter, more flexible, and less expensive than inorganic conductors. This makes them a desirable alternative in many applications. It also creates the possibility of new applications that would be impossible using copper or silicon.
New applications include smart windows and electronic paper. Conductive polymers are expected to play an important role in the emerging science of molecular computing .
Conductive polymers have a higher resistance and therefore conduct electricity slowly and inefficiently, as compared to inorganic conductors. For many applications, inorganic conductors will remain the only viable option.
Conductive properties of plastics were first discovered in the late 1970s. The men principally responsible for their discovery and development were Alan J. Heeger, Alan G. MacDiarmid, and Hideki ShirakawaProfessor Hideki Shirakawa is the winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Shirakawa, Hideki., who were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in ChemistryList of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s External link http://www. se/chemistry/laureates/i in 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri.
