ABSTRACT
Polymer-based devices have been finding their way into a growing
number of applications, resulting from ongoing improvements in
lifespan and performance. Innovations at both the conceptual and
practical level have provided opportunities for polymer electronic
devices to be used in a wide range of emerging fields. In this chapter,
three representative devices, integrated with various polymer
electronic devices, are described. First, the idea of polymer light-
emitting transistors is introduced, inwhich an organic light-emitting
diode is vertically integrated with a vertical transistor to modulate
driving current, and in so doing, modulate luminescence. The
second part of this chapter focuses on a pressure sensor with
low operational voltage, in which rubber is layered on a vertical
transistor, suitable for application as artificial skin. Finally, polymer
infrared proximity sensors are described, in which a near infrared
light source is integrated with a photo detector to detect the
movement of nearby objects.
