ABSTRACT

This chapter discusses the uses of self-assembly in organic optoelectronic devices. It begins with a review of several methods of self-assembly including covalent self-assembly, layer-by-layer (LbL) electrostatic self-assembly, DNA assembly, and block copolymer selforganization. Several examples of applications of self-assembly in organic nonlinear optical (NLO) materials and devices, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and organic solar cells are then described.