Organic semiconductors are a central topic of advanced materials research. The book is aiming at bridging the gap between the development and production of devices and basic research on thin film characterisation using cutting-edge techniques in surface and interface science. Topics involve organic molecular-based sensors; interfaces in organic diodes and transistors; mobility in organic field effect transistors and space charge problems; integration of optoelectronic nanostructures; nonlinear optical properties of organic nanostructures; the wetting layer problem; how to get from functionalized molecules to nanoaggregates; optical, electrical and mechanical properties of organic nanofibers as well; as near field investigations of organic thin films.

Organic semiconductors are a central topic of advanced materials research. The book is aiming at bridging the gap between the development and production of devices and basic research on thin film characterisation using cutting-edge techniques in surface and interface science. Topics involve organic molecular-based sensors; interfaces in organic diodes and transistors; mobility in organic field effect transistors and space charge problems; integration of optoelectronic nanostructures; nonlinear optical properties of organic nanostructures; the wetting layer problem; how to get from functionalized molecules to nanoaggregates; optical, electrical and mechanical properties of organic nanofibers as well; as near field investigations of organic thin films.

This jaw-dropping window on the future is the first comprehensive overview of the fabrication, fundamental properties, and applications of a new class of nanoscaled organic materials. These materials offer incredible scope to scientists wanting to exploit their optical and electronic properties and offer the potential to create a new generation of tiny devices with powerful applications. Altogether, the book offers a unique integration of organic materials science basics, nanostructured organic materials fabrication, and device applications.

Der Leser wird in leicht verstandlicher Form in die theoretischen Grundlagen eingefuhrt. Er erhalt einen Uberblick uber die Anwendungen des Lasers in Materialbearbeitung, Biologie und Medizin. Zahlreiche Aufgaben helfen das erworbene Wissen zu festigen und vertiefen.

Physik und Technologie auf der Ebene nanoskalierter Systeme haben mit Beginn des neuen Jahrtausends zentrale Bedeutung sowohl fur zukunftsorientierte Technologien als auch fur die Grundlagenforschung in den exakten Naturwissenschaften erlangt. Auf einer Groessenskala, die im Bereich abzahlbar vieler Atome liegt, verschwimmen die Grenzen zwischen Physik, Chemie und Biologie. So koennen aus Chemie und Biologie wohlbekannte Phanomene wie die Selbstorganisation kleiner Strukturen helfen, neue physikalische Ideen umzusetzen. Im Gegenzug ermoeglichen es neue physikalische Methoden, grundlegende biologische Phanomene verstehen zu lernen. Zahlreiche UEbungsaufgaben helfen dem Leser den Stoff zu vertiefen und zu festigen.