The following phenomena and effects useful for application to electronic devices are surveyed with organic materials :
1. Photoelectric phenomena
Photoconduction, Photoelectric emission, Photovoltaic effect, Electrooptic effect
2. Thermoelectric phenomena
Seebeck effect, Pyroelectric effect, Thermoresistive effect
3. Piezoelectric phenomena
Piezoelectric effect, Piezoresistive effect
4. Rectification and p-n junction
5. Electric conduction
Semiconduction, Metallic conduction.
And a review is given of recent noticeable progress of organic electronic materials which have been put to practical uses and also have various potential applications in the field of electronics.
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