Inorganic flexible optoelectronics

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This highly application-oriented book provides a comprehensive overview of inorganic flexible optoelectronics, covering both bulk materials and nanostructures for applications in light-emitting diodes, photodetectors, phototransistors, and solar cells. Edited by leading experts, it begins with flexible inorganic light-emitting diodes, highlighting new materials and designs, including their use in neuroscience research. The discussion extends to flexible light-emitting diodes based on inorganic semiconductor nanostructures, such as thin films and nanowires. The book also examines flexible photodetectors utilizing nanomembranes and nanowires, as well as 2-D material-based photodetectors on flexible substrates. It covers IV group materials for solar cells and their integration into flexible photovoltaic technologies. Following this, the text presents thin-film III-V single junction and multijunction solar cells, demonstrating their integration onto heterogeneous substrates. The final section delves into novel materials for flexible solar cells. This essential resource offers an unprecedented overview of the state of the art in flexible optoelectronics, providing in-depth information for both new and established researchers. It focuses on high-performance applications and appeals to materials scientists, electronics engineers, electrical engineers, inorganic chemists, and solid-state physicists.