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Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction -- 2. Electric properties of matter -- 2.1. The electron -- 2.2. The electron gas--Drude's theory -- 2.3. The Fermi gas--Sommerfeld's theory -- 2.4. Electrons in a magnetic field -- 2.5. Beyond the electron gas model

3. Intermolecular interactions -- 3.1. Electrostatic interactions -- 3.2. Hydrogen bond -- 3.3. Interactions involving [pi]-electron systems

4. Structure and scattering -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Bravais lattices and crystal structures -- 4.3. Scattering and diffraction

5. Physics of quasi one-dimensional conductors -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Mean field theory of the Peierls transition -- 5.3. Rudiments of the Luttinger liquid model -- 5.4. Conclusions

6. Organic conductors and superconductors -- 6.1. The wondrous (TMTSF)2PF6 -- 6.2. The two-chain perylene-metal dithiolate series

7. Organic semiconductors for organic electronics -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Molecular, crystal, and electronic structures -- 7.3. Solitons, polarons, and bipolarons -- 7.4. Transport and optical properties -- 7.5. Spectroscopy and photophysics

8. Organic electronic devices -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Organic light-emitting diodes -- 8.3. Organic solar cells -- 8.4. Organic transistors -- 8.5. Conclusions

9. Molecular-scale electronic devices -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Transport at the nanoscale -- 9.3. Quantum effects in molecular junctions -- 9.4. Examples of molecular electronic devices

Appendix A. Second quantization -- Appendix B. Phase transitions and scaling laws -- Appendix C. Atomic units -- Appendix D. Problem hints and solutions.

This reference text provides a comprehensive and concise overview of organic electronics, covering both the theoretical background physics and the physics of the materials and devices behind the technology.

Researchers, graduate students and practitioners in the field of organic electronics.

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Lu�is Joaquim Alc�acer is an Emeritus Professor at Instituto Superior T�ecnico, University of Lisbon, and a Senior Researcher at Instituto de Telecomunica�c�aoes in Lisbon.

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