A representative example of new organic semiconductors is the fabrication and evaluation of organic thin-film devices using anthracene derivatives. The n-type semiconductor 2,6-DPA-F, featuring a pentafluorophenyl group with strong electron-accepting properties, was employed in OTFTs. Optimizing the device structure by replacing Ag electrodes with low work-function Mg resulted in high electron mobility of 0.12 cm²V⁻¹s⁻¹.
In contrast, vacuum-deposited films of TAAnt1 showed amorphous characteristics and a fluorescence quantum yield of 29%. Employing TAAnt1 as the emissive material in OLEDs, and optimizing the device structure by sandwiching the emission layer between the hole (HTL) and electron (ETL) transport layers, led to improved emission efficiency.

A specialized textbook on device physics for high-performance OLEDs has also been published (Japanese edition: Maruzen Publishing 2023; English edition: Wiley 2026). The book explains the operating principles of multilayer OLEDs using glassy amorphous organic semiconductors, and covers key topics such as tandem structures, exciplexes, molecular orientation, as well as uniquely important aspects for OLEDs, such as luminance degradation and operational lifetime.