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Zhang Y, Rémy M, Apartsin E, Prouvé E, Feuillie C, Labrugère C, Cam N, Durrieu MC. Controlling differentiation of stem cells via bioactive disordered cues. Biomater Sci 2023; 11:6116-6134. [PMID: 37602410 DOI: 10.1039/d3bm00605k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Ideal bone tissue engineering is to induce bone regeneration through the synergistic integration of biomaterial scaffolds, bone progenitor cells, and bone-forming factors. Biomimetic scaffolds imitate the native extracellular matrix (ECM) and are often utilized in vitro as analogues of the natural ECM to facilitate investigations of cell-ECM interactions and processes. In vivo, the cellular microenvironment has a crucial impact on regulating cell behavior and functions. A PET surface was activated and then functionalized with mimetic peptides to promote human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) adhesion and differentiation into an osteogenic lineage. Spray technology was used to randomly micropattern peptides (RGD and BMP-2 mimetic peptides) on the PET surface. The distribution of the peptides grafted on the surface, the roughness of the surfaces and the chemistry of the surfaces in each step of the treatment were ascertained by atomic force microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, Toluidine Blue O assay, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Subsequently, cell lineage differentiation was evaluated by quantifying the expression of immunofluorescence markers: osteoblast markers (Runx-2, OPN) and osteocyte markers (E11, DMP1, and SOST). In this article, we hypothesized that a unique combination of bioactive micro/nanopatterns on a polymer surface improves the rate of morphology change and enhances hMSC differentiation. In DMEM, after 14 days, disordered micropatterned surfaces with RGD and BMP-2 led to a higher osteoblast marker expression than surfaces with a homogeneous dual peptide conjugation. Finally, hMSCs cultured in osteogenic differentiation medium (ODM) showed accelerated cell differentiation. In ODM, our results highlighted the expression of osteocyte markers when hMSCs were seeded on PET surfaces with random micropatterns.
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- Yujie Zhang
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, PLACAMAT, UAR 3626, F-33600 Pessac, France
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Liu H, Liu D, Yang J, Gao H, Wu Y. Flexible Electronics Based on Organic Semiconductors: from Patterned Assembly to Integrated Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206938. [PMID: 36642796 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Organic flexible electronic devices are at the forefront of the electronics as they possess the potential to bring about a major lifestyle revolution owing to outstanding properties of organic semiconductors, including solution processability, lightweight and flexibility. For the integration of organic flexible electronics, the precise patterning and ordered assembly of organic semiconductors have attracted wide attention and gained rapid developments, which not only reduces the charge crosstalk between adjacent devices, but also enhances device uniformity and reproducibility. This review focuses on recent advances in the design, patterned assembly of organic semiconductors, and flexible electronic devices, especially for flexible organic field-effect transistors (FOFETs) and their multifunctional applications. First, typical organic semiconductor materials and material design methods are introduced. Based on these organic materials with not only superior mechanical properties but also high carrier mobility, patterned assembly strategies on flexible substrates, including one-step and two-step approaches are discussed. Advanced applications of flexible electronic devices based on organic semiconductor patterns are then highlighted. Finally, future challenges and possible directions in the field to motivate the development of the next generation of flexible electronics are proposed.
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- Haoran Liu
- Ji Hua Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Ji Hua Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, P. R. China
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- Ji Hua Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Lv Q, Zheng M, Wang XD, Liao LS. Low-Dimensional Organic Crystals: From Precise Synthesis to Advanced Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2203961. [PMID: 36057992 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Low-dimensional organic crystals (LOCs) have attracted increasing attention recently for their potential applications in miniaturized optoelectronics and integrated photonics. Such applications are possible owing to their tunable physicochemical properties and excellent charge/photon transport features. As a result, the precise synthesis of LOCs has been examined in terms of morphology modulation, large-area pattern arrays, and complex architectures, and this has led to a series of appealing structure-dependent properties for future optoelectronic applications. This review summarizes the recent advances in the precise synthesis of LOCs in addition to discussing their structure-property relationships in the context of optoelectronic applications. It also presents the current challenges related to organic crystals with specific structures and desired performances, and the outlook regarding their use in next-generation integrated optoelectronic applications.
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- Qiang Lv
- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Research Center of Cooperative Innovation for Functional Organic/Polymer Material Micro/Nanofabrication, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Research Center of Cooperative Innovation for Functional Organic/Polymer Material Micro/Nanofabrication, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau SAR, 999078, P. R. China
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Wu Z, Yan Y, Zhao Y, Liu Y. Recent Advances in Realizing Highly Aligned Organic Semiconductors by Solution-Processing Approaches. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2200752. [PMID: 35793415 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202200752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Solution-processing approaches are widely used for controlling the aggregation structure of organic semiconductors because they are fast, efficient, and have strong practicability. Effective regulation of the aggregation structure of molecules to achieve highly ordered molecular stacking is key to realizing effective carrier transport and high-performance devices. Numerous studies have achieved highly aligned organic semiconductors using different solution-processing approaches. This article provides a detailed review of the prevalent solution-processing technologies and emerging methods developed over the past few years for the alignment of organic semiconducting materials. These technologies and methods are classified according to the processing principle. This review focuses on the principles of different experimental techniques, improvements upon the conventional methods, and state-of-the-art performance of resulting devices. In addition, a brief discussion of the characteristics and development prospects of various methods is presented.
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- Zeng Wu
- Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Qiu Y, Li X, Guo Y, Cao S, Gao H, Wu Y, Jiang L. Organic Single-Crystalline Microwire Arrays toward High-Performance Flexible Near-Infrared Phototransistors. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2203429. [PMID: 36084233 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Flexible organic near-infrared (NIR) phototransistors hold promising prospects for potential applications such as noninvasive bioimaging, health monitoring, and biometric authentication. For integrated circuits of high-performance devices, organic single-crystalline micro-/nanostructures with precise positioning are prominently anticipated. However, the manufacturing of organic single-crystalline arrays remains a conundrum due to difficulties encountered in patterning arrays of dewetting processes at micron-scale confined space and modulating the dewetting dynamics. Herein, we utilize a capillary-bridge lithography strategy to fabricate organic 1D arrays with high quality, homogeneous size, and deterministic location toward high-performance flexible organic NIR phototransistors. Regular micro-liquid stripes and unidirectional dewetting are synchronously achieved by adapting micropillar templates with asymmetric wettability. As a result, high-throughput 1D arrays based organic field-effect transistors exhibit high electron mobility up to 9.82 cm2 V-1 s-1 . Impressively, flexible NIR phototransistors also show outstanding photoelectronic performances with a photosensitivity of 9.87 × 105 , a responsivity of 1.79 × 104 A W-1 , and a specific detectivity of 3.92 × 1014 Jones. This work paves a novel way to pattern high-throughput organic single-crystalline microarrays toward flexible NIR organic optoelectronics.
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- Yu Zhang
- Ji Hua Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, 528200, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- Ji Hua Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, 528200, P. R. China
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- Ji Hua Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, 528200, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics of TCM Clinical Unit, the Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100048, P. R. China
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- Ji Hua Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, 528200, P. R. China
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- Ji Hua Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, 528200, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Ji Hua Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, 528200, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Deng W, Lei H, Zhang X, Sheng F, Shi J, Zhang X, Liu X, Grigorian S, Zhang X, Jie J. Scalable Growth of Organic Single-Crystal Films via an Orientation Filter Funnel for High-Performance Transistors with Excellent Uniformity. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2109818. [PMID: 35073612 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202109818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Organic single-crystal films (OSCFs) provide an unprecedented opportunity for the development of new-generation organic single-crystal electronics. However, crystallization of organic films is normally governed by stochastic nucleation and incoherent growth, posing a formidable challenge to grow large-sized OSCFs. Here, an "orientation filter funnel" concept is presented for the scalable growth of OSCFs with well-aligned, singly orientated crystals. By rationally designing solvent wetting/dewetting patterns on the substrate, this approach can produce seed crystals with the same crystallographic orientation and then maintain epitaxial growth of these crystals, enabling the formation of large-area OSCFs. As a result, this unique concept for crystal growth not only enhances the average mobility of organic film by 4.5-fold but also improves its uniformity of electrical properties, with a low mobility variable coefficient of 9.8%, the new lowest record among organic devices. The method offers a general and scalable route to produce OSCFs toward real-word electronic applications.
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- Wei Deng
- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, University of Siegen, 57072, Siegen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau SAR, 999078, P. R. China
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Tailored Uniaxial Alignment of Nanowires Based on Off-Center Spin-Coating for Flexible and Transparent Field-Effect Transistors. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12071116. [PMID: 35407233 PMCID: PMC9000857 DOI: 10.3390/nano12071116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The alignment of nanowires (NWs) has been actively pursued for the production of electrical devices with high-operating performances. Among the generally available alignment processes, spin-coating is the simplest and fastest method for uniformly patterning the NWs. During spinning, the morphology of the aligned NWs is sensitively influenced by the resultant external drag and inertial forces. Herein, the assembly of highly and uniaxially aligned silicon nanowires (Si NWs) is achieved by introducing an off-center spin-coating method in which the applied external forces are modulated by positioning the target substrate away from the center of rotation. In addition, various influencing factors, such as the type of solvent, the spin acceleration time, the distance between the substrate and the center of rotation, and the surface energy of the substrate, are adjusted in order to optimize the alignment of the NWs. Next, a field-effect transistor (FET) incorporating the highly aligned Si NWs exhibits a high effective mobility of up to 85.7 cm2 V−1 s−1, and an on-current of 0.58 µA. Finally, the single device is enlarged and developed in order to obtain an ultrathin and flexible Si NW FET array. The resulting device has the potential to be widely expanded into applications such as wearable electronics and robotic systems.
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Matsui J, Ebata K, Takeda M, Hua KN, Katagiri H, Nakayama K, Masuhara A, Yumusak C, Stadler P, Sharber MC, White MS, Sariciftci NS, Yoshida T, Furis M. Photoconductivity of Micrometer Long Organic Single Crystal Fiber Array Prepared by Evaporation‐Induced Self‐Assembled Method. Isr J Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202100083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Jun Matsui
- Faculty of Science Yamagata University 1-4-12 Kojirakawa-machi Yamagata 990-8560 Japan
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- Faculty of Science Yamagata University 1-4-12 Kojirakawa-machi Yamagata 990-8560 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering Yamagata University 4-3-16 Jonan Yonezawa Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science Program The University of Vermont Burlington VT 05405 USA
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering Yamagata University 4-3-16 Jonan Yonezawa Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University 2-1 Yamadaoka Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering Yamagata University 4-3-16 Jonan Yonezawa Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
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- Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS) Physical Chemistry Johannes Kepler University Linz Altenbergerstraße 69 Linz 4040 Austria
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- Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS) Physical Chemistry Johannes Kepler University Linz Altenbergerstraße 69 Linz 4040 Austria
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- Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS) Physical Chemistry Johannes Kepler University Linz Altenbergerstraße 69 Linz 4040 Austria
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science Program The University of Vermont Burlington VT 05405 USA
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- Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS) Physical Chemistry Johannes Kepler University Linz Altenbergerstraße 69 Linz 4040 Austria
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering Yamagata University 4-3-16 Jonan Yonezawa Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science Program The University of Vermont Burlington VT 05405 USA
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Zhang D, De J, Lei Y, Fu H. Organic multicomponent microparticle libraries. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1838. [PMID: 33758192 PMCID: PMC7988115 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22060-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Multimetallic nanostructures can be synthesized by integrating up to seven or eight metallic elements into a single nanoparticle, which represent a great advance in developing complex multicomponent nanoparticle libraries. Contrary, organic micro- and nanoparticles beyond three π-conjugated components have not been explored because of the diversity and structural complexity of molecular assemblies. Here, we report a library of microparticles composed of an arbitrary combination of four luminescent organic semiconductors. We demonstrate that the composition and emission color of each domain as well as its spatial distribution can be rationally modulated. Unary, binary, ternary, and quaternary microparticles are thus realized in a predictable manner based on the miscibility of the components, resulting in mixed-composition phases or alloyed or phase separated heterostructures. This work reports a simple yet available synthetic methodology for rational modulation of organic multicomponent microparticles with complex architectures, which can be used to direct the design of functional microparticles. The synthesis of alloyed complex multicomponent micro- and nanoparticles composed of organic molecules is challenging. Here, the authors demonstrate a library of mixed composition organic microparticles in comprising up to four compounds in their structure.
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- Dandan Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, P. R. China. .,Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, P. R. China.
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Handrea-Dragan M, Botiz I. Multifunctional Structured Platforms: From Patterning of Polymer-Based Films to Their Subsequent Filling with Various Nanomaterials. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:445. [PMID: 33573248 PMCID: PMC7866561 DOI: 10.3390/polym13030445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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There is an astonishing number of optoelectronic, photonic, biological, sensing, or storage media devices, just to name a few, that rely on a variety of extraordinary periodic surface relief miniaturized patterns fabricated on polymer-covered rigid or flexible substrates. Even more extraordinary is that these surface relief patterns can be further filled, in a more or less ordered fashion, with various functional nanomaterials and thus can lead to the realization of more complex structured architectures. These architectures can serve as multifunctional platforms for the design and the development of a multitude of novel, better performing nanotechnological applications. In this work, we aim to provide an extensive overview on how multifunctional structured platforms can be fabricated by outlining not only the main polymer patterning methodologies but also by emphasizing various deposition methods that can guide different structures of functional nanomaterials into periodic surface relief patterns. Our aim is to provide the readers with a toolbox of the most suitable patterning and deposition methodologies that could be easily identified and further combined when the fabrication of novel structured platforms exhibiting interesting properties is targeted.
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- Madalina Handrea-Dragan
- Interdisciplinary Research Institute in Bio-Nano-Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, 42 Treboniu Laurian Str. 400271 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
- Faculty of Physics, Babes-Bolyai University, 1 M. Kogalniceanu Str. 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Interdisciplinary Research Institute in Bio-Nano-Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, 42 Treboniu Laurian Str. 400271 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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Minotto A, Haigh PA, Łukasiewicz ŁG, Lunedei E, Gryko DT, Darwazeh I, Cacialli F. Visible light communication with efficient far-red/near-infrared polymer light-emitting diodes. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2020; 9:70. [PMID: 32351694 PMCID: PMC7183573 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-020-0314-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Visible light communication (VLC) is a wireless technology that relies on optical intensity modulation and is potentially a game changer for internet-of-things (IoT) connectivity. However, VLC is hindered by the low penetration depth of visible light in non-transparent media. One solution is to extend operation into the "nearly (in)visible" near-infrared (NIR, 700-1000 nm) region, thus also enabling VLC in photonic bio-applications, considering the biological tissue NIR semitransparency, while conveniently retaining vestigial red emission to help check the link operativity by simple eye inspection. Here, we report new far-red/NIR organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with a 650-800 nm emission range and external quantum efficiencies among the highest reported in this spectral range (>2.7%, with maximum radiance and luminance of 3.5 mW/cm2 and 260 cd/m2, respectively). With these OLEDs, we then demonstrate a "real-time" VLC setup achieving a data rate of 2.2 Mb/s, which satisfies the requirements for IoT and biosensing applications. These are the highest rates ever reported for an online unequalised VLC link based on solution-processed OLEDs.
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- Alessandro Minotto
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT UK
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
- Communications and Information Systems, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT UK
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- ISMN-CNR, Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Communications and Information Systems, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT UK
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Sun Y, Lei Y, Hu W, Wong WY. Epitaxial Growth of Nanorod Meshes from Luminescent Organic Cocrystals via Crystal Transformation. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:7265-7269. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c00135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Yanqiu Sun
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Hung Hom, Hong Kong 999077, P. R. China
- PolyU Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Hung Hom, Hong Kong 999077, P. R. China
- PolyU Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
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Wei Q, Liu L, Xiong S, Zhang X, Deng W, Zhang X, Jie J. Theoretical Studies of Bipolar Transport in C nBTBT-F mTCNQ Donor-Acceptor Cocrystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:359-365. [PMID: 31868364 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The development of crystals with bipolar transport characteristics is essential for high-performance organic field effect transistor (OFET) devices. In this work, we theoretically investigated the bipolar transport behaviors in CnBTBT-FmTCNQ cocrystals. It is found that bipolar transport can be realized in C8BTBT-TCNQ and C12BTBT-TCNQ cocrystals with room-temperature electron/hole mobility up to 1.8/0.75 and 2.5/1.8 cm2 V-1 s-1, respectively. The comparable electron- and hole-transfer integrals between the nearest-neighbor molecule pairs as well as the small hole reorganization energy of the TCNQ molecule are responsible for the balanced electron and hole mobilities. Moreover, because of the π-π stacking between neighboring molecules, all cocrystals show strong anisotropic transport characteristic for both electron and hole transport with the mobility along the π-π stacking direction much larger than those along the other two directions. This work provides the possibility of high-performance OFET engineering and also enriches the OFET families with bipolar transport characteristics.
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- Qi Wei
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou 215123 , Jiangsu , P.R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou 215123 , Jiangsu , P.R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou 215123 , Jiangsu , P.R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou 215123 , Jiangsu , P.R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou 215123 , Jiangsu , P.R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou 215123 , Jiangsu , P.R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou 215123 , Jiangsu , P.R. China
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Kim K, Nam K, Li X, Lee DY, Kim SH. Programmed Design of Highly Crystalline Organic Semiconductor Patterns with Uniaxial Alignment via Blade Coating for High-Performance Organic Field-Effect Transistors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:42403-42411. [PMID: 31617995 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b12765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A solution-printing technique that enables the patterning and aligning of organic semiconducting crystals is necessary for their practical application. Here, we report the facile growth of 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl) pentacene (TIPS-PEN) semiconducting crystal patterns via a novel blade-coating technique. Defining low/high shearing-speed regions alternatively in a programmed manner enables the growth of TIPS-PEN crystals in low-speed regions and their patterning in high-speed regions. Various crystal-analysis tools, including polarized UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering, and near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure, reveal that a crystal grown at an optimum shearing speed is highly oriented along the shearing direction with high crystallinity, and its molecules have a more edge-on orientation for efficient lateral-charge transport. As a result, organic field-effect transistors comprised of these crystals show a high field-effect mobility of up to 1.74 cm2/(V s). In addition, various crystal patterns can be created by simply changing the programming parameters, suggesting the broad utility of the crystal patterns and printing technique.
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- Kyunghun Kim
- Department of Chemical Engineering , Pohang University of Science and Technology , Pohang 37673 , Korea
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Kyungpook National University , Daegu 41566 , Korea
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- College of Electromechanical Engineering , Qingdao University , Qingdao 266071 , China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Kyungpook National University , Daegu 41566 , Korea
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- School of Engineering , Yeungnam University , 280 Daehak-Ro , Gyeongsan , Gyeongbuk 38541 , Korea
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Li J, Wang B, Ge Z, Cheng R, Kang L, Zhou X, Zeng J, Xu J, Tian X, Gao W, Chen K, Qiu C, Cheng Z. Flexible and Hierarchical 3D Interconnected Silver Nanowires/Cellulosic Paper-Based Thermoelectric Sheets with Superior Electrical Conductivity and Ultrahigh Thermal Dispersion Capability. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:39088-39099. [PMID: 31566951 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b13675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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To date, various electronic devices have been strategically fabricated, and simultaneous realization of high electrical conductivity, sensing property, and heat-conducting property by a simple, efficient, and accurate approach is significant but still challenging. Here, cellulosic fiber supported 3D interconnected silver nanowire (AgNW) networks with hierarchical structures are rationally designed to achieve excellent electrical conductivity and superior thermal dispersion capability. In particular, thermal annealing at the junctions enables both phonon and electron transfer as well as impedes interfacial slippage. In the current study, the AgNW/cellulosic paper with the low Ag content (1.55 wt %) exhibits a low sheet resistance of 0.51 Ω sq-1. More importantly, the AgNW/cellulosic paper-based flexible strain sensor has been reasonably developed, which can be applied to monitor various microstructural changes and human motions with high sensitivity and robust stability (fast response/relaxation time of ∼100 ms and high stability >2000 bending-stretching cycles). The AgNW/cellulosic paper-based device also displays efficient thermal dispersion property, which offers exciting opportunities for thermal management application. Furthermore, the obtained hybrid paper exhibits superior heat dispersion capacity for thermal management devices. Overall, uniform dispersion and 3D interconnected junctions of AgNW among the fibers inside the cellulosic papers lead to the combination of high mechanical strength, highly efficient electrical conductivity, and ultrahigh heat dispersion property. The AgNW/cellulosic paper has promising potentials in the flexible and wearable sensing elements, thermal management materials, and artificial intelligence devices.
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- Jinpeng Li
- Plant Fiber Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China
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- Plant Fiber Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China
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- Plant Fiber Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China
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- Plant Fiber Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China
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- Plant Fiber Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China
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- Plant Fiber Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China
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- Plant Fiber Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China
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- Plant Fiber Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China
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- SDIC Biotech Investment CO., Ltd. , No. 147, Xizhimen Street, Xicheng District , Beijing 100034 , P. R. China
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- Plant Fiber Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China
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- Plant Fiber Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering , Jinan University , Guangzhou 510632 , P. R. China
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- Plant Fiber Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China
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Deng W, Lu B, Mao J, Lu Z, Zhang X, Jie J. Precise Positioning of Organic Semiconductor Single Crystals with Two-Component Aligned Structure through 3D Wettability-Induced Sequential Assembly. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:36205-36212. [PMID: 31469274 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b10089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Highly ordered organic semiconductor single-crystal (OSSC) arrays are ideal building blocks for functional organic devices. However, most of the current methods are only applicable to fabricate OSSC arrays of a single component, which significantly hinders the application of OSSC arrays in integrated organic circuits. Here, we present a universal approach, termed three-dimensional (3D) wettability-induced sequential assembly that can programmatically and progressively manipulate the crystallization locations of different organic semiconductors at the same spatial position using a 3D microchannel template, for the fabrication of the two-component OSSC arrays. As an example, we successfully prepared two-component, bilayer structured OSSC arrays consisting of n-type N,N'-bis(2-phenylethyl)-perylene-3,4:9,10-tetracarboxylic diimide and p-type 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)pentacene microbelts. The bicomponent OSSCs show ambipolar carrier transport properties with hole and electron mobilities of 0.342 and 0.526 cm2 V-1 s-1, respectively. Construction of complementary inverters is further demonstrated based on the two-component OSSCs. The capability of integration of multicomponent OSSC arrays opens up unique opportunities for future high-performance organic complementary circuits.
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- Wei Deng
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , P. R. China
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Wang H, Li X, Luan K, Bai X. Capillary liquid bridge soft lithography for micro-patterning preparation based on SU-8 photoresist templates with special wettability. RSC Adv 2019; 9:23986-23993. [PMID: 35530577 PMCID: PMC9069536 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra04281d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Patterned micro-nano arrays have shown great potential in the fields of optics, electronics and optoelectronics. In this study, a strategy of interface-induced dewetting assembly based on capillary liquid bridges and SU-8 photoresist templates is proposed for patterning organic molecules and nanoparticles. First, photoresist templates with chemical stability were prepared via a simplified lithography method. Then the interface wettability and the contact angle hysteresis of water droplets on the fluorosilane modified templates were adequately studied and discussed. Subsequently, a sandwich structure, composed of a superhydrophilic target substrate, a hydrophobic high adhesive photoresist template and a growth solution were introduced for the confined space dewetting assembly. The related mechanism was investigated and revealed, with the assistance of in situ observation via a fluorescence microscope. Finally, the patterned arrays of water-soluble organic small molecules and aqueous dispersed nanoparticles were successfully obtained on the target substrates. This method is simple and easy, and the SU-8 photoresist templates possess a series of advantages such as low processing cost, short preparation periods and reusable performance, which endow this strategy with potential for application in molecular functional devices.
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- Huijie Wang
- Multiscale Frontier Physics Research Center, School of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University Linfen 041004 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University Kaifeng 475004 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University Kaifeng 475004 P. R. China
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- Multiscale Frontier Physics Research Center, School of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University Linfen 041004 P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Zhu X, Yang S, Zhai F, Zhang F, Niu Z, Feng Y, Feng W, Zhang X, Li L, Li R, Hu W. Thermal-assisted self-assembly: a self-adaptive strategy towards large-area uniaxial organic single-crystalline microribbon arrays. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:12781-12787. [PMID: 31243423 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr04037d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Uniaxial organic single-crystalline microribbon arrays (OSCMAs) are a class of highly desirable materials for a variety of optoelectronic applications due to their favorable molecular orientations along the long axes of the ribbons. Up to now, great endeavors have been made and several solution-processing techniques have been proposed to grow uniaxial OSCMAs. However, the crystal growth parameters are tuned non-synergistically in these techniques, resulting in challenging growth condition control. Herein, we report a self-adaptive thermal-assisted self-assembly (TASA) strategy to realize the synergistic control of key crystal growth parameters for the facile yet controllable production of centimeter-sized uniaxial OSCMAs from the solution. In the TASA strategy, key crystal growth parameters, such as solvent evaporation, nucleation and crystal growth, are controlled synergistically by the temperature gradient. As a result, the TASA strategy is self-adaptive, and it shows a large temperature and concentration tolerance. Organic phototransistors (OPTs) based on the uniaxial OSCMAs produced by the TASA strategy exhibit an unprecedented photosensitivity of 1.36 × 108, a high responsivity of 845 A W-1 and a high detectivity of 1.98 × 1015 Jones.
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- Yu Zhang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.
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Li Y, Wang H, Xu H, Wu S, Li X, Yu J, Huang C, Zhang Z, Sun H, Han L, Li M, Cao A, Pan Z, Li Y. Material patterning on substrates by manipulation of fluidic behavior. Natl Sci Rev 2019; 6:758-766. [PMID: 34691931 PMCID: PMC8291501 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwz034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Patterned materials on substrates are of great importance for a wide variety of applications. In solution-based approaches to material patterning, fluidic flow is inevitable. Here we demonstrate not only the importance of fluidic behavior but also the methodology of engineering the flow pattern to guide the material crystallization and assembly. We show by both experiment and simulation that substrate heating, which is generally used to accelerate evaporation, produces irregular complex vortexes. Instead, a top-heating–bottom-cooling (THBC) set-up offers an inverse temperature gradient and results in a single Marangoni vortex, which is desired for ordered nanomaterial patterning near the contact line. We then realize the fabrication of large-scale patterns of iodide perovskite crystals on different substrates under THBC conditions. We further demonstrate that harnessing the flow behavior is a general strategy with great feasibility to pattern various functional materials ranging from inorganic, organic, hybrid to biological categories on different substrates, presenting great potential for practical applications.
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- Yitan Li
- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.,Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Bruker (Beijing) Scientific Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.,Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Zhang X, Deng W, Jia R, Zhang X, Jie J. Precise Patterning of Organic Semiconductor Crystals for Integrated Device Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1900332. [PMID: 30990970 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201900332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Development of high-performance organic electronic and optoelectronic devices relies on high-quality semiconducting crystals that have outstanding charge transport properties and long exciton diffusion length and lifetime. To achieve integrated device applications, it is a prerequisite to precisely locate the organic semiconductor crystals (OSCCs) to form a specifically patterned structure. Well-patterned OSCCs can not only reduce leakage current and cross-talk between neighboring devices, but also facilely integrate with other device elements and their corresponding interconnects. In this Review, general strategies for the patterning of OSCCs are summarized, and the advantages and limitations of different patterning methods are discussed. Discussion is focused on an advanced strategy for the high-resolution and wafer-scale patterning of OSCC by a surface microstructure-assisted patterning method. Furthermore, the recent progress on OSCC pattern-based integrated circuities is highlighted. Finally, the research challenges and directions of this young field are also presented.
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- Xiujuan Zhang
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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Xu X, Deng W, Zhang X, Huang L, Wang W, Jia R, Wu D, Zhang X, Jie J, Lee ST. Dual-Band, High-Performance Phototransistors from Hybrid Perovskite and Organic Crystal Array for Secure Communication Applications. ACS NANO 2019; 13:5910-5919. [PMID: 31067403 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b01734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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High-performance phototransistors made from organic semiconductor single crystals (OSSCs) have attracted much attention due to the high responsivity and solution-processing capability of OSSCs. However, OSSC-based phototransistors capable of dual-band spectral response remain a difficult challenge to achieve because organic semiconductors usually possess only narrow single-band absorption. Here, we report the fabrication of high-performance, dual-band phototransistors from a hybrid structure of a 2,7-dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2- b][1]benzothiophene (C8-BTBT) single-crystal array coated with CH3NH3PbI3 nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized by a simple, one-step solution method. In contrast to C8-BTBT and CH3NH3PbI3 NPs with respective absorption in the ultraviolet (UV) and visible (vis) region, their hybrid structure shows broad absorption covering the entire UV-vis range. The hybrid-based phototransistors exhibit an ultrahigh responsivity of >1.72 × 104 A/W in the 252-780 nm region, which represents the best performance for solution-processing, broadband photodetectors. Moreover, integrated phototransistor circuitries from the hybrid CH3NH3PbI3 NPs/C8-BTBT single-crystal array show applications for high-security communication.
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- Xiuzhen Xu
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215000 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215000 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215000 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215000 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215000 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215000 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education , Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou , Henan 450052 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215000 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215000 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices , Soochow University , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215000 , People's Republic of China
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Yu H, Chen Y, Wei H, Gong J, Xu W. High-k polymeric gate insulators for organic field-effect transistors. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:202002. [PMID: 30669134 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab00a4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Gate insulators play a role as important as that of the semiconductor in high performance OFETs, with a high on/off current ratio, low hysteresis, and device stability. The essential requirements for gate dielectrics include high capacitance, high dielectric breakdown strength, solution-processibility, and flexibility. In this paper we review progress in recent years in developing high-k gate polymeric insulators for modern organic electronic applications. After a general introduction to OFETs, three types of high-k polymeric gate insulating materials are enumerated in achieving high-quality OFETs, including polymer gate insulators, polymer-inorganic gate composites or bilayers, and ion gel electrolytes. Especially, we emphasize the significance, implementation and development of high-k polymeric gate insulators used in OFETs for future low voltage operated and flexible electronics. Finally, a brief summary and outlook are presented.
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- Haiyang Yu
- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Nankai University, No. 38 Tongyan Road, Haihe Education Park, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, No. 38 Tongyan Road, Haihe Education Park, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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Kim K, Hong J, Hahm SG, Rho Y, An TK, Kim SH, Park CE. Facile and Microcontrolled Blade Coating of Organic Semiconductor Blends for Uniaxial Crystal Alignment and Reliable Flexible Organic Field-Effect Transistors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:13481-13490. [PMID: 30874423 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b21130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The ability to fabricate uniform and high-quality patterns of organic semiconductors using a simple method is necessary to realize high-performance and reliable organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) for practical applications. Here, we report the facile fabrication of chemically patterned substrates in order to provide solvent wetting/dewetting regions and grow patterned crystals during blade coating of a small-molecule semiconductor/insulating polymer blend solution. Polyurethane acrylate is selected as the solvent dewetting material, not only because of its hydrophobicity but also because its patterns are easily produced by selective UV irradiation onto precursor films. 6,13-Bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)pentacene (TIPS-PEN) crystal patterns are grown on the line-shaped wetting regions of the patterned film, and the crystallinity of TIPS-PEN and alignment of molecules are found using various crystal analysis tools depending on the pattern widths. The smallest width of 5 μm yielded an OFET showing the highest field-effect mobility value of 1.63 cm2/(V·s), which is much higher than the value of the OFET based on the unpatterned TIPS-PEN crystal. Notably, we demonstrate flexible and low-voltage-operating OFETs for practical use of the patterned crystals, and the OFETs show highly stable operation under sustained gate bias stress thanks to the patterned crystals.
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- Kyunghun Kim
- Department of Chemical Engineering , Pohang University of Science and Technology , Pohang 790-784 , Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , Pohang University of Science and Technology , Pohang 790-784 , Korea
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- Materials Research Center , Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology , Suwon 443-803 , Korea
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- Chemical Analysis Center , Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology , Daejeon 34114 , Korea
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering , Korea National University of Transportation , 50 Daehak-Ro , Chungju 27469 , Korea
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- School of Engineering , Yeungnam University , 280 Daehak-Ro , Gyeongsan , Gyeongbuk 38541 , Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , Pohang University of Science and Technology , Pohang 790-784 , Korea
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Wang Y, Sun L, Wang C, Yang F, Ren X, Zhang X, Dong H, Hu W. Organic crystalline materials in flexible electronics. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:1492-1530. [PMID: 30283937 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00406d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Flexible electronics have attracted considerable attention recently given their potential to revolutionize human lives. High-performance organic crystalline materials (OCMs) are considered strong candidates for next-generation flexible electronics such as displays, image sensors, and artificial skin. They not only have great advantages in terms of flexibility, molecular diversity, low-cost, solution processability, and inherent compatibility with flexible substrates, but also show less grain boundaries with minimal defects, ensuring excellent and uniform electronic characteristics. Meanwhile, OCMs also serve as a powerful tool to probe the intrinsic electronic and mechanical properties of organics and reveal the flexible device physics for further guidance for flexible materials and device design. While the past decades have witnessed huge advances in OCM-based flexible electronics, this review is intended to provide a timely overview of this fascinating field. First, the crystal packing, charge transport, and assembly protocols of OCMs are introduced. State-of-the-art construction strategies for aligned/patterned OCM on/into flexible substrates are then discussed in detail. Following this, advanced OCM-based flexible devices and their potential applications are highlighted. Finally, future directions and opportunities for this field are proposed, in the hope of providing guidance for future research.
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- Yu Wang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Science, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China.
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Zhang X, Mao J, Deng W, Xu X, Huang L, Zhang X, Lee ST, Jie J. Precise Patterning of Laterally Stacked Organic Microbelt Heterojunction Arrays by Surface-Energy-Controlled Stepwise Crystallization for Ambipolar Organic Field-Effect Transistors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1800187. [PMID: 29808488 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201800187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ambipolar organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) combining single-crystalline p- and n-type organic micro/nanocrystals have demonstrated superior performance to their amorphous or polycrystalline thin-film counterparts. However, large-area alignment and precise patterning of organic micro/nanocrystals for ambipolar OFETs remain challenges. Here, a surface-energy-controlled stepwise crystallization (SECSC) method is reported for large-scale, aligned, and precise patterning of single-crystalline laterally stacked p-n heterojunction microbelt (MB) arrays. In this method, the p- and n-type organic crystals are precipitated via a stepwise process: first, the lateral sides of prepatterned photoresist stripes provide high-surface-energy sites to guide the aligned growth of p-type organic crystals. Next, the formed p-type crystals serve as new high-surface-energy positions to induce the crystallization of n-type organic molecules at their sides, thus leading to the formation of laterally stacked p-n microbelts. Ambipolar OFETs based on the p-n heterojunction MB arrays exhibit balanced hole and electron mobilities of 0.32 and 0.43 cm2 V-1 s-1 , respectively, enabling the fabrication of complementary-like inverters with large voltage gains. This work paves the way toward rational design and construction of single-crystalline organic p-n heterojunction arrays for high-performance organic, integrated circuits.
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- Xiujuan Zhang
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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Kang J, Lee M, Facchetti A, Kim J, Park SK. High-performance organic circuits based on precisely aligned single-crystal arrays. RSC Adv 2018; 8:17417-17420. [PMID: 35539227 PMCID: PMC9080451 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra02139b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this paper, we demonstrate high-performance organic logic circuits based on precisely controlled organic single-crystal arrays. Well-aligned microrod shaped 2,7-dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (C8-BTBT) single-crystal organic thin-film-transistors (OTFTs) were fabricated via solvent mediated molecular tailoring with a polymeric sacrificial layer, exhibiting saturation mobility of >2 cm2 V-1 s-1. Using this approach, precise placement of organic crystal arrays in a controlled orientation was successfully achieved, enabling the fabrication of OTFT-based inverter circuits with a gain of 1.37 (V V-1). Furthermore, it was demonstrated that, by varying the number of single-crystal microrods, the device dimension and corresponding circuit performance can be modulated. A high-performance inverter operation with various interdigitating single-crystal microrod arrays can thus be achieved.
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- Jingu Kang
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chung-Ang University Seoul 06974 Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chung-Ang University Seoul 06974 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, The Materials Research Center, The Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University Evanston Illinois 60208 USA
- Flexterra Inc. Skokie Illinois 60077 USA
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- Department of Photonics and Nanoelectronics, Hanyang University Ansan Gyeonggi-do 15588 Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chung-Ang University Seoul 06974 Republic of Korea
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A comprehensive overview of organic semiconductor crystals is provided, including the physicochemical features, the control of crystallization and the device physics.
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- Chengliang Wang
- School of Optical and Electronic Information
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430074
- China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO)
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
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Kim K, Bae J, Noh SH, Jang J, Kim SH, Park CE. Direct Writing and Aligning of Small-Molecule Organic Semiconductor Crystals via "Dragging Mode" Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing for Flexible Organic Field-Effect Transistor Arrays. J Phys Chem Lett 2017; 8:5492-5500. [PMID: 29083198 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Patterning and aligning of organic small-molecule semiconductor crystals over large areas is an important issue for their commercialization and practical device applications. This Letter reports "dragging mode" electrohydrodynamic jet printing that can simultaneously achieve direct writing and aligning of 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl) pentacene (TIPS-PEN) crystals. Dragging mode provides favorable conditions for crystal growth with efficient controls over supply voltages and nozzle-to-substrate distances. Optimal printing speed produces millimeter-long TIPS-PEN crystals with unidirectional alignment along the printing direction. These crystals are highly crystalline with a uniform packing structure that favors lateral charge transport. Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) based on the optimally printed TIPS-PEN crystals exhibit high field-effect mobilities up to 1.65 cm2/(V·s). We also demonstrate the feasibility of controlling pattern shapes of the crystals as well as the fabrication of printed flexible OFET arrays.
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- Kyunghun Kim
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology , Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University , Gyeongsan 712-749, Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University , Gyeongsan 712-749, Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology , Pohang 790-784, Korea
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Zhao QL, He GP, Di JJ, Song WL, Hou ZL, Tan PP, Wang DW, Cao MS. Flexible Semitransparent Energy Harvester with High Pressure Sensitivity and Power Density Based on Laterally Aligned PZT Single-Crystal Nanowires. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:24696-24703. [PMID: 28715192 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b03929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A flexible semitransparent energy harvester is assembled based on laterally aligned Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 (PZT) single-crystal nanowires (NWs). Such a harvester presents the highest open-circuit voltage and a stable area power density of up to 10 V and 0.27 μW/cm2, respectively. A high pressure sensitivity of 0.14 V/kPa is obtained in the dynamic pressure sensing, much larger than the values reported in other energy harvesters based on piezoelectric single-crystal NWs. Furthermore, theoretical and finite element analyses also confirm that the piezoelectric voltage constant g33 of PZT NWs is competitive to the lead-based bulk single crystals and ceramics, and the enhanced pressure sensitivity and power density are substantially linked to the flexible structure with laterally aligned PZT NWs. The energy harvester in this work holds great potential in flexible and transparent sensing and self-powered systems.
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- Quan-Liang Zhao
- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, North China University of Technology , Beijing 100144, PR China
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, North China University of Technology , Beijing 100144, PR China
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, North China University of Technology , Beijing 100144, PR China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Science, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, PR China
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, North China University of Technology , Beijing 100144, PR China
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, North China University of Technology , Beijing 100144, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology , Beijing 100081, PR China
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Zhang Y, Jie J, Sun Y, Jeon SG, Zhang X, Dai G, Lee CJ, Zhang X. Precise Patterning of Organic Single Crystals via Capillary-Assisted Alternating-Electric Field. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1604261. [PMID: 28509426 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201604261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2016] [Revised: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Owing to the extraordinary properties, organic micro/nanocrystals are important building blocks for future low-cost and high-performance organic electronic devices. However, integrated device application of the organic micro/nanocrystals is hampered by the difficulty in high-throughput, high-precision patterning of the micro/nanocrystals. In this study, the authors demonstrate, for the first time, a facile capillary-assisted alternating-electric field method for the large-scale assembling and patterning of both 0D and 1D organic crystals. These crystals can be precisely patterned at the photolithography defined holes/channels at the substrate with the yield up to 95% in 1 mm2 . The mechanism of assembly kinetics is systematically studied by the electric field distribution simulation and experimental investigations. By using the strategy, various organic micro/nanocrystal patterns are obtained by simply altering the geometries of the photoresist patterns on substrates. Moreover, ultraviolet photodetectors based on the patterned Alq3 micro/nanocrystals exhibit visible-blind photoresponse with high sensitivity as well as excellent stability and reproducibility. This work paves the way toward high-integration, high-performance organic electronic, and optoelectronic devices from the organic micro/nanocrystals.
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- Yedong Zhang
- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Applied Electromagnetic Wave Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), Ansan, 426-170, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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Park KS, Baek J, Park Y, Lee L, Hyon J, Koo Lee YE, Shrestha NK, Kang Y, Sung MM. Heterogeneous Monolithic Integration of Single-Crystal Organic Materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2017; 29:1603285. [PMID: 27885700 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201603285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Manufacturing high-performance organic electronic circuits requires the effective heterogeneous integration of different nanoscale organic materials with uniform morphology and high crystallinity in a desired arrangement. In particular, the development of high-performance organic electronic and optoelectronic devices relies on high-quality single crystals that show optimal intrinsic charge-transport properties and electrical performance. Moreover, the heterogeneous integration of organic materials on a single substrate in a monolithic way is highly demanded for the production of fundamental organic electronic components as well as complex integrated circuits. Many of the various methods that have been designed to pattern multiple heterogeneous organic materials on a substrate and the heterogeneous integration of organic single crystals with their crystal growth are described here. Critical issues that have been encountered in the development of high-performance organic integrated electronics are also addressed.
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- Kyung Sun Park
- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Korea
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Saha S, Desiraju GR. Crystal Engineering of Hand-Twisted Helical Crystals. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:1975-1983. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b11835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Subhankar Saha
- Solid State and Structural
Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
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- Solid State and Structural
Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
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Li QF, Liu S, Chen HZ, Li HY. Alignment and patterning of organic single crystals for field-effect transistors. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2016.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang H, Deng W, Huang L, Zhang X, Jie J. Precisely Patterned Growth of Ultra-Long Single-Crystalline Organic Microwire Arrays for Near-Infrared Photodetectors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:7912-7918. [PMID: 26987110 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b12190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Owing to extraordinary properties, small-molecule organic micro/nanocrystals are identified to be prospective system to construct new-generation organic electronic and optoelectronic devices. Alignment and patterning of organic micro/nanocrystals at desired locations are prerequisite for their device applications in practice. Though various methods have been developed to control their directional growth and alignment, high-throughput precise positioning and patterning of the organic micro/nanocrystals at desired locations remains a challenge. Here, we report a photoresist-assisted evaporation method for large-area growth of precisely positioned ultralong methyl-squarylium (MeSq) microwire (MW) arrays. Positions as well as alignment densities of the MWs can be precisely controlled with the aid of the photoresist-template that fabricated by photolithography process. This strategy enables large-scale fabrication of organic MW arrays with nearly the same accuracy, uniformity, and reliability as photolithography. Near-infrared (NIR) photodetectors based on the MeSq MW arrays show excellent photoresponse behavior and are capable of detecting 808 nm light with high stability and reproducibility. The high on/off ratio of 1600 is significantly better than other organic nanostructure-based optical switchers. More importantly, this strategy can be readily extended to other organic molecules, revealing the great potential of photoresist-assisted evaporation method for future high-performance organic optoelectronic devices.
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- Hui Wang
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology (NANO-CIC), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology (NANO-CIC), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology (NANO-CIC), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology (NANO-CIC), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology (NANO-CIC), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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