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Wang Z, Li M, Yang H, Shao S, Li J, Deng M, Kang K, Fang Y, Wang H, Zhao J. Enhancement-Mode Carbon Nanotube Optoelectronic Synaptic Transistors with Large and Controllable Threshold Voltage Modulation Window for Broadband Flexible Vision Systems. ACS NANO 2024; 18:14298-14311. [PMID: 38787538 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c00166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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The development of large-scale integration of optoelectronic neuromorphic devices with ultralow power consumption and broadband responses is essential for high-performance bionics vision systems. In this work, we developed a strategy to construct large-scale (40 × 30) enhancement-mode carbon nanotube optoelectronic synaptic transistors with ultralow power consumption (33.9 aJ per pulse) and broadband responses (from 365 to 620 nm) using low-work function yttrium (Y)-gate electrodes and the mixture of eco-friendly photosensitive Ag2S quantum dots (QDs) and ionic liquids (ILs)-cross-linking-poly(4-vinylphenol) (PVP) (ILs-c-PVP) as the dielectric layers. Solution-processable carbon nanotube thin-film transistors (TFTs) showed enhancement-mode characteristics with the wide and controllable threshold voltage window (-1 V∼0 V) owing to use of the low-work-function Y-gate electrodes. It is noted that carbon nanotube optoelectronic synaptic transistors exhibited high on/off ratios (>106), small hysteresis and low operating voltage (≤2 V), and enhancement mode even under the illumination of ultraviolet (UV, 365 nm), blue (450 nm), and green (550 nm) to red (620 nm) pulse lights when introducing eco-friendly Ag2S QDs in dielectric layers, demonstrating that they have the strong fault-tolerant ability for the threshold voltage drifts caused by various manufacturing scenarios. Furthermore, some important bionic functions including a high paired pulse facilitation index (PPF index, up to 290%), learning and memory function with the long duration (200 s), and rapid recovery (2 s). Pavlov's dog experiment (retention time up to 20 min) and visual memory forgetting experiments (the duration of high current for 180 s) are also demonstrated. Significantly, the optoelectronic synaptic transistors can be used to simulate the adaptive process of vision in varying light conditions, and we demonstrated the dynamic transition of light adaptation to dark adaptation based on light-induced conditional behavior. This work undoubtedly provides valuable insights for the future development of artificial vision systems.
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- Zebin Wang
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 166 Ren Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
- Division of Nanodevices and Related Nanomaterials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
- Division of Nanodevices and Related Nanomaterials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
- Division of Nanodevices and Related Nanomaterials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
- Division of Nanodevices and Related Nanomaterials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 166 Ren Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
- Division of Nanodevices and Related Nanomaterials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
- Division of Nanodevices and Related Nanomaterials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
- Division of Nanodevices and Related Nanomaterials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, NO.79, Yingze West Main Street, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province 030024, P.R. China
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- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
- Division of Nanodevices and Related Nanomaterials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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Paghi A, Mariani S, Barillaro G. 1D and 2D Field Effect Transistors in Gas Sensing: A Comprehensive Review. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206100. [PMID: 36703509 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Rapid progress in the synthesis and fundamental understanding of 1D and 2D materials have solicited the incorporation of these nanomaterials into sensor architectures, especially field effect transistors (FETs), for the monitoring of gas and vapor in environmental, food quality, and healthcare applications. Yet, several challenges have remained unaddressed toward the fabrication of 1D and 2D FET gas sensors for real-field applications, which are related to properties, synthesis, and integration of 1D and 2D materials into the transistor architecture. This review paper encompasses the whole assortment of 1D-i.e., metal oxide semiconductors (MOXs), silicon nanowires (SiNWs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-and 2D-i.e., graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD), phosphorene-materials used in FET gas sensors, critically dissecting how the material synthesis, surface functionalization, and transistor fabrication impact on electrical versus sensing properties of these devices. Eventually, pros and cons of 1D and 2D FETs for gas and vapor sensing applications are discussed, pointing out weakness and highlighting future directions.
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- Alessandro Paghi
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, via G. Caruso 16, Pisa, 56122, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, via G. Caruso 16, Pisa, 56122, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, via G. Caruso 16, Pisa, 56122, Italy
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Li Z, Xiao M, Jin C, Zhang Z. Toward the Commercialization of Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistor Biosensors. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:326. [PMID: 36979538 PMCID: PMC10046102 DOI: 10.3390/bios13030326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The development of biosensors based on field-effect transistors (FETs) using atomically thick carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as a channel material has the potential to revolutionize the related field due to their small size, high sensitivity, label-free detection, and real-time monitoring capabilities. Despite extensive research efforts to improve the sensitivity, selectivity, and practicality of CNT FET-based biosensors, their commercialization has not yet been achieved due to the non-uniform and unstable device performance, difficulties in their fabrication, the immaturity of sensor packaging processes, and a lack of reliable modification methods. This review article focuses on the practical applications of CNT-based FET biosensors for the detection of ultra-low concentrations of biologically relevant molecules. We discuss the various factors that affect the sensors' performance in terms of materials, device architecture, and sensor packaging, highlighting the need for a robust commercial process that prioritizes product performance. Additionally, we review recent advances in the application of CNT FET biosensors for the ultra-sensitive detection of various biomarkers. Finally, we examine the key obstacles that currently hinder the large-scale deployment of these biosensors, aiming to identify the challenges that must be addressed for the future industrialization of CNT FET sensors.
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- Zhongyu Li
- Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices and Center for Carbon-Based Electronics, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Jihua Laboratory, Foshan 528200, China
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- Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices and Center for Carbon-Based Electronics, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
- Jihua Laboratory, Foshan 528200, China
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices and Center for Carbon-Based Electronics, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Jihua Laboratory, Foshan 528200, China
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Kharlamova MV, Burdanova MG, Paukov MI, Kramberger C. Synthesis, Sorting, and Applications of Single-Chirality Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:5898. [PMID: 36079282 PMCID: PMC9457432 DOI: 10.3390/ma15175898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The synthesis of high-quality chirality-pure single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is vital for their applications. It is of high importance to modernize the synthesis processes to decrease the synthesis temperature and improve the quality and yield of SWCNTs. This review is dedicated to the chirality-selective synthesis, sorting of SWCNTs, and applications of chirality-pure SWCNTs. The review begins with a description of growth mechanisms of carbon nanotubes. Then, we discuss the synthesis methods of semiconducting and metallic conductivity-type and single-chirality SWCNTs, such as the epitaxial growth method of SWCNT ("cloning") using nanocarbon seeds, the growth method using nanocarbon segments obtained by organic synthesis, and the catalyst-mediated chemical vapor deposition synthesis. Then, we discuss the separation methods of SWCNTs by conductivity type, such as electrophoresis (dielectrophoresis), density gradient ultracentrifugation (DGC), low-speed DGC, ultrahigh DGC, chromatography, two-phase separation, selective solubilization, and selective reaction methods and techniques for single-chirality separation of SWCNTs, including density gradient centrifugation, two-phase separation, and chromatography methods. Finally, the applications of separated SWCNTs, such as field-effect transistors (FETs), sensors, light emitters and photodetectors, transparent electrodes, photovoltaics (solar cells), batteries, bioimaging, and other applications, are presented.
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- Marianna V. Kharlamova
- Centre for Advanced Material Application (CEMEA), Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubrávská cesta 5807/9, 854 11 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Institute of Materials Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, Getreidemarkt 9-BC-2, 1060 Vienna, Austria
- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnologies, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institutskii Pereulok 9, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- Center for Photonics and 2D Materials, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 9, Institutsky Lane, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia
- Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
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- Center for Photonics and 2D Materials, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 9, Institutsky Lane, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Strudlhofgasse 4, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Gulati S, Lingam B HN, Kumar S, Goyal K, Arora A, Varma RS. Improving the air quality with Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: Sensing and remediation applications in the real world. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 299:134468. [PMID: 35364076 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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With the world developing exponentially every day, the collateral damage to air is incessant. There are many methods to purify the air but using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as adsorbents remains one of the most efficient and reliable methods, due to their high maximum adsorption capacity which renders them extremely useful for removing pollutants from the air. The different types of CNTs, their synthesis, functionalization, purification, functioning, and advantages over conventional filters are deliberated along with diverse types of CNTs like single-walled (SWCNTs), multiwalled (MWCNTs), and others, which can be functionalized and deployed for the removal of harmful gases like oxides of nitrogen and sulphur, and ozone, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), among others. A comprehensive description of CNTs is provided in this overview with illustrative examples from the past five years. The fabrication methods and target gases of many CNTs-based gas sensors are highlighted, in addition to the comparison of their properties, mainly sensitivity. The effect of functionalization on sensors has been discussed in detail for various composites targeting specific gases, including the future outlook of functionalized CNTs in assorted practical applications.
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- Shikha Gulati
- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110021, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110021, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110021, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110021, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110021, India
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University in Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Kaloumenou M, Skotadis E, Lagopati N, Efstathopoulos E, Tsoukalas D. Breath Analysis: A Promising Tool for Disease Diagnosis-The Role of Sensors. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:1238. [PMID: 35161984 PMCID: PMC8840008 DOI: 10.3390/s22031238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Early-stage disease diagnosis is of particular importance for effective patient identification as well as their treatment. Lack of patient compliance for the existing diagnostic methods, however, limits prompt diagnosis, rendering the development of non-invasive diagnostic tools mandatory. One of the most promising non-invasive diagnostic methods that has also attracted great research interest during the last years is breath analysis; the method detects gas-analytes such as exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and inorganic gases that are considered to be important biomarkers for various disease-types. The diagnostic ability of gas-pattern detection using analytical techniques and especially sensors has been widely discussed in the literature; however, the incorporation of novel nanomaterials in sensor-development has also proved to enhance sensor performance, for both selective and cross-reactive applications. The aim of the first part of this review is to provide an up-to-date overview of the main categories of sensors studied for disease diagnosis applications via the detection of exhaled gas-analytes and to highlight the role of nanomaterials. The second and most novel part of this review concentrates on the remarkable applicability of breath analysis in differential diagnosis, phenotyping, and the staging of several disease-types, which are currently amongst the most pressing challenges in the field.
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- Maria Kaloumenou
- Department of Applied Physics, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece; (M.K.); (D.T.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece; (M.K.); (D.T.)
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- Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece; (N.L.); (E.E.)
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- Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece; (N.L.); (E.E.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece; (M.K.); (D.T.)
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Shao W, Shurin GV, He X, Zeng Z, Shurin MR, Star A. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Detection with a Carbon Nanotube-Based Field-Effect Transistor Biosensing Platform. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:1684-1691. [PMID: 34932323 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c19120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage may lead to life-threatening complications if not detected promptly. However, gel electrophoresis, the gold-standard test for confirming CSF leakage by detecting beta2-transferrin (β2-Tf), requires 3-6 h and is labor-intensive. We developed a new β2-Tf detection platform for rapid identification of CSF leakage. The three-step design, which includes two steps of affinity chromatography and a rapid sensing step using a semiconductor-enriched single-walled carbon nanotube field-effect transistor (FET) sensor, circumvented the lack of selectivity that antitransferrin antibody exhibits for transferrin isoforms and markedly shortened the detection time. Furthermore, three different sensing configurations for the FET sensor were investigated for obtaining the optimal β2-Tf sensing results. Finally, body fluid (CSF and serum) tests employing our three-step strategy demonstrated high sensitivity, suggesting its potential to be used as a rapid diagnostic tool for CSF leakage.
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- Wenting Shao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States
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Bogdanov AV, Mironov VF. Recent advances in the application of isoindigo derivatives in materials chemistry. Beilstein J Org Chem 2021; 17:1533-1564. [PMID: 34290836 PMCID: PMC8275870 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.17.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In this review, the data on the application of isoindigo derivatives in the chemistry of functional materials are analyzed and summarized. These bisheterocycles can be used in the creation of organic solar cells, sensors, lithium ion batteries as well as in OFET and OLED technologies. The potentials of the use of polymer structures based on isoindigo as photoactive component in the photoelectrochemical reduction of water, as matrix for MALDI spectrometry and in photothermal cancer therapy are also shown. Data published over the past 5 years, including works published at the beginning of 2021, are given.
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- Andrei V Bogdanov
- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov St., Kazan 420088, Russian Federation
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, 8 Arbuzov St., Kazan 420088, Russian Federation
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Wang X, Wei M, Li X, Shao S, Ren Y, Xu W, Li M, Liu W, Liu X, Zhao J. Large-Area Flexible Printed Thin-Film Transistors with Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for NO 2 Sensors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:51797-51807. [PMID: 33141551 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Development of large-area, low-cost, low-voltage, low-power consumption, flexible high-performance printed carbon nanotube thin-film transistors (TFTs) is helpful to promote their future applications in sensors and biosensors, wearable electronics, and the Internet of things. In this work, low-voltage, flexible printed carbon nanotube TFTs with a large-area and low-cost fabrication process were successfully constructed using ultrathin (∼3.6 nm) AlOx thin films formed by plasma oxidation of aluminum as dielectrics and screen-printed silver electrodes as contact electrodes. The as-prepared bottom-gate/bottom-contact carbon nanotube TFTs exhibit a low leakage current (∼10-10 A), a high charge carrier mobility (up to 9.9 cm2 V-1 s-1), high on/off ratios (higher than 105), and small subthreshold swings (80-120 mV/dec) at low operation voltages (from -1.5 to 1 V). At the same time, printed carbon nanotube TFTs showed a high response (ΔR/R = 99.6%) to NO2 gas even at 16 ppm with a faster response and recovery speed (∼8 s, exposure to 0.5 ppm NO2), a lower detection limit (0.069 ppm NO2), and a low power consumption (0.86 μW, exposure to 16 ppm NO2) at a gate voltage of 0.2 V at room temperature. Moreover, the printed carbon nanotube devices exhibited excellent mechanical flexibility and bias stress stability after 12,000 bending cycles at a radius of 5 mm and a bias stress test for 7200 s at a gate voltage of ±1 V, which originated from the ultrathin and compact AlOx dielectric and the super adhesion force between screen-printed silver electrodes and polyethylene terephthalate substrates.
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- Xin Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China
- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China
- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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Luo M, Zhu M, Wei M, Shao S, Robin M, Wei C, Cui Z, Zhao J, Zhang Z. Radiation-Hard and Repairable Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Circuits Integrating n-type Indium Oxide and p-type Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:49963-49970. [PMID: 33095560 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c12539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Special radiation-hard and ultralow-power complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits (ICs) are used in the fields of deep space, nuclear energy, and medical X-ray imaging. In this work, we first constructed radiation-hard, repairable, and sub-1 V-driven printed hybrid CMOS field-effect transistors (FETs) and ICs, which integrate printed carbon nanotube (CNT) (band gap ∼ 0.65 eV) p-type FETs and indium oxide (In2O3) (band gap ∼3.64 eV) n-type FETs on glass substrates using a printed PS-PMMA/[EMIM][TFSI] mixture as the gate dielectric layer. The PS-PMMA/[EMIM][TFSI] mixture gate dielectric layer not only lowered the supply voltage (VDD) by providing ultrahigh gate efficiency but also improved the anti-irradiation ability of the hybrid CMOS FETs and ICs. Specifically, the hybrid CMOS inverters exhibited rail-to-rail output with a high voltage gain and high noise margins at a low VDD that could be scaled down to 0.4 V. Furthermore, the hybrid CMOS FETs and ICs showed excellent radiation hardness, that is, withstanding a 3 Mrad (Si) total irradiation dose (TID) at a dose rate of 560 rad s-1 (Si), which is an exceptional result for CMOS transistors and ICs. Furthermore, the radiation-damaged CMOS FETs could be fully recovered by removing and reprinting the PS-PMMA/[EMIM][TFSI] mixture gate dielectric layer, indicating the ability to repair irradiation damage. This work provides an in-space IC fabrication technology.
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- Manman Luo
- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nanobionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
- International Research Laboratory of Information Display and Visualization, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices and Centre for Carbon-based Electronics, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nanobionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nanobionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nanobionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nanobionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, Institute of Optoelectronics & Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nanobionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nanobionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices and Centre for Carbon-based Electronics, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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Portilla L, Zhao J, Wang Y, Sun L, Li F, Robin M, Wei M, Cui Z, Occhipinti LG, Anthopoulos TD, Pecunia V. Ambipolar Deep-Subthreshold Printed-Carbon-Nanotube Transistors for Ultralow-Voltage and Ultralow-Power Electronics. ACS NANO 2020; 14:14036-14046. [PMID: 32924510 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The development of ultralow-power and easy-to-fabricate electronics with potential for large-scale circuit integration (i.e., complementary or complementary-like) is an outstanding challenge for emerging off-the-grid applications, e.g., remote sensing, "place-and-forget", and the Internet of Things. Herein we address this challenge through the development of ambipolar transistors relying on solution-processed polymer-sorted semiconducting carbon nanotube networks (sc-SWCNTNs) operating in the deep-subthreshold regime. Application of self-assembled monolayers at the active channel interface enables the fine-tuning of sc-SWCNTN transistors toward well-balanced ambipolar deep-subthreshold characteristics. The significance of these features is assessed by exploring the applicability of such transistors to complementary-like integrated circuits, with respect to which the impact of the subthreshold slope and flatband voltage on voltage and power requirements is studied experimentally and theoretically. As demonstrated with inverter and NAND gates, the ambipolar deep-subthreshold sc-SWCNTN approach enables digital circuits with complementary-like operation and characteristics including wide noise margins and ultralow operational voltages (≤0.5 V), while exhibiting record-low power consumption (≤1 pW/μm). Among thin-film transistor technologies with minimal material complexity, our approach achieves the lowest energy and power dissipation figures reported to date, which are compatible with and highly attractive for emerging off-the-grid applications.
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- Luis Portilla
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- iHuman institute, ShanghaiTech University, No. 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, United Kingdom
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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A Review of Inkjet Printed Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes Based Gas Sensors. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20195642. [PMID: 33023160 PMCID: PMC7583986 DOI: 10.3390/s20195642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Graphene and carbon nanotube (CNT)-based gas/vapor sensors have gained much traction for numerous applications over the last decade due to their excellent sensing performance at ambient conditions. Inkjet printing various forms of graphene (reduced graphene oxide or modified graphene) and CNT (single-wall nanotubes (SWNTs) or multiwall nanotubes (MWNTs)) nanomaterials allows fabrication onto flexible substrates which enable gas sensing applications in flexible electronics. This review focuses on their recent developments and provides an overview of the state-of-the-art in inkjet printing of graphene and CNT based sensors targeting gases, such as NO2, Cl2, CO2, NH3, and organic vapors. Moreover, this review presents the current enhancements and challenges of printing CNT and graphene-based gas/vapor sensors, the role of defects, and advanced printing techniques using these nanomaterials, while highlighting challenges in reliability and reproducibility. The future potential and outlook of this rapidly growing research are analyzed as well.
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Dong H, Wang K, Zhou D, Ito Y, Hu L, Zhang Z, Zhu X. Enrichment and immobilization of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes by dopamine functionalized conjugated polymer. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2020.104616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Peel HR, Crouch RA, Martin D, Stromer BS, Bednar AJ. Binding Capacity and Selectivity of Functionalized and Un-functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Development of Copper-Detecting Printable Sensor. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2020; 104:455-463. [PMID: 32108243 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-020-02811-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have unique properties which can be modified through surface functionalization. The ability of several functionalized and un-functionalized CNTs to bind copper was investigated as a first step toward developing a printable CNT-based sensor to detect copper in aqueous systems. Binding capacity and specificity were shown to vary by functionalization and vendor. CNTs from two vendors were tested, and the equilibrium binding data was fitted using two isotherm models. Calculated qmax (mg/g) values indicated one vendor's carboxyl-functionalized CNTs had the greatest binding capacity (94-115 mg/g), while other carboxyl-functionalized CNTs and amine-functionalized CNTs had similar capacities to un-functionalized CNTs (15-30 mg/g). Hydroxyl-functionalized CNTs had the lowest copper binding capacity (7-8 mg/g) of the CNTs tested. Freundlich isotherms showed no obvious trends in binding affinity, but suggested that binding was primarily due to chemisorption. Variations in CNT size, functionalization percentage, and purity could explain, partially, the observed adsorption differences.
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- Hannah R Peel
- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Building 3270, Vicksburg, MS, 39180, USA
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- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Building 3270, Vicksburg, MS, 39180, USA
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- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Building 3270, Vicksburg, MS, 39180, USA
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- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Building 3270, Vicksburg, MS, 39180, USA
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- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Building 3270, Vicksburg, MS, 39180, USA.
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Dai J, Ogbeide O, Macadam N, Sun Q, Yu W, Li Y, Su BL, Hasan T, Huang X, Huang W. Printed gas sensors. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:1756-1789. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00459a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This review presents the recent development of printed gas sensors based on functional inks.
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- Jie Dai
- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)
- Nanjing 211816
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)
- Nanjing 211816
- P. R. China
- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE)
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- Cambridge Graphene Centre
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge CB3 0FA
- UK
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan 430070
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan 430070
- China
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- Cambridge Graphene Centre
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge CB3 0FA
- UK
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)
- Nanjing 211816
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)
- Nanjing 211816
- P. R. China
- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE)
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Robin M, Portilla L, Wei M, Gao T, Zhao J, Shao S, Pecunia V, Cui Z. Overcoming Electrochemical Instabilities of Printed Silver Electrodes in All-Printed Ion Gel Gated Carbon Nanotube Thin-Film Transistors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:41531-41543. [PMID: 31597420 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b14916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Silver ink is the most widely used conductive material for printing electrodes in the fabrication of all-printed ion gel gated transistors because of their high conductivity and low cost. However, electrochemical instability of printed silver electrodes is generally one of the biggest issues, whether it is in air where silver gets oxidized or in a moisture environment where electrochemical migration occurs. Notwithstanding, the electrochemical stability of printed silver electrodes in ion gel medium has not been studied so far. In this work, we studied the electrochemical instabilities of printed silver electrodes in fully printed ion gel gated single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) thin-film transistors (TFTs) and developed some strategies to overcome these issues. All-printed ion gel-based p-type SWCNT TFTs were employed to investigate the impact of electrochemical instabilities on the electrical behavior of printed SWCNT TFTs. The results have demonstrated that printed silver was unstable at anodic and cathodic polarization because of the corrosion by the ionic liquid. Besides, anodic corrosion of silver source/drain electrodes was shown to be responsible for the electrical failure of printed SWCNT TFTs in both the linear and saturated regime. These issues were completely resolved when preventing printed silver electrodes from coming into direct contact with ion gels. For example, ion gels were partially printed in device channels to avoid contacting the printed silver source and drain electrodes. At the same time, silver side-gate electrodes were replaced by inkjet-printed PEDOT:PSS electrodes to avoid gate electrode-related instabilities. Consequently, all-printed electrochemically stable SWCNT TFTs fabricated were obtained with enhanced performance of higher ION/IOFF ratios (105 to 106), smaller subthreshold slopes (∼70 mV/dec), and smaller hysteresis (ΔV = 0.025 V) at gate voltages from 1.2 to -0.5 V. Additionally, the polarity of all-printed SWCNT TFTs was converted from the p-channel to ambipolar while achieving lower leakage currents.
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- Malo Robin
- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-Bionics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park , Suzhou , Jiangsu Province 215123 , PR China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-Bionics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park , Suzhou , Jiangsu Province 215123 , PR China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , PR China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-Bionics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park , Suzhou , Jiangsu Province 215123 , PR China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-Bionics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park , Suzhou , Jiangsu Province 215123 , PR China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-Bionics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park , Suzhou , Jiangsu Province 215123 , PR China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-Bionics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park , Suzhou , Jiangsu Province 215123 , PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , PR China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-Bionics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park , Suzhou , Jiangsu Province 215123 , PR China
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Lapointe F, Sapkota A, Ding J, Lefebvre J. Polymer Encapsulants for Threshold Voltage Control in Carbon Nanotube Transistors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:36027-36034. [PMID: 31532620 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b09857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Although carbon nanotube transistors present outstanding performances based on key metrics, large-scale uniformity and repeatability required in printable electronics depend greatly on proper control of the electrostatic environment. Through a survey of polymer dielectric encapsulants compatible with printing processes, a simple correlation is found between the measured interfacial charge density and the onset of conduction in a transistor, providing a rational route to control the electrical characteristics of carbon nanotube transistors. Smooth and continuous balancing of the properties between unipolar p-type and n-type transport is achieved using a molar fraction series of poly(styrene-co-2-vinylpyridine) statistical copolymers combined with an electron-donating molecule. We further demonstrate the easy fabrication of a p-n diode which shows a modest rectification of 8:1.
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- François Lapointe
- National Research Council Canada , 1200 Montreal Road , Ottawa K1A 0R6 , Ontario , Canada
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- National Research Council Canada , 1200 Montreal Road , Ottawa K1A 0R6 , Ontario , Canada
- Department of Printed Electronics Engineering , Sunchon National University , Sunchon 540-742 , Korea
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- National Research Council Canada , 1200 Montreal Road , Ottawa K1A 0R6 , Ontario , Canada
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- National Research Council Canada , 1200 Montreal Road , Ottawa K1A 0R6 , Ontario , Canada
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Zhang P, Yi W, Bai L, Tian Y, Hou J, Jin W, Si J, Hou X. Enrichment of large-diameter semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes by a mixed-extractor strategy. Chem Asian J 2019; 14:3855-3862. [PMID: 31496032 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201901035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In this work, we report a new mixed-extractor strategy to improve the sorting yield of large-diameter semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (s-SWCNTs) with high purity. In the new mixed-extractor strategy, two kinds of conjugated polymers with different rigidity, poly(9,9-n-dihexyl-2,7-fluorene-alt-9-phenyl-3,6-carbazole) (PDFP) and poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-alt-benzothiadiazole) (P8BT), are used to sort large-diameter s-SWCNTs through two simple sonication processes. To our surprise, although PDFP itself shows no selectivity toward s-SWCNTs, it can greatly enhance the sorting yield of P8BT. Using the PDFP/P8BT mixed-extractor method, the yield of sorted s-SWCNTs has been enhanced by 5 times with a purity above 99 % in comparison to that using P8BT single-extractor method. In addition, the photoluminescence (PL) excitation maps shows that the PDFP/P8BT mixed-extractor system not only enhances the sorting yield substantially, but also tends to be enrichment of (15,4) SWCNTs with the diameter of 1.36 nm.
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- Ping Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Information Photonic Technology of ShaanXi Province, School of Information and Electronics Engineering, &, Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Information Photonic Technology of ShaanXi Province, School of Information and Electronics Engineering, &, Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Information Photonic Technology of ShaanXi Province, School of Information and Electronics Engineering, &, Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Information Photonic Technology of ShaanXi Province, School of Information and Electronics Engineering, &, Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Medical University, No.1 Xinwang Road, Xi'an, 710021, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Information Photonic Technology of ShaanXi Province, School of Information and Electronics Engineering, &, Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Information Photonic Technology of ShaanXi Province, School of Information and Electronics Engineering, &, Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Information Photonic Technology of ShaanXi Province, School of Information and Electronics Engineering, &, Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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PLA/Graphene/MWCNT Composites with Improved Electrical and Thermal Properties Suitable for FDM 3D Printing Applications. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9061209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In this study, the structure, electrical and thermal properties of ten polymer compositions based on polylactic acid (PLA), low-cost industrial graphene nanoplates (GNP) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in mono-filler PLA/MWCNT and PLA/GNP systems with 0–6 wt.% filler content were investigated. Filler dispersion was further improved by combining these two carbon nanofillers with different geometric shapes and aspect ratios in hybrid bi-filler nanocomposites. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Raman spectroscopy exhibited uniform dispersion of nanoparticles in a polymer matrix. The obtained results have shown that for the mono-filler systems with MWCNT or GNP, the electrical conductivity increased with decades. Moreover, a small synergistic effect was observed in the GNP/MWCNT/PLA bi-filler hybrid composites when combining GNP and CNT at a ratio of 3% GNP/3% CNT and 1.5% GNP:4.5% CNT, showing higher electrical conductivity with respect to the systems incorporating individual CNTs and GNPs at the same overall filler concentration. This improvement was attributed to the interaction between CNTs and GNPs limiting GNP aggregation and bridging adjacent graphene platelets thus, forming a more efficient network. Thermal conductivity increases with higher filler content; this effect was more pronounced for the mono-filler composites based on PLA and GNP due to the ability of graphene to better transfer the heat. Morphological analysis carried out by electron microscopy (SEM, TEM) and Raman indicated that the nanocomposites present smaller and more homogeneous filler aggregates. The well-dispersed nanofillers also lead to a microstructure which is able to better enhance the electron and heat transfer and maximize the electrical and thermal properties. The obtained composites are suitable for the production of a multifunctional filament with improved electrical and thermal properties for different fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D printing applications and also present a low production cost, which could potentially increase the competitiveness of this promising market niche.
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Tong S, Sun J, Yang J. Printed Thin-Film Transistors: Research from China. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:25902-25924. [PMID: 29494132 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b16413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Thin-film transistors (TFTs) have experienced tremendous development during the past decades and show great promising applications in flat displays, sensors, radio frequency identification tags, logic circuit, and so on. The printed TFTs are the key components for rapid development and commercialization of printed electronics. The researchers in China play important roles to accelerate the development and commercialization of printed TFTs. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the research progress of printed TFTs on rigid and flexible substrates from China. The review will focus on printing techniques of TFTs, printed TFT components including semiconductors, dielectrics and electrodes, as well as fully printed TFTs and printed flexible TFTs. Furthermore, perspectives on the remaining challenges and future developments are proposed.
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- Sichao Tong
- Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-microstructure and Ultrafast Process, School of Physics and Electronics , Central South University , Changsha 410083 , Hunan , China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-microstructure and Ultrafast Process, School of Physics and Electronics , Central South University , Changsha 410083 , Hunan , China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-microstructure and Ultrafast Process, School of Physics and Electronics , Central South University , Changsha 410083 , Hunan , China
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Broza YY, Vishinkin R, Barash O, Nakhleh MK, Haick H. Synergy between nanomaterials and volatile organic compounds for non-invasive medical evaluation. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:4781-4859. [PMID: 29888356 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00317c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This article is an overview of the present and ongoing developments in the field of nanomaterial-based sensors for enabling fast, relatively inexpensive and minimally (or non-) invasive diagnostics of health conditions with follow-up by detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) excreted from one or combination of human body fluids and tissues (e.g., blood, urine, breath, skin). Part of the review provides a didactic examination of the concepts and approaches related to emerging sensing materials and transduction techniques linked with the VOC-based non-invasive medical evaluations. We also present and discuss diverse characteristics of these innovative sensors, such as their mode of operation, sensitivity, selectivity and response time, as well as the major approaches proposed for enhancing their ability as hybrid sensors to afford multidimensional sensing and information-based sensing. The other parts of the review give an updated compilation of the past and currently available VOC-based sensors for disease diagnostics. This compilation summarizes all VOCs identified in relation to sickness and sampling origin that links these data with advanced nanomaterial-based sensing technologies. Both strength and pitfalls are discussed and criticized, particularly from the perspective of the information and communication era. Further ideas regarding improvement of sensors, sensor arrays, sensing devices and the proposed workflow are also included.
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- Yoav Y Broza
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel.
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Liu L, Li GH, Wang Y, Wang YY, Li T, Zhang T, Qin SJ. A photovoltaic self-powered gas sensor based on a single-walled carbon nanotube/Si heterojunction. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:18579-18583. [PMID: 28849854 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr02590d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We present a novel photovoltaic self-powered gas sensor based on a p-type single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) and n-type silicon (n-Si) heterojunction. The energy from visible light suffices to drive the device owing to a built-in electric field (BEF) induced by the differences between the Fermi levels of SWNTs and n-Si.
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- L Liu
- i -Lab Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics Chinese Academy of Sciences Ruoshui Road, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Nketia-Yawson B, Noh YY. Organic thin film transistor with conjugated polymers for highly sensitive gas sensors. Macromol Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s13233-017-5108-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Li H, Dailey J, Kale T, Besar K, Koehler K, Katz HE. Sensitive and Selective NO 2 Sensing Based on Alkyl- and Alkylthio-Thiophene Polymer Conductance and Conductance Ratio Changes from Differential Chemical Doping. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:20501-20507. [PMID: 28590717 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b02721] [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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NO2-responsive polymer-based organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are described, and room-temperature detection with high sensitivity entirely from the semiconductor was achieved. Two thiophene polymers, poly(bisdodecylquaterthiophene) and poly(bisdodecylthioquaterthiophene) (PQT12 and PQTS12, respectively), were used as active layers to detect a concentration at least as low as 1 ppm of NO2. The proportional on-current change of OFETs using these polymers reached over 400% for PQTS12, which is among the highest sensitivities reported for a NO2-responsive device based on an organic semiconducting film. From measurements of cyclic voltammetry and the electronic characteristics, we found that the introduction of sulfurs into the side chains induces traps in films of the PQTS12 and also decreases domain sizes, both of which could contribute to the higher sensitivity of PQTS12 to NO2 gas compared with PQT12. The ratio of responses of PQTS12 and PQT12 is higher for exposures to lower concentrations, making this parameter a means of distinguishing responses to low concentrations for extended times from exposures to high concentrations from shorter times. The responses to nonoxidizing vapors were much lower, indicating good selectivity to NO2 of two polymers. This work demonstrates the capability of increasing selectivity and calibration of OFET sensors by modulating redox and aggregation properties of polymer semiconductors.
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- Hui Li
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Jouni M, Djurado D, Massardier V, Boiteux G. A representative and comprehensive review of the electrical and thermal properties of polymer composites with carbon nanotube and other nanoparticle fillers. POLYM INT 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.5378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Mohammad Jouni
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, IMP@LYON1, UMR CNRS 5223; Villeurbanne France
- INSA de Lyon, IMP@INSA, UMR CNRS 5223; Villeurbanne France
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- INAC SPrAM (CEA CNRS Univ. Grenoble, UMR 5819), CEA Grenoble; Grenoble France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, IMP@LYON1, UMR CNRS 5223; Villeurbanne France
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Xu Q, Zhao J, Pecunia V, Xu W, Zhou C, Dou J, Gu W, Lin J, Mo L, Zhao Y, Cui Z. Selective Conversion from p-Type to n-Type of Printed Bottom-Gate Carbon Nanotube Thin-Film Transistors and Application in Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Inverters. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:12750-12758. [PMID: 28337913 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b01666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The fabrication of printed high-performance and environmentally stable n-type single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) transistors and their integration into complementary (i.e., complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor, CMOS) circuits are widely recognized as key to achieving the full potential of carbon nanotube electronics. Here, we report a simple, efficient, and robust method to convert the polarity of SWCNT thin-film transistors (TFTs) using cheap and readily available ethanolamine as an electron doping agent. Printed p-type bottom-gate SWCNT TFTs can be selectively converted into n-type by deposition of ethanolamine inks on the transistor active region via aerosol jet printing. Resulted n-type TFTs show excellent electrical properties with an on/off ratio of 106, effective mobility up to 30 cm2 V-1 s-1, small hysteresis, and small subthreshold swing (90-140 mV dec-1), which are superior compared to the original p-type SWCNT devices. The n-type SWCNT TFTs also show good stability in air, and any deterioration of performance due to shelf storage can be fully recovered by a short low-temperature annealing. The easy polarity conversion process allows construction of CMOS circuitry. As an example, CMOS inverters were fabricated using printed p-type and n-type TFTs and exhibited a large noise margin (50 and 103% of 1/2 Vdd = 1 V) and a voltage gain as high as 30 (at Vdd = 1 V). Additionally, the CMOS inverters show full rail-to-rail output voltage swing and low power dissipation (0.1 μW at Vdd = 1 V). The new method paves the way to construct fully functional complex CMOS circuitry by printed TFTs.
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- Qiqi Xu
- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, P.R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University , Shanghai 201210, P.R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 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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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, P.R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, P.R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, P.R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, P.R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, P.R. China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Printed Electronics, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication , No.1 Xinghua Street, Daxing District, Beijing 102600, P.R. China
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- Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, P.R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Centre, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 398 Ruoshui Road, SEID, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, P.R. China
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