5 research outputs found
Self-Assembled Porous Alumina Based Organic Nanotriode Arrays
We
utilize ordered mesoporous alumina templates for solution processable
electronics and demonstrate massively parallel organization of connected
three-terminal vertical transistors. The vertical transistor device
consists of a connected organic nanotriode array obtained using porous
anodized alumina membranes of pore density â 10<sup>9</sup> pores/cm<sup>2</sup>. In this structure, a collectorâemitter
diode gives rise to a space charge limited current, which can be controlled
by a third intermediate porous base electrode to give transistor-like
characteristics. We study the response characteristics along with
2D device simulations of this novel structure to indicate key parameters
involved in the underlying mechanism. Device operation at single transistor
level is verified by conductive atomic force microscopy, and the inherent
short switching time scales of the vertical structure device is also
demonstrated
Cu Doping in Ligand Free CdS Nanocrystals: Conductivity and Electronic Structure Study
Ligand-free Cu-doped CdS nanocrystals (NCs) have been synthesized
to elucidate their surface electronic structure. The Cu-doped ligand-free
NCs unlike their undoped counterparts are shown to be luminescent.
We used this Cu-related emission as a probe to study the nature of
the surface trap states that results in negligible luminescence in
the undoped NCs. The concentration of the sulfide ligands is shown
to play a crucial role in the surface passivation of the NCs. Electrical
conductivity of these NCs was also studied, and they were shown to
exhibit significant conductivity of âŒ10<sup>â4</sup> S cm<sup>â1</sup>. Further we have shown that the electrical
conductivity is closely correlated to the surface charge and hence
the trap states of the individual NCs have far-reaching consequences
in the device optimization
Molecular Architectonics of Naphthalenediimides for Efficient StructureâProperty Correlation
We present a bioinspired design strategy
to effectively tailor the assembly of naphthalenediimides (NDIs) into
a wide variety of architectures by functionalizing with amino acid
derivatives. This bioinspired process of custom designing and engineering
molecular assemblies is termed âbioinspired architectonicsâ.
By employing minute structural mutations in the form of α-substituents
of amino acids, we successfully engineered molecular assembly of NDIs
into zero-dimensional (0D, spheres), one-dimensional (1D, fibers),
and two-dimensional (2D, sheets) architectures. The 2D sheets of phenylalanine
methylester appended NDI <b>1</b> showed remarkable bulk electron
mobility of up to 1 cm<sup>2</sup> V<sup>â1</sup>s<sup>â1</sup>. With the aid of photophysical, diffraction, and microscopy techniques
we rationalize the effect of molecular structure with their ordering
and electronic properties in an effort to find structureâproperty
correlations via a bioinspired modular approach
Emergence of Chiroptical Properties in Molecular Assemblies of Phenyleneethynylenes: The Role of Quasi-degenerate Excitations
Chiroptical
properties of supramolecular assemblies originate through
the asymmetric coupling of molecular transition dipole moments. Herein,
we report a joint experimental and theoretical investigation to understand
the influence of intermolecular interactions on chiroptical properties,
particularly during the early stages of self-assembly. In this regard,
phenyleneethynylene-based molecular systems appended with d- and l-isomers of phenylalanine have been synthesized with
one as well as two electronic transitions in the spectral region of
interest. When self-assembled, these molecules show distinctly different
chiroptical properties with the right- and left-handed organizations,
guided by the chirality of phenylalanines. The standard exciton approach
explains the observation of a bisignated electronic circular dichroism
signal in systems with a single transition but fails when applied
to systems with two nearby transitions. Here, we present a generalized
exciton approach that addresses the unusual chiroptical properties
of systems with multiple transitions
Modulation of Electronic and Self-Assembly Properties of a DonorâAcceptorâDonor-Based Molecular Materials via Atomistic Approach
The performance of molecular materials
in optoelectronic devices critically depends upon their electronic
properties and solid-state structure. In this report, we have synthesized
sulfur and selenium based (<b>T4BT</b> and <b>T4BSe</b>) donorâacceptorâdonor (DâAâD) organic
derivatives in order to understand the structureâproperty correlation
in organic semiconductors by selectively tuning the chalcogen atom.
The photophysical properties exhibit a significant alteration upon
varying a single atom in the molecular structure. A joint theoretical
and experimental investigation suggests that replacing sulfur with
selenium significantly reduces the band gap and molar absorption coefficient
because of lower electronegativity and ionization potential of selenium.
Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis showed differences in their
solid-state packing and intermolecular interactions. Subsequently,
difference in the solid-state packing results variation in self-assembly.
Micorstructural changes within these materials are correlated to their
electrical resistance variation, investigated by conducting probe
atomic force microscopy (<b>CP-AFM</b>) measurements. These
results provide useful guidelines to understand the fundamental properties
of DâAâD materials prepared by atomistic modulation