Dip-coating is a low-cost,high-throughput technique for the deposition of organic semiconductors over large area on various substrates.Tremendous studies have been done and many parameters such as withdrawal speed,sol...Dip-coating is a low-cost,high-throughput technique for the deposition of organic semiconductors over large area on various substrates.Tremendous studies have been done and many parameters such as withdrawal speed,solvent type and solution concentration have been investigated.However,most of the depositions were ribbons or dendritic crystals with low coverage of the substrate due to the ignorance of the critical role of dynamic solution-substrate interactions during dip-coating.In this study,meniscus angle(MA)was proposed to quantify the real-time in-situ solutionsubstrate interactions during dip-coating.By proper surface treatment of the substrate,the value of MA can be tuned and centimeter-sized,continuous and highly ordered organic semiconductor thin films were achieved.The charge transport properties of the continuous thin films were investigated by the construction of organic field-effect transistors.Maximum(average)hole mobility up to 11.9(5.1)cm2V-1s-1was obtained.The average mobility was 82%higher than that of ribbon crystals,indicating the high crystallinity of the thin films.Our work reveals the critical role of dynamic solutionsubstrate interactions during dip-coating.The ability to produce large-area,continuous and highly ordered organic semiconductor thin films by dip-coating could revival the old technique for the application in various optoelectronics.展开更多
In this work we have investigated electron and hole transport through zig zag carbon nanotubes by solving Boltzmann Transport Equation(BTE).We find that the mobility of electrons is rather greater than holes.Carbo nan...In this work we have investigated electron and hole transport through zig zag carbon nanotubes by solving Boltzmann Transport Equation(BTE).We find that the mobility of electrons is rather greater than holes.Carbo nanotubes with longer diameter can carry higher current.Normally,transport of electrons(or holes) is dominated by scattering events,which relax the carrier momentum in an effort to bring the conducting material to equilibrium.展开更多
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51873148,61674116 and 51633006)the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2016YFA0202302)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(18JC-YBJC18400)。
文摘Dip-coating is a low-cost,high-throughput technique for the deposition of organic semiconductors over large area on various substrates.Tremendous studies have been done and many parameters such as withdrawal speed,solvent type and solution concentration have been investigated.However,most of the depositions were ribbons or dendritic crystals with low coverage of the substrate due to the ignorance of the critical role of dynamic solution-substrate interactions during dip-coating.In this study,meniscus angle(MA)was proposed to quantify the real-time in-situ solutionsubstrate interactions during dip-coating.By proper surface treatment of the substrate,the value of MA can be tuned and centimeter-sized,continuous and highly ordered organic semiconductor thin films were achieved.The charge transport properties of the continuous thin films were investigated by the construction of organic field-effect transistors.Maximum(average)hole mobility up to 11.9(5.1)cm2V-1s-1was obtained.The average mobility was 82%higher than that of ribbon crystals,indicating the high crystallinity of the thin films.Our work reveals the critical role of dynamic solutionsubstrate interactions during dip-coating.The ability to produce large-area,continuous and highly ordered organic semiconductor thin films by dip-coating could revival the old technique for the application in various optoelectronics.
文摘In this work we have investigated electron and hole transport through zig zag carbon nanotubes by solving Boltzmann Transport Equation(BTE).We find that the mobility of electrons is rather greater than holes.Carbo nanotubes with longer diameter can carry higher current.Normally,transport of electrons(or holes) is dominated by scattering events,which relax the carrier momentum in an effort to bring the conducting material to equilibrium.
