Nucleobases thin films deposited on nanostructured transparent conductive electrodes for optoelectronic applications

Abstract Environmentally-friendly bio-organic materials have become the centre of recent developments in organic electronics, while a suitable interfacial modification is a prerequisite for future applications. In the context of researches on low cost and biodegradable resource for optoelectronics a...

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Autores principales: C. Breazu, M. Socol, N. Preda, O. Rasoga, A. Costas, G. Socol, G. Petre, A. Stanculescu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:bab371dc87624170b5ddf185a88024042021-12-02T14:20:34ZNucleobases thin films deposited on nanostructured transparent conductive electrodes for optoelectronic applications10.1038/s41598-021-87181-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/bab371dc87624170b5ddf185a88024042021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87181-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Environmentally-friendly bio-organic materials have become the centre of recent developments in organic electronics, while a suitable interfacial modification is a prerequisite for future applications. In the context of researches on low cost and biodegradable resource for optoelectronics applications, the influence of a 2D nanostructured transparent conductive electrode on the morphological, structural, optical and electrical properties of nucleobases (adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine and uracil) thin films obtained by thermal evaporation was analysed. The 2D array of nanostructures has been developed in a polymeric layer on glass substrate using a high throughput and low cost technique, UV-Nanoimprint Lithography. The indium tin oxide electrode was grown on both nanostructured and flat substrate and the properties of the heterostructures built on these two types of electrodes were analysed by comparison. We report that the organic-electrode interface modification by nano-patterning affects both the optical (transmission and emission) properties by multiple reflections on the walls of nanostructures and the electrical properties by the effect on the organic/electrode contact area and charge carrier pathway through electrodes. These results encourage the potential application of the nucleobases thin films deposited on nanostructured conductive electrode in green optoelectronic devices.C. BreazuM. SocolN. PredaO. RasogaA. CostasG. SocolG. PetreA. StanculescuNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
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O. Rasoga
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G. Socol
G. Petre
A. Stanculescu
Nucleobases thin films deposited on nanostructured transparent conductive electrodes for optoelectronic applications
description Abstract Environmentally-friendly bio-organic materials have become the centre of recent developments in organic electronics, while a suitable interfacial modification is a prerequisite for future applications. In the context of researches on low cost and biodegradable resource for optoelectronics applications, the influence of a 2D nanostructured transparent conductive electrode on the morphological, structural, optical and electrical properties of nucleobases (adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine and uracil) thin films obtained by thermal evaporation was analysed. The 2D array of nanostructures has been developed in a polymeric layer on glass substrate using a high throughput and low cost technique, UV-Nanoimprint Lithography. The indium tin oxide electrode was grown on both nanostructured and flat substrate and the properties of the heterostructures built on these two types of electrodes were analysed by comparison. We report that the organic-electrode interface modification by nano-patterning affects both the optical (transmission and emission) properties by multiple reflections on the walls of nanostructures and the electrical properties by the effect on the organic/electrode contact area and charge carrier pathway through electrodes. These results encourage the potential application of the nucleobases thin films deposited on nanostructured conductive electrode in green optoelectronic devices.
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author C. Breazu
M. Socol
N. Preda
O. Rasoga
A. Costas
G. Socol
G. Petre
A. Stanculescu
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M. Socol
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G. Socol
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A. Stanculescu
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title Nucleobases thin films deposited on nanostructured transparent conductive electrodes for optoelectronic applications
title_short Nucleobases thin films deposited on nanostructured transparent conductive electrodes for optoelectronic applications
title_full Nucleobases thin films deposited on nanostructured transparent conductive electrodes for optoelectronic applications
title_fullStr Nucleobases thin films deposited on nanostructured transparent conductive electrodes for optoelectronic applications
title_full_unstemmed Nucleobases thin films deposited on nanostructured transparent conductive electrodes for optoelectronic applications
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publishDate 2021
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