Short-wave infrared organic phototransistors with strong infrared-absorbing polytriarylamine by electron-transfer doping

Abstract Short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) sensors have attracted keen attention due to the increasing necessity in a variety of scientific and industrial applications, including biomedical and information technology fields. Because conventional SWIR sensors are made of inorganic materials with rigid...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:eda7f0a2f2804357b8356c0e322b5abf2021-12-02T14:25:20ZShort-wave infrared organic phototransistors with strong infrared-absorbing polytriarylamine by electron-transfer doping10.1038/s41528-021-00105-z2397-4621https://doaj.org/article/eda7f0a2f2804357b8356c0e322b5abf2021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41528-021-00105-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2397-4621Abstract Short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) sensors have attracted keen attention due to the increasing necessity in a variety of scientific and industrial applications, including biomedical and information technology fields. Because conventional SWIR sensors are made of inorganic materials with rigid and brittle characteristics, organic materials with a discrete SWIR absorption are required for flexible SWIR sensors in the flexible electronics era. Here, we demonstrate that a polytriarylamine, poly[N,N′-bis(4-butylphenyl)-N,N′-bis(phenyl)benzidine] (PolyTPD), can absorb almost full range of SWIR wavelength (λ = 1000–3200 nm) after 48 h doping with tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane (BCF). The spectroscopic characterization disclosed that an electron transfer from PolyTPD to BCF created a new low energy level (gap) state leading to the SWIR absorption in the BCF-doped PolyTPD complexes. Organic phototransistors (OPTRs) with the BCF-doped PolyTPD films as a gate-sensing layer could detect the SWIR light with a reasonable photoresponsivity of ~538 mA W−1 (λ = 1500 nm), ~541 mA W−1 (λ = 2000 nm), and ~222 mA W−1 (λ = 3000 nm). The present breakthrough SWIR-OPTR technology can pave a way for further advances in SWIR-absorbing organic materials and flexible SWIR sensors.Chulyeon LeeHwajeong KimYoungkyoo KimNature PortfolioarticleElectronicsTK7800-8360Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materialsTA401-492ENnpj Flexible Electronics, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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language EN
topic Electronics
TK7800-8360
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA401-492
spellingShingle Electronics
TK7800-8360
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA401-492
Chulyeon Lee
Hwajeong Kim
Youngkyoo Kim
Short-wave infrared organic phototransistors with strong infrared-absorbing polytriarylamine by electron-transfer doping
description Abstract Short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) sensors have attracted keen attention due to the increasing necessity in a variety of scientific and industrial applications, including biomedical and information technology fields. Because conventional SWIR sensors are made of inorganic materials with rigid and brittle characteristics, organic materials with a discrete SWIR absorption are required for flexible SWIR sensors in the flexible electronics era. Here, we demonstrate that a polytriarylamine, poly[N,N′-bis(4-butylphenyl)-N,N′-bis(phenyl)benzidine] (PolyTPD), can absorb almost full range of SWIR wavelength (λ = 1000–3200 nm) after 48 h doping with tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane (BCF). The spectroscopic characterization disclosed that an electron transfer from PolyTPD to BCF created a new low energy level (gap) state leading to the SWIR absorption in the BCF-doped PolyTPD complexes. Organic phototransistors (OPTRs) with the BCF-doped PolyTPD films as a gate-sensing layer could detect the SWIR light with a reasonable photoresponsivity of ~538 mA W−1 (λ = 1500 nm), ~541 mA W−1 (λ = 2000 nm), and ~222 mA W−1 (λ = 3000 nm). The present breakthrough SWIR-OPTR technology can pave a way for further advances in SWIR-absorbing organic materials and flexible SWIR sensors.
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author Chulyeon Lee
Hwajeong Kim
Youngkyoo Kim
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Hwajeong Kim
Youngkyoo Kim
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title Short-wave infrared organic phototransistors with strong infrared-absorbing polytriarylamine by electron-transfer doping
title_short Short-wave infrared organic phototransistors with strong infrared-absorbing polytriarylamine by electron-transfer doping
title_full Short-wave infrared organic phototransistors with strong infrared-absorbing polytriarylamine by electron-transfer doping
title_fullStr Short-wave infrared organic phototransistors with strong infrared-absorbing polytriarylamine by electron-transfer doping
title_full_unstemmed Short-wave infrared organic phototransistors with strong infrared-absorbing polytriarylamine by electron-transfer doping
title_sort short-wave infrared organic phototransistors with strong infrared-absorbing polytriarylamine by electron-transfer doping
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/eda7f0a2f2804357b8356c0e322b5abf
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