Browsing by Author "Fu, Chuan-Min"

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Effects of Thermal Annealing and Solvent Annealing on the Morphologies and Properties of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Nanowires
(2015-01-01)
Fu, Chuan-Min
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Jeng, Kai-Sheng
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Li, Yu-Hsun
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Hsu, Yuan-Chen
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Chi, Mu-Huan
In recent years, poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) nanowires have attracted great interest because of their unique physical and electronic properties. The annealing effects on the properties and morphologies of P3HT nanowires, however, are still not fully understood. In this work, the effects of thermal annealing and solvent annealing on the morphologies and crystallinities of P3HT nanowires prepared by the whisker method are studied. P3HT is first dissolved in heated p-xylene, followed by a cooling process to room temperature, and P3HT nanowires are formed by self-assembly. The crystallinities of the P3HT nanowires are observed to increase by both thermal annealing and solvent annealing, as confirmed by differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction. The device performances of organic field-effect transistors based on the annealed nanowires are also examined. After annealing, an enhancement of the charge mobility by one order is observed.
Interplay of Nanoscale, Hybrid P3HT/ZTO Interface on Optoelectronics and Photovoltaic Cells
(2017-09-27)
Lai, Jian-Jhong
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Li, Yu-Hsun
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Feng, Bo-Rui
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Tang, Shiow-Jing
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Jian, Wen-Bin
Photovoltaic effects in poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) have attracted much attention recently. Here, natively p-type doped P3HT nanofibers and n-type doped zinc tin oxide (ZTO) nanowires are used for making not only field-effect transistors (FETs) but also p-n nanoscale diodes. The hybrid P3HT/ZTO p-n heterojunction shows applications in many directions, and it also facilitates the investigation of photoelectrons and photovoltaic effects on the nanoscale. As for applications, the heterojunction device shows a simultaneously high on/off ratio of n-and p-type FETs, gatable p-n junction diodes, tristate buffer devices, gatable photodetectors, and gatable solar cells. On the other hand, P3HT nanofibers are taken as a photoactive layer and the role played by the p-n heterojunction in the photoelectric and photovoltaic effects is investigated. It is found that the hybrid P3HT/ZTO p-n heterojunction assists in increasing photocurrents and enhancing photovoltaic effects. Through the controllable gating of the heterojunction, we can discuss the background mechanisms of photocurrent generation and photovoltaic energy harvesting.