Nanoparticles of Cu2ZnSnS4 as performance enhancing additives for organic field-effect transistors

Kevin, P., Malik, M. A., O'Brien, P., Cameron, J. , Taylor, R. G.D., Findlay, N. J. , Inigo, A. R. and Skabara, P. J. (2016) Nanoparticles of Cu2ZnSnS4 as performance enhancing additives for organic field-effect transistors. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4(22), pp. 5109-5115. (doi: 10.1039/C6TC01650B)

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Abstract

The addition of oleylamine coated Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanoparticles to solutions of an organic semiconductor used to fabricate organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) has been investigated. The oligothiophene-based small molecule 5T-TTF and the polymer poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) were each applied in the transistors with various concentrations of CZTS (5–20%). Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was applied to characterise the surface morphology of the OFETs. The use of 5 and 10 wt% of the CZTS nanoparticles in 5T-TTF and P3HT solutions, respectively, appears to be a simple and effective way of improving OFET performance.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Skabara, Professor Peter and Cameron, Dr Joseph and Findlay, Dr Neil
Authors: Kevin, P., Malik, M. A., O'Brien, P., Cameron, J., Taylor, R. G.D., Findlay, N. J., Inigo, A. R., and Skabara, P. J.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
Journal Name:Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:2050-7526
ISSN (Online):2050-7534
Published Online:05 May 2016
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry
First Published:First published in Journal of Materials Chemistry C 4(22): 5109-5115
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License
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