Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) was used to determine the energy level alignment at organic–organic conductor–semiconductor and semiconductor–semiconductor hetero-interfaces that are relevant for organic optoelectronic devices. Such interfaces were formed by in situ vacuum sublimation of small molecular materials [C60 and pentacene (PEN)] and ex situ spin-coating of poly(3-hexylthi...

Dip-Pen Nanolithography (DPN) uses an AFM tip to deposit organic molecules through a meniscus onto an underlying substrate under ambient conditions. Thus far, the methodology has been developed exclusively for gold using alkyl or aryl thiols as inks. This study describes the first application of DPN to write organic patterns with sub-100 nm dimensions directly onto two different semiconductor s...

Organic metal-semiconductor field-effect transistors (OMESFETs) were fabricated with a polycrystalline organic semiconductor (pentacene) and characterized in order to systematically analyze their operation mechanism. Impedance measurements confirmed full depletion of the thick pentacene film (1 m) due to the low doping concentration of unintentional doping (typically less than 10 cm). The nece...

A totally innovative electrolyte-gated field effect transistor, embedding a phospholipid film at the interface between the organic semiconductor and the gating solution, is described. The electronic properties of OFETs including a phospholipid film are studied in both pure water and in an electrolyte solution and compared to those of an OFET with the organic semiconductor directly in contact wi...

Recently, the discovery of room temperature magnetoelectricity in organic charge transfer complexes has reignited interest in the multiferroic field. The solution processed, large-area and low cost organic semiconductor materials offer new possibilities for the functional all organic multiferroic devices. Here we report the spin polarization of excitons and charge transfer states in organic cha...

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Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) is the major organic ingredient in wastewater of semiconductor manufacturing industry. The efficiency of traditional wastewater treatment processes using physicalchemical or microorganism decomposition approaches is limited. Wastewater containing organic solvents that are not decomposed deteriorates the quality of water in the environment, while its volatile nature resul...

The ZnO/SiO2 semiconductor nanophotocatalysis was synthesized via sol-gel method. Also, theplatinum particles were loaded on the ZnO/SiO2 nanoparticles by photoreductive method. Thestructure of catalyst was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM) andfourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The XRD patterns of ZnO particlesdisplayed the nanoparticles have ...

We review current research on the electronic properties of nanoscale metallic islands and clusters deposited on semiconductor substrates. Reported results for a number of nanoscale metal-semiconductor systems are summarized in terms of their fabrication and characterization. In addition to the issues faced in large-area metal-semiconductor systems, nano-systems present unique challenges in both...