Nanoparticles of Cu2ZnSnS4 as performance enhancing additives for organic field-effect transistors. Issue 22 (12th May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kevin, Punarja; Malik, Mohammad Azad; O'Brien, Paul; Cameron, Joseph; Taylor, Rupert G. D.; Findlay, Neil J.; Inigo, Anto R.; Skabara, Peter J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of materials chemistry. Volume 4:Issue 22(2016)
• Page Start: 5109
• Page End: 5115
• Publication Date: 2016-05-12
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Analytic -- Periodicals; Optical materials -- Research -- Periodicals; Electronics -- Materials -- Research -- Periodicals; 543.0284
• DOI: 10.1039/c6tc01650b
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-7526

Abstract

Abstract : An investigation on the addition of oleylamine coated Cu2 ZnSnS4 nanoparticles in organic semiconductor solutions to fabricate organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). Abstract : The addition of oleylamine coated Cu2 ZnSnS4 (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.