Optical Index Matching, Flexible Electrospun Substrates for Seamless Organic Photocapacitive Sensors. Issue 6 (4th June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Grothe, Timo; Böhm, Tobias; Habashy, Karim; Abdullaeva, Oliya S.; Zablocki, Jennifer; Lützen, Arne; Dedek, Karin; Schiek, Manuela; Ehrmann, Andrea
• Is Part Of: Physica status solidi. Volume 258:Issue 6(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-06-04
• Subjects: Solid state physics -- Periodicals; Solids -- Periodicals; Atomic structure -- Periodicals; 530.41
• DOI: 10.1002/pssb.202170021
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0370-1972

Abstract

Abstract : Planar, rigid glass substrates support the formation of organic small‐molecular semiconductor thin films with extended crystalline texture and distinct pleochroism (top in the cover picture), visible by cross‐polarized microscopy. Woven, soaking electrospun nanofiber mat substrates disrupt the crystalline growth, leading to the formation of submicron‐sized crystallites embedded in the fiber mesh (bottom). The benefits of the tissue‐like nanofiber mats are that they become virtually transparent in wet, physiological environment. Therefore, they are considered by Timo Grothe, Andrea Ehrmann and co‐workers (article number 2000543 ) as alternative substrates for future visual all‐organic neuro‐prosthesis.