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3D-Printed Photoactive Semiconducting Nanowire–Polymer Composites for Light Sensors
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posted on 2019-12-26, 16:35 authored by Xin Shan, Pengsu Mao, Haoran Li, Thomas Geske, Divya Bahadur, Yan Xin, Subramanian Ramakrishnan, Zhibin YuWe demonstrated 3D-printed photoactive composites for
light sensors.
The composites consist of semiconducting polymer nanowires dispersed
in an insulating polymer matrix through a thermo- or photocuring process.
The nanowires formed percolated networks for charge-carrier collection
at a very low nanowire volume concentration. Photodetectors had been
fabricated with such composites and obtained a low leakage current
density of 25 nA cm–2, a large conductivity change
of 18025 times upon light irradiation (1 sun), and a high specific
detectivity of 4.5 × 1010 Jones. The composite precursors
before curing had been used as paints on different surfaces including
wood, cardboard, and glass fiber cloth to create photoactive coatings
on these surfaces. The precursors had also been used for 3D printing
to create photoactive structures with a mechanical modulus of 4 GPa
and an ultimate strength of 36 MPa.
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nanowire volume concentrationpercolated networksphotoactive coatingslight sensors36 MPaphotocuring processconductivity changeprecursorphotoactive structuresLight Sensorscharge-carrier collection3 D-printed photoactive compositessemiconducting polymer nanowires3 D printingglass fiber cloth18025 times4 GPasurfacepolymer matrix
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