Abstract:
Active devices that have either a thread or a ribbon geometry. The thread geometry includes single thread active devices and multiply thread devices. Single thread devices have a central core that may contain different materials depending upon whether the active device is responsive to electrical, light, mechanical, heat, or chemical energy. Single thread active devices include FETs, electro optical devices, stress transducers, and the like. The active devices include a semiconductor body that for the single thread device is a layer about the core of the thread. For the multiple thread devices, the semiconductor body is either a layer on one or more thread or an elongated body disposed between two of the threads. For example, a FET (50) is formed of three threads, of which carried a gate insulator layer (74) and a semiconductor layer (72) and the other two (58,60) of which are electrically conductive and serve as the source (58) and drain (60). The substrates or threads are preferably flexible and can be formed in a fabric.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an FET structure which uses an organic/inorganic by hybrid material as a semiconductor channel. SOLUTION: This FET structure uses an organic/inorganic hybrid material 32 as a semiconductor channel between a source electrode 34 and a drain electrode 36 in a device. The organic/inorganic material has advantages of an inorganic crystalline solid and an organic material. The inorganic element forms an extended inorganic one-dimensional, two-dimensional or three- dimensional network, and provides a high carrier mobility for an inorganic crystalline solid. The organic element promotes self assembly of these materials and permits adhesion of the materials under conditions of simple low- temperature treatment such as spin coating, dipping coating, thermal vapor- deposition, etc. In addition, the organic element is used to adjust the electronic characteristics of inorganic skeleton, by defining the dimension of the inorganic element and the electronic bonding between inorganic units.
Abstract:
The invention is directed to a method of forming carbon nanomaterials or semiconductor nanomaterials. The method comprises providing a substrate and attaching a molecular precursor to the substrate. The molecular precursor includes a surface binding group for attachment to the substrate and a binding group for attachment of metal-containing species. The metal-containing species is selected from a metal cation, metal compound, or metal or metal-oxide nanoparticle to form a metallized molecular precursor. The metallized molecular precursor is then subjected to a heat treatment to provide a catalytic site from which the carbon nanomaterials or semiconductor nanomaterials form. The heating of the metallized molecular precursor is conducted under conditions suitable for chemical vapor deposition of the carbon nanomaterials or semiconductor nanomaterials.
Abstract:
Separation of carbon nanotubes or fullerenes according to diameter through non- covalent pi-pi interaction with molecular clips is provided. Molecular clips are prepared by Diels- Alder reaction of polyacenes with a variety of dienophiles. The pi-pi complexes of carbon nanotrubes with molecular clips are also used for selective placement of carbon nanotubes and fullerenes on substrates.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a molecular device including a source region and a drain region, a molecular medium extending there between, and an electrically insulating layer between the source region, the drain region and the molecular medium. The molecular medium in the molecular device of present invention is a thin film having alternating monolayers of a metal-metal bonded complex monolayer and an organic monolayer.
Abstract:
Separation of carbon nanotubes or fullerenes according to diameter through non- covalent pi-pi interaction with molecular clips is provided. Molecular clips are prepared by Diels- Alder reaction of polyacenes with a variety of dienophiles. The pi-pi complexes of carbon nanotrubes with molecular clips are also used for selective placement of carbon nanotubes and fullerenes on substrates.
Abstract:
Field effect transistor has a channel layer between source (34) and drain (36) regions, a gate region (40) arranged next to the channel layer, and an electrically insulating layer (38) between the gate region and the source region, the drain region and the channel layer. The channel layer (32) contains a semiconducting inorganic-organic hybrid material.
Abstract:
ACTIVE DEVICES THAT HAVE EITHER A THREAD OR A RIBBON GEOMETRY. THE THREAD GEOMETRY INCLUDES SINGLE THREAD ACTIVE DEVICES (105,170,190) AND MULTIPLE THREAD DEVICES(50,90,100,120,140). SINGLE THREAD DEVICES HAVE A CENTRAL CORE (154,174,194) THAT MAY CONTAIN DIFFERENT MATERIALS DEPENDING UPON WHETHER THE ACTIVE DEVICE IS RESPONSIVE TO ELECTRICAL, LIGHT, MECHANICAL, HEAT, OR CHEMICAL ENERGY. SINGLE THREAD ACTIVE DEVICES INCLUDE FETS, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICES, STRESS TRANSDUCERS, AND THE LIKE. THE ACTIVE DEVICES INCLUDE A SEMICONDUCTOR BODY (158,176,196) THAT FOR THE SINGLE THREAD DEVICES IS A LAYER ABOUT THE CORE OF THE THREAD. FOR THE MULTIPLE THREAD DEVICES, THE SEMICONDUCTOR BODY IS EITHER A LAYER(72,76,78,80) ON ONE OR MORE OF THE THREADS OR AN ELONGATED BODY(110,130) DISPOSED BETWEEN TWO OF THE THREADS. FOR EXAMPLE, A FET IS FORMED OF THREE THREADS, ONE (54,56) OF WHICH CARRIES A GATE INSULATOR LAYER AND A SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER AND THE OTHER TWO (58,60) OF WHICH ARE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE AND SERVE AS THE SOURCE AND DRAIN. THE SUBSTRATES OR THREADS ARE PREFERABLY FLEXIBLE AND CAN BE FORMED IN A FABRIC.FIGURE 1
Abstract:
An FET structure in accordance with the invention employs an organic-inorganic hybrid material as the semiconducting channel between source and drain electrodes of the device. The organic-inorganic material combines the advantages of an inorganic, crystalline solid with those of an organic material. The inorganic component forms an extended, inorganic one-, two-, or three-dimensional network to provide the high carrier mobilities characteristic of inorganic, crystalline solids. The organic component facilitates the self-assembly of these materials and enables the materials to be deposited by simple, low temperature processing conditions such as spin-coating, dip-coating, or thermal evaporation. The organic component is also used to tailor the electronic properties of the inorganic framework by defining the dimensionality of the inorganic component and the electronic coupling between inorganic units.
Abstract:
An FET structure in accordance with the invention employs an organic-inorganic hybrid material as the semiconducting channel between source and drain electrodes of the device. The organic-inorganic material combines the advantages of an inorganic, crystalline solid with those of an organic material. The inorganic component forms an extended, inorganic one-, two-, or three-dimensional network to provide the high carrier mobilities characteristic of inorganic, crystalline solids. The organic component facilitates the self-assembly of these materials and enables the materials to be deposited by simple, low temperature processing conditions such as spin-coating, dip-coating, or thermal evaporation. The organic component is also used to tailor the electronic properties of the inorganic framework by defining the dimensionality of the inorganic component and the electronic coupling between inorganic units.