Unconventional Nanofabrication for Supramolecular Electronics

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1900599

2019-04-03

0935-9648
1521-4095

Advanced Materials

The scientific effort toward achieving a full control over the correlation between structure and function in organic and polymer electronics has prompted the use of supramolecular interactions to drive the formation of highly ordered functional
Show moreThe scientific effort toward achieving a full control over the correlation between structure and function in organic and polymer electronics has prompted the use of supramolecular interactions to drive the formation of highly ordered functional assemblies, which have been integrated into real devices. In the resulting field of supramolecular electronics, self‐assembly of organic semiconducting materials constitutes a powerful tool to generate low‐dimensional and crystalline functional architectures. These include 1D nanostructures (nanoribbons, nanotubes, and nanowires) and 2D molecular crystals with tuneable and unique optical, electronic, and mechanical properties. Optimizing the (opto)electronic properties of organic semiconducting materials is imperative to harness such supramolecular structures as active components for supramolecular electronics. However, their integration in real devices currently represents a significant challenge to the advancement of (opto)electronics. Here, an overview of the unconventional nanofabrication techniques and device configurations to enable supramolecular electronics to become a real technology is provided. A particular focus is put on how single and multiple supramolecular fibers and gels as well as supramolecularly engineered 2D materials can be integrated into novel vertical or horizontal junctions to realize flexible and high‐density multifunctional transistors, photodetectors, and memristors, exhibiting a set of new properties and excelling in their performances.
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Adv. Mater.

ACL

Chimie/Matériaux

Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOESchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)EMT Center 1650 Blvd. Lionel‐Boulet Varennes Québec J3X 1S2 Canada

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