Advance Nanotech, in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) at the University of Cambridge, U.K., expects the development to makes possible low-cost printing of a number of electronic and optoelectronic components, ranging from RFID tags to OLEDs and displays as well as various semiconductors.
Advanced Nanotech and Center for Advanced Photonics scientists report that a year of intensive R&D efforts has enabled them to optimize the chemical treatment of nanostructured materials and effectively disperse them in a range of polymers. Selected nanomaterials have been successfully incorporated in organic polymers, thus turning insulating materials into composites that show promising transistor characteristics, scientists noted.
"A one nanometer gap between the molecules of an organic polymer is sufficient to prevent effective change transport," said Dr. Paul Beecher, a CAPE scientist on the project. "Our technology explores an alternative approach to overcoming the poor electrical properties of most organic semiconductors by exploiting the enhanced conductivity brought about by selected nanometerials."
According to the scientists, the composites have also proven quite stable, with no tendency to quickly form aggregates in solution, therefore making them suited for inkjet print manufacturing.
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