Designing and Thin Film Engineering of Organic Plastic Ionic Ferroelectrics towards Multi-sensor Electronic Skin

Informazioni relative al progetto

FERROPLAST

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 101106582

DOI

10.3030/101106582

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 11 Aprile 2023

Data di avvio 2 Maggio 2023

Data di completamento 1 Agosto 2025

Finanziato da

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Costo totale

Nessun dato

Contributo UE

€ 213 643,36

Coordinato da

UNIVERSITETET I OSLO
Norway

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - FERROPLAST (Designing and Thin Film Engineering of Organic Plastic Ionic Ferroelectrics towards Multi-sensor Electronic Skin)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2023-05-02 al 2025-08-01

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

Organic compounds have the potential to build materials like how most inorganic materials are constructed – packing of ions. The FERROPLAST project took on the challenge to construct ferroelectric crystals using organic molecules forming both cations and anions with varying degrees of spherical shape. Such cocrystals represents a vast range of yet unexplored materials with an equally large range of possible applications, and to a significantly lower environmental impact than their inorganic counterparts. The objectives were to gain knowledge in how the structural properties of the organic components together control the material properties, in particular how we can control polarizability through choice of structure. The materials were to be constructed as powders, crystals and coatings to enable characterization of their properties, supported by theoretical calculations of the systems.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

Throughout the project a range of different types of cocrystals have been made by precipitation reactions, mechanochemical reactions, and also as thin films by spin coating. Neither of the materials have shown convincing ferroelectric properties, however, a series of semiconducting materials based on donor-acceptor systems have been formed. Their conduction mechanisms have been described with basis in optical characterizations and theoretical modelling based on DFT calculations. Among these, the one based on 4,4′-bis(carbazol-9-yl)biphenyl (CBP) and π-acceptor 1,4-tetrafluoro-p-benzoquinone (fluoranil) show strong face-to-face π···π stacking interactions and charge transfer from the carbazole moiety to fluoranil. It shows a direct bandgap of 1.24 eV and strong absorption in the deep red and near-infrared regions, which are favourable for photovoltaic applications.
The cocrystal based on the π-donor 1,5-dihydroxynapthalene (DHN) and the π-acceptor 7,7′,8,8′-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) show a narrow bandgap of 0.94 eV with potential application for air stable and high mobility n-channel organic field effect transistors. Such organic semiconductors with electron dominant transport, narrow bandgap, and appropriate LUMO energy (−3.8 eV) suitable for air stability are very rare. This donor–acceptor cocrystal offers potential material for n-channel organic field effect transistors.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

The FERROPLAST project has identified and described a selection of cocrystals with potential applications for organic based photovoltaics and for formation of organic transistors. The project has not extended all the way to proof of principle of relevant devices, however, its fundamental properties have been justified. To ensure further uptake of the scientific results a continued study at a higher TRL level together with relevant industrial partners should be conducted.

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