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Formation of electron traps in semiconducting polymers via a slow triple-encounter between trap precursor particles

Already in 2012, Blom et al. reported (Nature Materials 2012, 11, 882) in semiconducting polymers on a general electron-trap density of approximate to 3 x 10(17) cm(-3), centered at an energy of approximate to 3.6 eV below vacuum. It was suggested that tra ...

2024

Photomultiplication Enabling Efficient Shortwave Infrared-Sensitive Organic Upconversion Devices

Frank Nüesch, Wei-Hsu Hu

Organic upconverters made by integrating an infrared-sensitive photodetector with a light-emitting diode offer a low-cost route to visualize images taken in the infrared. However, making such devices sufficiently efficient is challenging. Here, upconversio ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2024

Shortwave Infrared-Sensitive, Narrowband Organic Upconversion Devices with a Gain

Wei-Hsu Hu

Sensing and imaging of light in the shortwave infrared (SWIR) range is increasingly used in various fields, including bio-imaging, remote sensing, and semiconductor process control. SWIR-sensitive organic photodetectors (OPDs) are promising because organic ...

EPFL2024

High-Permittivity Polysiloxanes for Bright, Stretchable Electroluminescent Devices

Frank Nüesch, Wei-Hsu Hu

Stretchable alternating current electroluminescent (ACEL) devices have a bright future in wearable electronics and soft robotics. Still, their market application is hindered by high operating voltages. The voltage can be reduced by increasing the relative ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

Squaraine Dyes for Single-Component Shortwave Infrared-Sensitive Photodiodes and Upconversion Photodetectors

Frank Nüesch, Wei-Hsu Hu, Mohammad Jafarpour

Sensitive detection of shortwave infrared (SWIR) light using organic dyes will be a significant advance toward many applications in industry and research. Furthermore, from a fabrication and optimization view, photogeneration of charges in diodes consistin ...

2023

On the Response Speed of Narrowband Organic Optical Upconversion Devices

Frank Nüesch, Roland Hany, Surendra Babu Anantharaman, Matthias Diethelm, Wei-Hsu Hu

Organic upconversion devices (OUCs) consist of an organic infrared photodetector and an organic visible light-emitting diode (OLED), connected in series. OUCs convert photons from the infrared to the visible and are of use in applications such as process c ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2022

Electron Trap Dynamics in Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes

Frank Nüesch, Roland Hany, Michael Bauer, Matthias Diethelm, Wei-Hsu Hu

Semiconducting polymers are being studied intensively for optoelectronic device applications, including solution-processed light-emitting diodes (PLEDs). Charge traps in polymers limit the charge transport and thus the PLED efficiency. It is firmly establi ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2022

Traps for Electrons and Holes Limit the Efficiency and Durability of Polymer Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells

Frank Nüesch, Wei-Hsu Hu, Camilla Arietta Vael-Garn

Polymer light-emitting electrochemical cells (PLECs) and light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) receive interest for large-area lighting and signage applications. During operation of a PLEC, a p-i-n junction develops where electrons and holes are injected into the ...

2022