Conductive Gels: Properties and Applications of Nanoelectronics
Abstract Conductive gels are a special class of soft materials. They harness the 3D micro/nanostructures of gels with the electrical and optical properties of semiconductors, producing excellent novel attributes, like the formation of an intricate network of conducting micro/nanostructures that faci...
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| author | Nguyen Dinh Trung Dinh Tran Ngoc Huy Maria Jade Catalan Opulencia Holya A. Lafta Azher M. Abed Dmitry Olegovich Bokov Kahramon Shomurodov Hoang Van Thuc Master Ali Thaeer Hammid Ehsan Kianfar |
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| description | Abstract Conductive gels are a special class of soft materials. They harness the 3D micro/nanostructures of gels with the electrical and optical properties of semiconductors, producing excellent novel attributes, like the formation of an intricate network of conducting micro/nanostructures that facilitates the easy movement of charge carriers. Conductive gels encompass interesting properties, like adhesion, porosity, swelling, and good mechanical properties compared to those of bulk conducting polymers. The porous structure of the gels allows the easy diffusion of ions and molecules and the swelling nature provides an effective interface between molecular chains and solution phases, whereas good mechanical properties enable their practical applications. Due to these excellent assets, conductive gels are promising candidates for applications like energy conversion and storage, sensors, medical and biodevices, actuators, superhydrophobic coatings, etc. Conductive gels offer promising applications, e.g., as soft sensors, energy storage, and wearable electronics. Hydrogels with ionic species have some potential in this area. However, they suffer from dehydration due to evaporation when exposed to the air which limits their applications and lifespan. In addition to conductive polymers and organic charge transfer complexes, there is another class of organic matter called “conductive gels” that are used in the organic nanoelectronics industry. The main features of this family of organic materials include controllable photoluminescence, use in photon upconversion technology, and storage of optical energy and its conversion into electricity. Various parameters change the electronic and optical behaviors of these materials, which can be changed by controlling some of the structural and chemical parameters of conductive gels, their electronic and optical behaviors depending on the applications. If the conjugated molecules with π bonds come together spontaneously, in a relative order, to form non-covalent bonds, they form a gel-like structure that has photoluminescence properties. The reason for this is the possibility of excitation of highest occupied molecular orbital level electrons of these molecules due to the collision of landing photons and their transfer to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital level. This property can be used in various nanoelectronic applications such as field-effect organic transistors, organic solar cells, and sensors to detect explosives. In this paper, the general introduction of conductive or conjugated gels with π bonds is discussed and some of the physical issues surrounding electron excitation due to incident radiation and the mobility of charge carriers, the position, and role of conductive gels in each of these applications are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d2692fe61604038b1c65266d57453042023-09-02T22:32:48ZengSpringerOpenNanoscale Research Letters1556-276X2022-05-0117112110.1186/s11671-022-03687-3Conductive Gels: Properties and Applications of NanoelectronicsNguyen Dinh Trung0Dinh Tran Ngoc Huy1Maria Jade Catalan Opulencia2Holya A. Lafta3Azher M. Abed4Dmitry Olegovich Bokov5Kahramon Shomurodov6Hoang Van Thuc Master7Ali Thaeer Hammid8Ehsan Kianfar9National Economics University (NEU)Banking University HCMCCollege of Business Administration, Ajman UniversityAl-Nisour University CollegeDepartment of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Al-Mustaqbal University CollegeInstitute of Pharmacy, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical UniversityDepartment of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Tashkent State Dental InstituteThai Nguyen University, University of Information and Communication TechnologyComputer Engineering Department, Imam Ja’afar Al-Sadiq UniversityDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad UniversityAbstract Conductive gels are a special class of soft materials. They harness the 3D micro/nanostructures of gels with the electrical and optical properties of semiconductors, producing excellent novel attributes, like the formation of an intricate network of conducting micro/nanostructures that facilitates the easy movement of charge carriers. Conductive gels encompass interesting properties, like adhesion, porosity, swelling, and good mechanical properties compared to those of bulk conducting polymers. The porous structure of the gels allows the easy diffusion of ions and molecules and the swelling nature provides an effective interface between molecular chains and solution phases, whereas good mechanical properties enable their practical applications. Due to these excellent assets, conductive gels are promising candidates for applications like energy conversion and storage, sensors, medical and biodevices, actuators, superhydrophobic coatings, etc. Conductive gels offer promising applications, e.g., as soft sensors, energy storage, and wearable electronics. Hydrogels with ionic species have some potential in this area. However, they suffer from dehydration due to evaporation when exposed to the air which limits their applications and lifespan. In addition to conductive polymers and organic charge transfer complexes, there is another class of organic matter called “conductive gels” that are used in the organic nanoelectronics industry. The main features of this family of organic materials include controllable photoluminescence, use in photon upconversion technology, and storage of optical energy and its conversion into electricity. Various parameters change the electronic and optical behaviors of these materials, which can be changed by controlling some of the structural and chemical parameters of conductive gels, their electronic and optical behaviors depending on the applications. If the conjugated molecules with π bonds come together spontaneously, in a relative order, to form non-covalent bonds, they form a gel-like structure that has photoluminescence properties. The reason for this is the possibility of excitation of highest occupied molecular orbital level electrons of these molecules due to the collision of landing photons and their transfer to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital level. This property can be used in various nanoelectronic applications such as field-effect organic transistors, organic solar cells, and sensors to detect explosives. In this paper, the general introduction of conductive or conjugated gels with π bonds is discussed and some of the physical issues surrounding electron excitation due to incident radiation and the mobility of charge carriers, the position, and role of conductive gels in each of these applications are discussed.https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-022-03687-3PolymerΠ bondMobilityMolecularReceptor moleculePhotoluminescence |
| spellingShingle | Nguyen Dinh Trung Dinh Tran Ngoc Huy Maria Jade Catalan Opulencia Holya A. Lafta Azher M. Abed Dmitry Olegovich Bokov Kahramon Shomurodov Hoang Van Thuc Master Ali Thaeer Hammid Ehsan Kianfar Conductive Gels: Properties and Applications of Nanoelectronics Nanoscale Research Letters Polymer Π bond Mobility Molecular Receptor molecule Photoluminescence |
| title | Conductive Gels: Properties and Applications of Nanoelectronics |
| title_full | Conductive Gels: Properties and Applications of Nanoelectronics |
| title_fullStr | Conductive Gels: Properties and Applications of Nanoelectronics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conductive Gels: Properties and Applications of Nanoelectronics |
| title_short | Conductive Gels: Properties and Applications of Nanoelectronics |
| title_sort | conductive gels properties and applications of nanoelectronics |
| topic | Polymer Π bond Mobility Molecular Receptor molecule Photoluminescence |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-022-03687-3 |
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