| Title: |
A single n-type semiconducting polymer-based photo-electrochemical transistor |
| Authors: |
Druet, Victor; Ohayon, David; Petoukhoff, Christopher; Zhong, Yizhou; Alshehri, Nisreen; Koklu, Anil; Nayak, Prem; Salvigni, Luca; Almulla, Latifah; Jokubas, Surgailis; Griggs, Sophie; McCulloch, Iain; Laquai, Frédéric; Inal, Sahika |
| Contributors: |
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Organic Bioelectronics Laboratory, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.; Bioengineering Program; Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division; Bioscience Program; KAUST Solar Center (KSC); Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division; Material Science and Engineering Program; Applied Physics; Electrical and Computer Engineering Program; Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE) Division; Chemical Science Program; Physics and Astronomy Department, College of Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, 12372, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK. |
| Publisher Information: |
Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: KAUST Repository |
| Description: |
Conjugated polymer films, which can conduct both ionic and electronic charges, are central to building soft electronic sensors and actuators. Despite the possible interplay between light absorption and the mixed conductivity of these materials in aqueous biological media, no single polymer film has been utilized to create a solar-switchable organic bioelectronic circuit that relies on a fully reversible and redox reaction-free potentiometric photodetection and current modulation. Here we demonstrate that the absorption of light by an electron and cation-transporting polymer film reversibly modulates its electrochemical potential and conductivity in an aqueous electrolyte, which is harnessed to design an n-type photo-electrochemical transistor (n-OPECT). By controlling the intensity of light incident on the n-type polymeric gate electrode, we generate transistor output characteristics that mimic the modulation of the polymeric channel current achieved through gate voltage control. The micron-scale n-OPECT exhibits a high signal-to-noise ratio and an excellent sensitivity to low light intensities. We demonstrate three direct applications of the n-OPECT, i.e., a photoplethysmogram recorder, a light-controlled inverter circuit, and a light-gated artificial synapse, underscoring the suitability of this platform for a myriad of biomedical applications that involve light intensity changes. ; The research reported in this publication was supported by funding from KAUST, Office of Sponsored Research (OSR), under award numbers REI/1/4204-01, REI/1/4229-01, OSR-2015-Sensors-2719, and OSR-2018-CRG7-3709. C.E.P. acknowledges support from the KAUST Global Fellowship Program under the auspice of the Vice President for Research. I.M. acknowledges financial support from KAUST OSR CRG10, by EU Horizon2020 grant agreement no. 952911, BOOSTER, grant agreement no. 862474, RoLA-FLEX, and grant agreement no. 101007084 CITYSOLAR, EPSRC Projects EP/T026219/1 and EP/W017091/1. The authors thank Dr. Helen Bristow, Dr. Maxime Babics, Dr. ... |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
unknown |
| ISSN: |
2041-1723 |
| Relation: |
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41313-7; 2305.06810; Druet, V., Ohayon, D., Petoukhoff, C. E., Zhong, Y., Alshehri, N., Koklu, A., Nayak, P. D., Salvigni, L., Almulla, L., Surgailis, J., Griggs, S., McCulloch, I., Laquai, F., & Inal, S. (2023). A single n-type semiconducting polymer-based photo-electrochemical transistor. Nature Communications, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41313-7; Nature communications; PMC10482932; http://hdl.handle.net/10754/691997; 14 |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s41467-023-41313-7 |
| Availability: |
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/691997; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41313-7 |
| Rights: |
Archived with thanks to Nature communications under a Creative Commons license, details at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.ABCF29F2 |
| Database: |
BASE |