• DocumentCode
    59438
  • Title

    Characterisation of DNA biopolymer-based UV photodetector fabricated by inkjet printing

  • Author

    Lombardi, J.P. ; Aga, R.S. ; Heckman, E.M. ; Bartsch, C.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Sensors Directorate, Air Force Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    5 14 2015
  • Firstpage
    778
  • Lastpage
    780
  • Abstract
    The performance of a printable, ultraviolet (UV) photoconducting biopolymer is investigated for UV photodetectors of varying layer thicknesses. The biopolymer is formed from deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) with the addition of the Clevios P formulation of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulphonate) (PEDOT:PSS) and hexadecyltrimethyl-ammonium chloride (CTMA); it is then combined with phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl (PCBM) to make a printable, UV photoconducting material. The highest measured responsivity of the photodetectors is 1.2 mA/W at 20 V bias using a 260 nm source.
  • Keywords
    DNA; ink jet printing; photodetectors; polymers; ultraviolet detectors; Clevios P formulation; DNA biopolymer-based UV photodetector; deoxyribonucleic acid; hexade-cyltrimethyl-ammonium chloride; inkjet printing; phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl; poly(3,4-ethylene-dioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulphonate); voltage 20 V; wavelength 260 nm;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2015.0577
  • Filename
    7105442