CarbonPub Date : 2025-02-23DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120154
Shu Li , Zilun Yin , Yi Li , Xiaobiao Dong , Ting Luo , Meiqi Xi , Lan Bai , Xuan Cao , Xuelei Liang , Yu Cao
{"title":"Dielectric and passivation layer optimization in carbon nanotube thin-film transistors for display driving applications","authors":"Shu Li , Zilun Yin , Yi Li , Xiaobiao Dong , Ting Luo , Meiqi Xi , Lan Bai , Xuan Cao , Xuelei Liang , Yu Cao","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120154","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120154","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carbon nanotube thin-film transistors (CNT TFTs) hold significant potential for pixel-driving circuits in display technologies, particularly in emerging micro-LEDs (μLEDs). Their advantages include large-area fabrication, high current driving capability, mobilities in the range of several tens of cm<sup>2</sup>/Vs, and simple fabrication processes. However, key performance metrics, such as on-current (I<sub>on</sub>), on/off current ratio (I<sub>on</sub>/I<sub>off</sub>), subthreshold swing (SS), hysteresis, and bipolarity, often involve trade-offs. Although excellent individual performance in these metrics has been achieved, comprehensive optimization, particularly at high drain-to-source voltages (V<sub>ds</sub>), has been limited. In this study, we explore these critical trade-offs by optimizing the dielectric and passivation layers of CNT TFTs. Using a dielectric stack of HfO<sub>2</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub> and a passivation stack of SiO<sub>2</sub>/Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, we achieve CNT TFTs with optimal performance. Typical devices with a 10 μm channel length (L<sub>ch</sub>) demonstrate an average I<sub>on</sub> of ∼1.2 μA/μm, I<sub>on</sub>/I<sub>off</sub> exceeding 10<sup>6</sup> for V<sub>ds</sub> of −0.1 V and 10<sup>5</sup> for V<sub>ds</sub> of −4.1 V, SS of ∼180 mV/dec, hysteresis of ∼0.5 V, and minimal bipolar behavior, and reducing L<sub>ch</sub> to 2 μm improves the average I<sub>on</sub> to ∼16.4 μA/μm, representing the highest overall performance for CNT TFTs with micrometer channel lengths. Additionally, we demonstrate effective modulation of μLEDs by these TFTs. This work guides further advancements in CNT technology for display driving applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"237 ","pages":"Article 120154"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143487291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CarbonPub Date : 2025-02-22DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(25)00149-6
{"title":"Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0008-6223(25)00149-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0008-6223(25)00149-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"236 ","pages":"Article 120133"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143471300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Functionalized double transition metal Mo2Ti2C3Tx ferroelectric MXene and laser-reduced graphene based flexible memristors for next-generation two-dimensional ferrotronics","authors":"Kubra Sattar , Rabia Tahir , Syedah Afsheen Zahra , Zhenyue Nie , Jing Wang , Houbing Huang , Syed Rizwan","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120149","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120149","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The emergence of two-dimensional (2D) mixed transition metal MXenes has notably broadened the scope of 2D layered materials towards a wide variety of applications. Here, we report for the first time the induced ferroelectricity in free-standing Mo<sub>2</sub>Ti<sub>2</sub>C<sub>3</sub>T<sub>x</sub> MXene film after undergoing simple heat treatment and its utilization as an active functional layer for non-volatile resistive random-access memory. The ferroelectric response, oxide phase formation and memory storage kinetics of the free-standing heated Mo<sub>2</sub>Ti<sub>2</sub>C<sub>3</sub>T<sub>x</sub> film outperformed the pristine non-heated Mo<sub>2</sub>Ti<sub>2</sub>C<sub>3</sub>T<sub>x</sub>. Ferroelectric behavior was observed solely in heated Mo<sub>2</sub>Ti<sub>2</sub>C<sub>3</sub>T<sub>x</sub> owing to the formation of TiO<sub>2</sub> with typical butterfly dielectric constant loop. Specifically, by utilizing the adaptive property of graphene oxide to reduce into conductive graphene sheets amid laser scribing, a tri-layer memristor structure Laser reduced graphene/heated Mo<sub>2</sub>Ti<sub>2</sub>C<sub>3</sub>T<sub>x</sub>/Laser reduced graphene was fabricated and analyzed against the Laser reduced graphene/non-heated Mo<sub>2</sub>Ti<sub>2</sub>C<sub>3</sub>T<sub>x</sub>/Laser reduced graphene device scheme. The former tri-layer free-standing scheme exhibited controlled conduction filament formation showcasing excellent resistive switching, sufficient memory window of R<sub>off</sub>/R<sub>on</sub> = 10<sup>2</sup> and excellent cycle-to-cycle endurance of up to 10<sup>3</sup> cycles. This finding reveals the remarkable potential of double transition MXenes to be used as functional middle layer, which was not yet explored in resistive RAM memory storage elements, hence opening the door for another domain of applications i.e. neuromorphic computing and ferroelectronics based on non-volatile memory.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"237 ","pages":"Article 120149"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143519259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CarbonPub Date : 2025-02-22DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120151
Javier Quílez-Bermejo , Emilia Morallón , Diego Cazorla-Amorós , Alain Celzard , Vanessa Fierro
{"title":"Progress and perspectives in the electrochemical synthesis of carbon nanomaterials","authors":"Javier Quílez-Bermejo , Emilia Morallón , Diego Cazorla-Amorós , Alain Celzard , Vanessa Fierro","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120151","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120151","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The synthesis of carbon materials traditionally relies on energy-intensive processes that often involve high-temperature treatments of carbon-rich precursors derived from fossil fuels. These methods pose significant environmental challenges, making it imperative to develop more sustainable and cost-effective alternatives. Recent advances in electrochemical synthesis offer a promising pathway for the production of carbon nanomaterials using milder conditions and renewable feedstock, such as biomass and small organic molecules. Inspired by the current surge in interest in the C–C coupling reactions in the electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction reaction, researchers have begun to explore the potential of electrochemical methods for the synthesis of carbon nanomaterials. This comprehensive review consolidates key findings in electrochemical carbon science, focusing on methodologies such as electrochemical functionalization, graphite exfoliation, molten salt-assisted carbonization, and the electrochemical conversion of small organic molecules. By highlighting the synergistic potential between electrochemistry and carbon science, this review aims to provide new insights and a foundational framework for advancing sustainable carbon nanomaterial synthesis, contributing to the development of future renewable energy technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"237 ","pages":"Article 120151"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143510635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CarbonPub Date : 2025-02-21DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120049
Reddeppa Nadimicherla , You-chen Tang , Yu-heng Lu , Ru-liang Liu
{"title":"Ultra-stable lithium-sulfur batteries using nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanosheets implanted with both Fe and Ni","authors":"Reddeppa Nadimicherla , You-chen Tang , Yu-heng Lu , Ru-liang Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120049","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120049","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 120049"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143463410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CarbonPub Date : 2025-02-21DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120048
Chun-yu Li, Ming-hui Zhang, Xin-yue Lang, Ye Chen, Yan-feng Dong
{"title":"The low-temperature deposition of a zincophilic carbon layer on the Zn foil for long-life zinc metal batteries","authors":"Chun-yu Li, Ming-hui Zhang, Xin-yue Lang, Ye Chen, Yan-feng Dong","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120048","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 120048"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143463409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CarbonPub Date : 2025-02-21DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120053
Jing-jing Yan , Xiao-hao Fang , De-zhou Yao , Cheng-wei Zhu , Jian-jun Shi , Shan-shan Qian
{"title":"N/O co-doped microporous carbon as a high-performance electrode for supercapacitors","authors":"Jing-jing Yan , Xiao-hao Fang , De-zhou Yao , Cheng-wei Zhu , Jian-jun Shi , Shan-shan Qian","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120053","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120053","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 120053"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143464962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CarbonPub Date : 2025-02-21DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120047
Xin He , Huai-yang Zuo , Ru Xiao , Zhuo-yan Qu , Zhen-hua Sun , Bao Wang , Feng Li
{"title":"The use of a ternary metal sulfide loading on carbon fibers as the sulfur host for high performance low-temperature lithium sulfur batteries","authors":"Xin He , Huai-yang Zuo , Ru Xiao , Zhuo-yan Qu , Zhen-hua Sun , Bao Wang , Feng Li","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120047","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120047","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"235 ","pages":"Article 120047"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143463408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}