Organic ElectronicsPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-06-26DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107289
Zhao Nan , Yabo Xu , Jingshuang Ma , Yanfang Wang , Yaowei Han , Mengna Wang , Bo Zhao , Hua Wang
{"title":"Enhanced thermoelectric performance of PEDOT:PSS film by two-step post-treatment with mixed solvent based ionic liquid","authors":"Zhao Nan , Yabo Xu , Jingshuang Ma , Yanfang Wang , Yaowei Han , Mengna Wang , Bo Zhao , Hua Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107289","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107289","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Thermoelectric (TE) materials and generators can convert thermal energy into electrical energy directly through temperature gradients to solve the pollution of waste heat and the energy crisis. Here, we adopted a two-step post-treatment of PEDOT:PSS films by sulfuric acid (H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>) and the new mixed solvent consisting of sodium borohydride (NaBH<sub>4</sub>) and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolyl dicyandiamide (EMIM-DCA). H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> and EMIM-DCA can enhance electrical conductivity by removing the insulating PSS and induce benzenoid-to-quinoid conformational transformation of the PEDOT chains. NaBH<sub>4</sub> as a reducing agent can reduce the dipolaritons of PEDOT to polaritons or neutral monomers, which can achieve an increase of the Seebeck coefficient. The second step post-treatment using mixed solvent of NaBH<sub>4</sub>+EMIM-DCA increased the Seebeck coefficient while maintaining a high level of electrical conductivity, generating the highest power factor of 95.1 μW/m·K<sup>2</sup> (electrical conductivity of 1214.3 S/cm and Seebeck coefficient of 28.0 μV/K) at room temperature, which was one of the best results with mixed solvent post-treatment up to now. Besides, a 6-legs TE generator was prepared and achieved with the highest output voltage of 5.77 mV and highest output power of 23.43 nW under the <em>ΔT</em> of 30 K, which represented great prospects for the application in self-powered wearable electronics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":399,"journal":{"name":"Organic Electronics","volume":"144 ","pages":"Article 107289"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144501335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic ElectronicsPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-07-05DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107295
Jiaqiang Zhu , Yubo Geng , Ying Han , Haoyuan Li
{"title":"Correlation between charge-carrier distribution and local crystallinity in organic films","authors":"Jiaqiang Zhu , Yubo Geng , Ying Han , Haoyuan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107295","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107295","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding charge transport in organic semiconductor films is essential for optimizing organic electronic devices. Organic films often exhibit complex morphologies, consisting of crystalline and amorphous phases, which significantly affect charge carrier distribution and transport. Moreover, film morphologies evolve under operational conditions, especially in flexible devices that are subjected to mechanical stress. Here, we investigated the relationship between charge-carrier distribution and film morphology in organic films based on device-level simulations. A Monte Carlo method for morphology generation and master equation simulations were employed to obtain steady-state charge-carrier densities. Our results showed a strong correlation between local charge density and local crystallinity near the injecting electrode in hole-only devices. However, this correlation diminishes between the electrodes and near the collecting electrode. Additionally, the strength of the correlation is dependent on the grain size, the observation length, the energy-level difference between phases, and the applied voltage; these phenomena revealed the detailed features of nonuniform charge-transport pathways in organic films. These findings provide insights into the relationship between film morphology and charge transport, informing the optimization of organic electronic devices, particularly flexible ones that operate under mechanical stress.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":399,"journal":{"name":"Organic Electronics","volume":"144 ","pages":"Article 107295"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic ElectronicsPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-06-20DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107288
Wenbo Yuan , Shiying Hu , Yaotian Zhang , Jingsheng Wang , Yuying Wu , Wei Yao , Changsheng Shi , Ning Sun , Youtian Tao
{"title":"Host-guest energy level matching criteria for cyano-based host materials in phosphorescent and TADF OLEDs","authors":"Wenbo Yuan , Shiying Hu , Yaotian Zhang , Jingsheng Wang , Yuying Wu , Wei Yao , Changsheng Shi , Ning Sun , Youtian Tao","doi":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107288","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107288","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The development of universal host materials with balanced bipolar transport properties and appropriate energy level alignment for diverse dopant emitters remains highly challenging for high-performance OLEDs. This study presents two bipolar host materials, 3CN-mCBP and 4CN-mCBP, by introducing cyano (CN) groups at the 3- or 4-positions of carbazole rings in the well-known hole-transport host mCBP (3,3′-di(9H-carbazol-9-yl)-1,1′-biphenyl). Compared to mCBP, the modified hosts exhibit comparable or slightly reduced triplet energy levels, along with deeper HOMO and LUMO energy levels. Charge transport characterization demonstrates enhanced electron injection/transport in the order of 4CN-mCBP > 3CN-mCBP ≫ mCBP, with hole transport capabilities following the reversed sequence: mCBP > 4CN-mCBP > 3CN-mCBP. In green phosphorescent OLEDs using (ppy)<sub>2</sub>Ir(acac), the CN-modified hosts achieve superior efficiencies (21.6 % and 19.9 % EQE) versus mCBP (11.8 %), while blue devices with FIrpic show opposite performance trends. For green TADF emitter 4tCzDOXD, all hosts yield comparable efficiencies (15.3–17.9 %). These results highlight the challenges in developing universal host materials for diverse emitter systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":399,"journal":{"name":"Organic Electronics","volume":"144 ","pages":"Article 107288"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144338706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic ElectronicsPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-05-25DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107277
Qinjun Sun , Jian Zhao , Hua Ding , Xiaoqian Wang , Qianwen Hu , LiYan Gao , Yuying Hao
{"title":"Cu/Ag composite nanotrough embedded polyacrylonitrile film: Transparent conducting electrodes with excellent flexibility and a high quality factor","authors":"Qinjun Sun , Jian Zhao , Hua Ding , Xiaoqian Wang , Qianwen Hu , LiYan Gao , Yuying Hao","doi":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107277","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107277","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With high flexibility, conductivity and transparency, metal nanotroughs (NTRs) are considered to be the most promising candidates for flexibility transparent electrode. Here, we report metal NTR films fabricated by electro-spun and thermal evaporation. By optimizing steam treatment time, copper-silver ratio, coverage rate, and transfer process, smooth and continuous metal NTR films were obtained. The Cu/Ag NTR-polyacrylonitrile (PAN) film displayed superior photoelectric properties: transmitted 94.4 % of visible light (550 nm), showed a low sheet resistance of 2.48 Ω/□ and a very high quality factor of 2.27 × 10<sup>−1</sup> (Ω/□)<sup>−1</sup>. Meanwhile, the relative change rate of resistance was less than 0.002 under a bending radius of 5 mm after 10,000 cycles. The results indicate that composite metal nanotroughs provide a new way for the preparation of high performance flexible transparent electrode.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":399,"journal":{"name":"Organic Electronics","volume":"144 ","pages":"Article 107277"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144185025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic ElectronicsPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-07-04DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107291
Talal M. Althagafi , Fatimah Mohammed A. Alzahrani , M.S. Al-Buriahi , Asif Mahmood
{"title":"Machine learning assisted designing of phenothiazine and phenoxazine-based dyes. Database generation and property prediction","authors":"Talal M. Althagafi , Fatimah Mohammed A. Alzahrani , M.S. Al-Buriahi , Asif Mahmood","doi":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107291","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107291","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The development of efficient dyes for organic electronic devices, requires the careful design of molecular structures with optimal electronic and photophysical properties. In this study, we employ machine learning (ML) to assist in the design and optimization of phenothiazine and phenoxazine-based dyes, which are promising candidates for these applications due to their tunable electronic properties. 5k phenothiazine and phenoxazine-based dyes are designed and ML models are used to predict their absorption maxima values. 30 promising candidates with red-shifted are selected. All the selected dyes have phenothiazine group. The results highlight the potential of ML-assisted design to accelerate the discovery of high-performance dyes for use in next-generation optoelectronic devices. Our findings provide a roadmap for future efforts in the design of organic dyes, with potential applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":399,"journal":{"name":"Organic Electronics","volume":"144 ","pages":"Article 107291"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144571163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic ElectronicsPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107290
Chuanming Sun, Huifang Liu, Jiaqi Wang, Guangkun Shan, Teng Ren
{"title":"Flexible piezoelectric sensor based on PVDF/ZnO/MWCNT composites for human motion monitoring","authors":"Chuanming Sun, Huifang Liu, Jiaqi Wang, Guangkun Shan, Teng Ren","doi":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107290","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107290","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Flexible piezoelectric sensors hold great promise for human motion monitoring; however, achieving high sensitivity, rapid response, and excellent stability remains a significant challenge. In this study, a novel poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/zinc oxide (ZnO)/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) piezoelectric composite film was fabricated using near-field electrohydrodynamic direct-writing (NFEDW) technology. By optimizing the material composition, the PVDF/ZnO/0.5 wt% MWCNT composite exhibited outstanding piezoelectric performance, with a high sensitivity of 560 mV/N and a fast response time of 5.57 ms, enabling the rapid and accurate detection of external mechanical stimuli. The sensor demonstrated excellent signal stability during a 6000-s cyclic vibration test, confirming its long-term reliability. Furthermore, the sensor can precisely capture subtle physiological signals, showcasing its significant potential for human motion monitoring applications. This study provides a new strategy for designing high-performance flexible piezoelectric sensors and advances their practical applications in intelligent sensing systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":399,"journal":{"name":"Organic Electronics","volume":"144 ","pages":"Article 107290"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144556932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic ElectronicsPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-05-16DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107275
Sai Liu, Jiajie Liu, Ruipeng Chen, Miao Xu, Lei Wang, Weijing Wu, Junbiao Peng
{"title":"Extraction method of trap states dynamics parameters for organic photodetectors based on transient laser response","authors":"Sai Liu, Jiajie Liu, Ruipeng Chen, Miao Xu, Lei Wang, Weijing Wu, Junbiao Peng","doi":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107275","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107275","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper presents a charge-based model for the transient laser response of an organic photodetector (OPD) device considering the relaxation process of trap states. Based on the proposed model, the microscopic relaxation process of trapped charge can be linked to the macroscopic transient characteristics of the OPD device. Consequently, an extraction method is developed to obtain the dynamic parameters of trap states. The classical P3HT: PCBM heterojunction OPD device was fabricated for transient testing. The transient test system was built using an optical chamber, current amplifier, oscilloscope, signal generator and laser. As a result, the electron capture coefficient r<sub>n</sub> and the capture cross section σ were extracted from the relaxation time of the transient current, with values of 9.77 × 10<sup>−13</sup> cm<sup>3</sup>/s and 9.77 × 10<sup>−20</sup> cm<sup>3</sup>, respectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":399,"journal":{"name":"Organic Electronics","volume":"144 ","pages":"Article 107275"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144099796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic ElectronicsPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-05-08DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107263
KangMun Lee , Jong-Kwan Bin
{"title":"Blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes with extended operational lifetime through hole transport layer management","authors":"KangMun Lee , Jong-Kwan Bin","doi":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107263","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107263","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Achieving higher efficiency and a longer operational lifetime is equally important yet remains a daunting task in the domain of blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes (PhOLEDs). Optimizing an appropriate hole transport layer (HTL) has proven to be a potential approach for improving the performance of blue PhOLED. In the present work, we investigated a spiro-bifluorene-based <strong>SFAF</strong> HTL to develop blue PhOLEDs with high efficiency and extended operational lifetime. The spiro-bifluorene unit imparts enhanced thermal stability to the <strong>SFAF</strong> molecular structure. Further, careful management of the thickness of <strong>SFAF</strong> HTL fosters a charge balance in the emitting layer and subsequently strengthens the performance of the fabricated devices. The fabricated devices emit in the blue region, achieving an EQE<sub>max</sub> nearing 20 %, and demonstrated excellent resistance to efficiency roll-off at higher luminance. Interestingly, the operational lifetime up to 95 % of the initial luminance (LT<sub>95</sub>) of the <strong>SFAF</strong> devices measured at 1000 cd/m<sup>2</sup> brightness was more than double compared to that of the reference device fabricated using <strong>BCFN</strong> as HTL, which has a structure similar to the <strong>SFAF</strong> without the spiro group. The study suggests that the spiro-bifluorene-based HTLs can be excellent candidates for developing blue phosphorescent OLEDs with higher efficiency and longer operational lifetime.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":399,"journal":{"name":"Organic Electronics","volume":"144 ","pages":"Article 107263"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143946622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic ElectronicsPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-05-14DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107273
Sude Uluçay , Neul Gyum Ha , Arzu Kortun , Sinem Altınışık , Selin Pıravadılı , Jin Han Kwon , Hong Chul Moon , Sermet Koyuncu
{"title":"Electrochromic supercapacitor electrodes based on viologen-derived cross-linked thin films","authors":"Sude Uluçay , Neul Gyum Ha , Arzu Kortun , Sinem Altınışık , Selin Pıravadılı , Jin Han Kwon , Hong Chul Moon , Sermet Koyuncu","doi":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107273","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107273","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Viologens are an important class of materials in organic electrochromic technology due to their n-type semiconductor properties and the high color intensity in their radical cation state. Due to their charged structures, viologens are generally ideal molecules for gel-based organic electrochromic devices, but with specific modifications, they can also be employed in thin-film-based electrochromic devices (ECDs). In this study, crosslinking reactions of viologen-based molecules (ALV-X) with various allyl group-containing counterions were conducted on ITO/Glass surfaces in the presence of a tetra-thiol-based crosslinker. The surface roughness of the resulting films varied from 4.64 nm to 8.46 nm depending on the counterion exchange. Electrochemical characterizations of the prepared viologen-based crosslinked electrodes indicated that the LUMO energy levels ranged between −4.267 eV and −4.297 eV. Viologen-based cross-linked thin films with transmittance changes close to 30 % in the visible region, 50 % in the UV region and 20 % in the NIR region with specific capacitances of 0.25 mF cm<sup>−2</sup> have been found to be highly suitable materials, especially as cathodic layers in electrochromic/supercapacitor devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":399,"journal":{"name":"Organic Electronics","volume":"144 ","pages":"Article 107273"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144072527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic ElectronicsPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-06-03DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107284
Norio Onojima, Ryousei Matsumoto, Kanta Hatano, Naoki Koremura
{"title":"Low-cost fabrication of organic rectifying diodes for high-speed AC/DC conversion","authors":"Norio Onojima, Ryousei Matsumoto, Kanta Hatano, Naoki Koremura","doi":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107284","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107284","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Toward the establishment of low-cost manufacturing, ohmic contact formation techniques of organic devices should be developed without use of noble metals. In this study, organic diodes based on poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) were fabricated on FTO/glass substrates using non-noble metal (Al) anode electrodes and exhibited rectification behavior when depositing MoO<sub>x</sub> beneath the Al anode electrode. This suggests that an ohmic-like contact was selectively obtained due to the conduction path formed between the Fermi level of Al and charge-transfer state of P3HT. High-speed AC/DC conversion efficiency of P3HT-based rectifying diodes was investigated using a half-wave rectification circuit and compared to a commercially-available Si Schottky diode. Reduction in the rectifying characteristics of the half-wave rectification circuit using the P3HT devices with increasing the measurement frequency was discussed on the basis of equivalent circuit model.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":399,"journal":{"name":"Organic Electronics","volume":"144 ","pages":"Article 107284"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144220922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}