Nanofabrication of Organic (Plastic) Semiconductor and Superconductor Devices

有机晶体和薄膜是第一个已知的材料，显示所有四个政权的导电-绝缘体，半导体，金属和超导体。其他特性，如自组装，生物相容性，分子水平控制性能和灵活性，使它们在未来的工业应用中具有特殊的前景。我们将制作有机晶体管，并对其电学和磁学性质进行详细研究，以发展对这些新材料的基本理解。最重要的是，我们将首次使用基于原子力显微镜的氧化光刻技术来制造纳米级量子器件，这些器件利用了单一材料的全部传导范围。

Organic crystals and thin-films are the first known materials to display all four regimes of electrical conduction - insulator, semiconductor, metal and superconductor. Additional properties such as self-assembly, biocompatibility, molecular level control over properties and flexibility give them exceptional prospects for future industrial applications. We will fabricate organic transistors and conduct detailed investigations of their electrical and magnetic properties to develop a fundamental understanding of these new materials. Most significantly, we will make the first use of an atomic force microscope-based oxidation lithography technique to fabricate nanoscale quantum devices that exploit the full range of conduction in a single material.