Nanofabrication of Organic (Plastic) Semiconductor and Superconductor Devices

有机晶体和薄膜是第一个显示所有四种导电区域的已知材料-绝缘体、半导体、金属和超导体。自组装、生物相容性、分子水平对性能的控制和柔韧性等其他特性使其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，并对它们的电磁性能进行详细的研究，以加深对这些新材料的基本了解。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，这种器件可以利用单一材料的全部导电范围。

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.