Enrichment of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Indigo-Fluorene-Based Copolymers and Their Use in Printed Thin-Film Transistors and Carbon Dioxide Gas Sensors

ACS Sensors
Chang GuoPatrick R L Malenfant

Abstract

High-purity semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (sc-SWCNTs) are promising for portable and high-sensitivity gas sensors because of their excellent physical and electrical properties. Here, we describe the synthesis of a novel indigo-fluorene-based copolymer (PFIDBoc) that has been designed to selectively enrich sc-SWCNTs with excellent purity (>99.9%) yet contain a latent function in the form of a tert-butoxy (t-BOC)-protected amine that can be later revealed and exploited for carbon dioxide (CO2) gas sensing. SWCNTs wrapped with the PFIDBoc polymer can be easily converted via an on-chip thermal process to reveal a vinylogous amide moiety with a secondary amine nitrogen within the indigo building block of the copolymer which is perfectly suited for CO2 recognition. Thin-film transistors and sensors were inkjet-printed onto rigid and flexible substrates, demonstrating the versatility of enriched PFIDBoc-derived sc-SWCNT dispersions. The printed transistors exhibited a mobility up to 9 cm2 V-1 s-1 and on/off current ratios >105. We further demonstrate herein a CO2 sensor for indoor air quality monitoring even in low humidity environments, possessing a linear response with up to ∼5.4% sensitivity and a dynamic range betw...Continue Reading

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