(Left: Do Hun Kwak, Master’s degree student, Right: Professor Wi Hyoung Lee)
The research paper on the development of organic semiconductor-based sensors written by Konkuk University Prof. Wi Hyoung Lee (corresponding author) and Master’s degree student Do Hun Kwak(first author) of department of Chemical Engineering was published in the Inside Front Cover of the February issue of ‘Advanced Materials Interfaces’ (IF=4.173). (Title of the paper: Enhanced Gas Sensing Performance of Organic Field‐Effect Transistors by Modulating the Dimensions of Triethylsilylethynyl‐Anthradithiophene Microcrystal Arrays)In this study, Professor Lee’s research team produced a highly flexible organic semiconductor-based transistor without using a rigid inorganic material such as silicon and used it as a gas sensor to detect nitrogen oxide (NO2) gas, which is harmful to the human body.In particular, in this paper, the research team fabricated an organic semiconductor layer into a linear array to increase the sensitivity of the gas sensor. Through this, it was possible to secure additional gas flow passages and to manufacture gas sensors with excellent sensitivity.Professor Lee said, “Since the organic semiconductor-based sensor is more flexible than the inorganic semiconductor-based sensor, it is expected to be used in the future for the manufacture of flexible sensors.”Do Hun Kwak, the first author of the research paper graduated from Konkuk University with an undergraduate and mater’s degree in Organic Nanosystems Engineering, and has been studying organic thin film transistor based gas sensor in organic materials and device lab since 2018 as a researcher in the semiconductor / material field.
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