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Photodynamic Therapy with Blended Conducting Polymer/Fullerene Nanoparticle Photosensitizers
Published on: October 28, 2015
Radiation-hard organic electronics with fullerene-based semiconductors
Sergey A Kuklin1, Petr M Kuznetsov1, Valeria S Bolshakova1
1Federal Research Center for Problems of Chemical Physics and Medicinal Chemistry RAS, Academician Semenov ave. 1, Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, 142432, Russian Federation. troshin@icp.ac.ru.
Abstract:
We demonstrate an exceptional radiation hardness of thin films of pristine fullerene C60 and its organic derivative phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PC61BM) in lateral resistor and field-effect transistor device geometries under exposure to ultra-high doses of 60Co gamma rays approaching 5-8 MGy (5-8 MRad). The obtained results exhibit the great promise of organic semiconductors for the development of radiation-hard electronics for outer space exploration and other extreme environments.
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