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Nano Research 2023, 16(12): 13419-13433 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5564-7
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Synthesis and application of green solvent dispersed organic semiconducting nanoparticles

Show Author's Information Siwen Zhang1,2,  Hong Zhang2( ),  Shuo Yang3,  Xin Zhang1,2,  Shilin Li4,  Liqing Huang1,2,  Ya-nan Jing4,  Linge Xiao2,  Yuan Zhang4,  Bing Han5( ),  Jia-jie Kang1( ),  Huiqiong Zhou2( )
China School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
Beijing Tingrun Membrane Technology Development Co., Ltd., Beijing 101102, China
School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
The Department of thoraciccardio surgery, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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nanoparticle, surfactant, organic semiconductor, miniemulsion method, nanoprecipitation method
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Zhang S, Zhang H, Yang S, et al. Synthesis and application of green solvent dispersed organic semiconducting nanoparticles. Nano Research, 2023, 16(12): 13419-13433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5564-7
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Organic photovoltaic semiconductors have made significant progress and have promising application prospects after decades of development. When compared with traditional semiconductors, the solution method for preparing photovoltaic semiconductors shows the advantages of low cost and convenient preparation. However, because of the extremely poor solubility of the polymers used to prepare semiconductors, toxic solvents must be used when using the solution method, which has significant negative effects on the environment and operators and severely limits its development prospects. Organic nanoparticles (NPs), on the other hand, can avoid these issues. Because NPs are typically water or alcohol-based, no toxic solvents are used. Furthermore, NPs have been used in organic solar cells, hydrogen catalysis, organic light-emitting diodes, and other fields after nearly two decades of development, and their preparation methods have been developed. We describe the preparation, optimization, and application of NPs in photovoltaic semiconductors in this review.


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Synthesis and application of green solvent dispersed organic semiconducting nanoparticles

Show Author's information Siwen Zhang1,2, Hong Zhang2( ), Shuo Yang3, Xin Zhang1,2, Shilin Li4, Liqing Huang1,2, Ya-nan Jing4, Linge Xiao2, Yuan Zhang4, Bing Han5( ), Jia-jie Kang1( ), Huiqiong Zhou2( )
China School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
Beijing Tingrun Membrane Technology Development Co., Ltd., Beijing 101102, China
School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
The Department of thoraciccardio surgery, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China

Abstract

Organic photovoltaic semiconductors have made significant progress and have promising application prospects after decades of development. When compared with traditional semiconductors, the solution method for preparing photovoltaic semiconductors shows the advantages of low cost and convenient preparation. However, because of the extremely poor solubility of the polymers used to prepare semiconductors, toxic solvents must be used when using the solution method, which has significant negative effects on the environment and operators and severely limits its development prospects. Organic nanoparticles (NPs), on the other hand, can avoid these issues. Because NPs are typically water or alcohol-based, no toxic solvents are used. Furthermore, NPs have been used in organic solar cells, hydrogen catalysis, organic light-emitting diodes, and other fields after nearly two decades of development, and their preparation methods have been developed. We describe the preparation, optimization, and application of NPs in photovoltaic semiconductors in this review.

Keywords: nanoparticle, surfactant, organic semiconductor, miniemulsion method, nanoprecipitation method

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Received: 16 December 2022
Revised: 09 February 2023
Accepted: 10 February 2023
Published: 01 April 2023
Issue date: December 2023

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Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21922505 and 52273245) and the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. XDB36000000).

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