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Organic Semiconductor Micro/Nanocrystals for Laser Applications
Organic semiconductor micro/nanocrystals (OSMCs) have attracted great attention due to their numerous advantages such us free grain boundaries, minimal defects and traps, molecular diversity, low cost, flexibility and solution processability. Due to all these characteristics, they are strong candida...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7918292/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33670286 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26040958 |
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author | Álvarez-Conde, Javier García-Frutos, Eva M. Cabanillas-Gonzalez, Juan |
author_facet | Álvarez-Conde, Javier García-Frutos, Eva M. Cabanillas-Gonzalez, Juan |
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description | Organic semiconductor micro/nanocrystals (OSMCs) have attracted great attention due to their numerous advantages such us free grain boundaries, minimal defects and traps, molecular diversity, low cost, flexibility and solution processability. Due to all these characteristics, they are strong candidates for the next generation of electronic and optoelectronic devices. In this review, we present a comprehensive overview of these OSMCs, discussing molecular packing, the methods to control crystallization and their applications to the area of organic solid-state lasers. Special emphasis is given to OSMC lasers which self-assemble into geometrically defined optical resonators owing to their attractive prospects for tuning/control of light emission properties through geometrical resonator design. The most recent developments together with novel strategies for light emission tuning and effective light extraction are presented. |
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spelling | pubmed-79182922021-03-02 Organic Semiconductor Micro/Nanocrystals for Laser Applications Álvarez-Conde, Javier García-Frutos, Eva M. Cabanillas-Gonzalez, Juan Molecules Review Organic semiconductor micro/nanocrystals (OSMCs) have attracted great attention due to their numerous advantages such us free grain boundaries, minimal defects and traps, molecular diversity, low cost, flexibility and solution processability. Due to all these characteristics, they are strong candidates for the next generation of electronic and optoelectronic devices. In this review, we present a comprehensive overview of these OSMCs, discussing molecular packing, the methods to control crystallization and their applications to the area of organic solid-state lasers. Special emphasis is given to OSMC lasers which self-assemble into geometrically defined optical resonators owing to their attractive prospects for tuning/control of light emission properties through geometrical resonator design. The most recent developments together with novel strategies for light emission tuning and effective light extraction are presented. MDPI 2021-02-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7918292/ /pubmed/33670286 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26040958 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Álvarez-Conde, Javier García-Frutos, Eva M. Cabanillas-Gonzalez, Juan Organic Semiconductor Micro/Nanocrystals for Laser Applications |
title | Organic Semiconductor Micro/Nanocrystals for Laser Applications |
title_full | Organic Semiconductor Micro/Nanocrystals for Laser Applications |
title_fullStr | Organic Semiconductor Micro/Nanocrystals for Laser Applications |
title_full_unstemmed | Organic Semiconductor Micro/Nanocrystals for Laser Applications |
title_short | Organic Semiconductor Micro/Nanocrystals for Laser Applications |
title_sort | organic semiconductor micro/nanocrystals for laser applications |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7918292/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33670286 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26040958 |
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