Cellulose nanocrystal semiconductor material and manufacturing method thereof
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsNae-Man PARK, Sukyung Choi, Jee Eun Oh
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor material including a cellulose nanocrystal and a manufacturing method thereof. Particularly, according to the present disclosure, by attaching an electron withdrawing group or an electron donating group to the surface of the cellulose nanocrystal which is a nonconductor, holes or free electrons are formed in the cellulose nanocrystal, and the cellulose nanocrystal may be used as a semiconductor material.
Claims15
A cellulose nanocrystal semiconductor material, comprising:
- a cellulose nanocrystal;
- and
- a dopant at the surface of the cellulose nanocrystal,
- wherein the dopant comprises an electron withdrawing group or an electron donating group, and
- the cellulose nanocrystal has conductivity.
A method of manufacturing a cellulose nanocrystal semiconductor material, the method comprising:
- preparing a cellulose nanocrystal aqueous solution and a dopant solution;
- stirring the cellulose nanocrystal aqueous solution and the dopant solution;
- and
- doping the cellulose nanocrystal with a dopant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.