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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130001554 | Method Of Manufacturing Electric Device, Array Of Electric Devices, And Manufacturing Method Therefor An example embodiment relates to a method of manufacturing an array of electric devices that includes attaching a platform including a micro-channel structure to a substrate. The method includes injecting first and second solutions into the micro-channel structure to fo... | 01/03/2013 |
| 20120258569 | SELECTIVE NANOTUBE FORMATION AND RELATED DEVICES Nanotube electronic devices exhibit selective affinity to disparate nanotube types. According to an example embodiment, a semiconductor device exhibits a treated substrate that selectively interacts (e.g., chemically) with nanotubes of a first type, relative to nanotube... | 10/11/2012 |
| 20120256296 | SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS Various methods and apparatuses involving salt-based compounds and related doping are provided. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a salt-based material is introduced to a semiconductor material, is heated to generate a neutral compound that dopes the semicondu... | 10/11/2012 |
| 20120104328 | Method of Selective Separation Of Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes, Dispersion Of Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes, And Electronic Device Including Carbon Nanotubes Separated By Using The Method According to example embodiments, a method includes dispersing carbon nanotubes in a mixed solution containing a solvent, the carbon nanotubes, and a dispersant, the carbon nanotubes including semiconducting carbon nanotubes, the dispersant comprising a polythiophene de... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120075241 | Interface Apparatus And Methods Input devices are provided. In accordance with an example embodiment, an input device includes an interface layer that flexes in response to pressure, a plurality of sense electrodes, a dielectric between the sense electrodes and the interface layer, and interconnecting... | 03/29/2012 |
| 20120062245 | Pressure Sensing Apparatuses and Methods Sensors, sensing arrangements and devices, and related methods are provided. In accordance with an example embodiment, an impedance-based sensor includes a flexible dielectric material and generates an output based on pressure applied to the dielectric material and a re... | 03/15/2012 |
| 20110248267 | AIR-STABLE N-CHANNEL ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES In connection with various example embodiments, an organic electronic device is provided with an organic material that is susceptible to decreased mobility due to the trapping of electron charge carriers in response to exposure to air. The organic material is doped with... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110248401 | NANOTUBE-BASED ELECTRODES Transparent electrodes are manufactured. In accordance with various example embodiments, a transparent electrode is manufactured by generating a solution including a composite material having nanotubes and a conjugated polymer, in which the nanotubes constitute a majori... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110240980 | n-Type Doped Organic Materials and Methods Therefor In accordance with various embodiments, an organic electronic device includes an n-type dopant material including an imidazole-based material having a hydrogen-based material bonded between nitrogen atoms. The n-type dopant material n-dopes an organic material, and can ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110204330 | JOINED NANOSTRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREFOR Nanostructures are joined using one or more of a variety of materials and approaches. As consistent with various example embodiments, two or more nanostructures are joined at a junction between the nanostructures. The nanostructures may touch or be nearly touching at th... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110204319 | FULLERENE-DOPED NANOSTRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREFOR Nanostructures are doped to set conductivity characteristics. In accordance with various example embodiments, nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes are doped with a halogenated fullerene type of dopant material. In some implementations, the dopant material is deposite... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110088783 | Solar cell having organic nanowires Example embodiments relate to a solar cell including organic nanowires. The solar cell may include a photoelectric conversion layer formed of a p-type material including an organic material and an n-type material including organic nanowires.... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20100308309 | PATTERNING OF ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS Organic semiconductor material can be patterned from a solution onto a substrate by selectively wetting the substrate with the solution while applying a mechanical disturbance (such as stirring the solution while the substrate is immersed, or wiping the solution on the ... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100248421 | Method of forming organic thin film and method of manufacturing semiconductor device using the same Provided are a method of forming an organic semiconductor thin film and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the. According to example embodiments, a method of forming an organic semiconductor thin film at least may include exposing a lower substrate c... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100171108 | USE OF N,N'-BIS(1,1-DIHYDROPERFLUORO-C3-C5-ALKYL)-PERYLENE-3,4:9,10- TETRACARBOXYLIC DIIMIDES The present invention relates to the use of N,N′-bis(1,1-dihydroperfluoro-C3-C5-alkyl)perylene-3,4:9,10-tetracarboxylic diimides as charge transport materials or exciton transport materials.... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100001255 | SELECTIVE NANOTUBE FORMATION AND RELATED DEVICES Nanotube electronic devices exhibit selective affinity to disparate nanotube types. According to an example embodiment, a semiconductor device exhibits a treated substrate that selectively interacts (e.g., chemically) with nanotubes of a first type, relative to nanotube... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090297868 | Method for Forming Self-Assembled Monolayer Film, and Structural Body and Field-Effect Transistor Having Same A method for forming a self-organized monomolecular film, including at least: dissolving an alkylsilane compound having at least an alkoxysilane group or a chlorosilane group at one end of a molecule in an organic solvent having a dielectric constant of 3.0 or more to 6... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090294760 | ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS AND GROWTH APPROACHES THEREFOR Organic semiconductor devices exhibit desirable mobility characteristics. In connection with various example embodiments, a monolayer of methyl-terminated molecules exhibits density characteristics that are sufficient to promote two-dimensional growth of organic semicon... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20080234424 | Carbon nanotube composite and method of preparing the same, carbon nanotube composite thin film prepared from the carbon nanotube composite and method of preparing the carbon nanotube composite thin film A carbon nanotube composite includes a carbon nanotube and a conjugated polymer. The carbon nanotube composite has a liquid crystalline property and a thin film prepared by rubbing-treating a solution of the carbon nanotube composite has a good alignment property and th... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080142793 | Organic Semiconductors Organic semiconducting devices and applications exhibit high performance largely due to a treatment substrate interacting with an asymmetric linear compound. According to an example, an organic compound arrangement includes a treated substrate and an asymmetric linear c... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080134961 | SINGLE-CRYSTAL ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS AND APPROACHES THEREFOR Patterned single crystals and related devices are facilitated. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, organic semiconducting single-crystals are manufactured using a plurality of surface regions on a substrate. The diffusivity and/or the rate of de... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080087878 | USE OF PERYLENE DIIMIDE DERIVATIVES AS AIR-STABLE N-CHANNEL ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS The present invention relates to the use of of perylene diimide derivatives as air-stable n-type organic semiconductors.... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080090325 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS A method for producing an organic field-effect transistor, comprising the steps of:
| 04/17/2008 |
| 20080054258 | USE OF PERYLENE DIIMIDE DERIVATIVES AS AIR-STABLE N-CHANNEL ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS The present invention relates to the use of perylene diimide derivatives as air-stable n-type organic semiconductors. ... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080035914 | Use of perylene diimide derivatives as air-stable n-channel organic semiconductors The present invention relates to the use of perylene diimide derivatives as air-stable n-type organic semiconductors.... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080017850 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS A method for producing an organic field-effect transistor, comprising the steps of: a) providing a substrate comprising a gate structure, a source electrode and a drain electrode located on the substrate, and b) applying an n-type organic semiconducting compound to the ... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080009092 | Use of chlorinated copper phthalocyanines as air-stable n-channel organic semiconductors The present invention relates to the use of chlorinated copper phthalocyanines as air-stable n-type organic semiconductors.... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070269924 | Patterning nanowires on surfaces for fabricating nanoscale electronic devices The present invention relates to a method of depositing nanowires on the surface of a substrate, comprising the steps of:
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| 20070259475 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS A method for producing an organic field-effect transistor, comprising the steps of:
| 11/08/2007 |
| 20070190783 | Patterning crystalline compounds on surfaces A method of patterning the surface of a substrate with at least one organic semiconducting compound, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a stamp having a surface including a plurality of indentations formed therein defining an indentation pattern, said indentations b... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070069243 | FORMING CLOSELY SPACED ELECTRODES The present invention provides an apparatus and a method of fabricating the apparatus. The apparatus comprises a substrate having a planar surface and first and second electrodes located on the planar surface. The first electrode has a top surface and a lateral surface,... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20060138406 | OFET structures with both n- and p-type channels The present invention provides a dual organic field-effect transistor (OFET) structure and a method of fabricating the structure. The dual OFET structure includes an n-type organic semiconductor layer and a p-type organic semiconductor layer in contact with each other a... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060134824 | P-type OFET with fluorinated channels The present invention provides an organic field-effect transistor (OFET) and a method of fabricating the OFET. The OFET, configured to function as a p-type semiconductor, includes a substrate having a top surface and a semiconductor layer located over the top surface. T... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20050285099 | OFET structures with both n- and p-type channels The present invention provides a dual organic field-effect transistor (OFET) structure and a method of fabricating the structure. The dual OFET structure includes an n-type organic semiconductor layer and a p-type organic semiconductor layer in contact with each other a... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050205861 | P-type OFET with fluorinated channels The present invention provides an organic field-effect transistor (OFET) and a method of fabricating the OFET. The OFET, configured to function as a p-type semiconductor, includes a substrate having a top surface and a semiconductor layer located over the top surface. T... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050014357 | Forming closely spaced electrodes The present invention provides an apparatus and a method of fabricating the apparatus. The apparatus comprises a substrate having a planar surface and first and second electrodes located on the planar surface. The first electrode has a top surface and a lateral surface,... | 01/20/2005 |