title: Electrospun light-emitting nanofibers.
abstract: We have electrospun light-emitting nanofibers from ruthenium(II) tris(bipyridine)/polyethylene oxide mixtures. The electroluminescent fibers were deposited on gold interdigitated electrodes and lit in a nitrogen atmosphere. The fibers showed light emission at low operating voltages (3-4 V), with turn-on voltages approaching the band gap limit of the organic semiconductor. Because of the fiber size, emission from electrospun light-emitting nanofibers is confined to nanoscale dimensions, an attractive feature for sensing applications and lab-on-a-chip integration where highly localized excitation of molecules is required.
authors.affiliation: School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA. jmm248@cornell.edu
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Moran-Mirabal
authors.forename: Jason D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Slinker
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: DeFranco
authors.forename: Scott S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Verbridge
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ilic
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Flores-Torres
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abruña
authors.forename: George G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Malliaras
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Craighead