title: Construction of heterojunction nanowires from polythiophene/polypyrrole for applications as efficient switches.
abstract: The design and fabrication of PTh-PPY heterojunction nanowires that exhibits smart responses to electrochemical redox potentials is described. In their oxidized state, PTh-PPY nanowires act as resistors, whilst in their reduced state, they acts as diodes. Furthermore, the electrical transport mode can be reversibly changed by alternately exposing the nanowires to negative and positive potentials. Constructing full-organic heterojunction nanowires with smart, controllable properties will contribute to the development of intelligent organic devices and organic-electronic circuits on the nanoscale.
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yanbing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yuliang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yongjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Huibiao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Guoxing
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yingjie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Haowei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lin