Doping in Organic Electrochemical Transistors

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Grace Sun · Lexington, Kentucky
George D. Yancopoulos Innovator Award ($75,000) · Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair · 2024

Abstract

Work on improving organic electrochemical transistors — the switching devices at the heart of flexible bioelectronics — with an eye to sensors and treatment devices for conditions including diabetes, epilepsy and organ failure.

Why it worked

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Key methods

Organic electrochemical transistor fabrication
Doping of the semiconducting channel
Device characterisation
Biosensing application testing

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