Organic near-infrared optoelectronic materials and devices: an overview

Zong-Lu Che; Chang-Cun Yan; Xue-Dong Wang; Liang-Sheng Liao

doi:10.1117/1.AP.6.1.014001

Advanced Photonics, Volume. 6, Issue 1, 014001(2024)

Organic near-infrared optoelectronic materials and devices: an overview

Zong-Lu Che^1、†, Chang-Cun Yan^1,2、*, Xue-Dong Wang^1、*, and Liang-Sheng Liao^1,3、*

¹Soochow University, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Suzhou, China

²Soochow University, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Suzhou, China

³Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau, China

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Zong-Lu Che, Chang-Cun Yan, Xue-Dong Wang, Liang-Sheng Liao, "Organic near-infrared optoelectronic materials and devices: an overview," Adv. Photon. 6, 014001 (2024)

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