Effect of ZnO Doping on the Humidity Sensing Properties of the PVDF/PVA Polymeric Blend Films Fatima H. Mahdi, Akram N. Al-Shadeedi Semiconductors, 2024 Abstract Resistive humidity sensors based on PVDF/PVA polymeric blend films doped with ZnO nanoparticles were investigated in this work. The polymeric blends were prepared by solution mixing PVDF and PVA with different (0, 1, 3, 5, and 8) weight ratios of ZnO NPs. The undoped and doped PVDF/PVA blend films were deposited on the interdigitated ITO/glass electrodes to fabricate the resistive humidity sensors. The techniques of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and contact angle were utilized to characterize the crystal structure, functional groups, surface morphology, and hydrophilicity of the undoped and doped PVDF/PVA sensing films. The sensing properties of the resistive humidity sensor based on the undoped and doped PVDF/PVA polymeric blend were examined by investigating the resistance change with relative humidity level (RH%) ranging from 20 to 90% at room temperature. By increasing ZnO NPs wt %, the sensitivity, response, and recovery times of the humidity sensor based on PVDF/PVA blend films showed an improvement due to the increased porosity and hydrophilicity of the sensing films. The sensor’s sensitivity ratio is enhanced from 4076 to 8073 by increasing the weight ratio of ZnO NPs from 0 to 8 wt %. Also, the response and recovery times are affected by increasing ZnO NPs from 0 to 8 wt %, which decreased from 28 to 18 s and 42 to 30 s, respectively.
Stability of organic permeable base transistors Kashi N. Subedi, Akram Al-Shadeedi, Björn Lüssem Applied Physics Letters, 2019 Organic Permeable Base Transistors (OPBTs) reach a very high transit frequency and large on-state currents. However, for a later commercial application of this technology, a high operational stability is essential as well. Here, the stability of OPBTs during continuous cycling and during base bias stress is discussed. It is observed that the threshold voltage of these transistors shifts toward more positive base voltages if stressed by applying a constant potential to the base electrode for prolonged times. With the help of a 2D device simulation, it is proposed that the observed instabilities are due to charges that are trapped on top of an oxide layer formed around the base electrode. These charges are thermally released after removing the stress, and the device reaches its initial performance after around 24–48 h.
Suppressing Base Currents in Organic Permeable-Base Transistors by Anodization of the Base Electrode Shiyi Liu, Raj Kishen Radha Krishnan, Akram Al-Shadeedi, Björn Lüssem ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2019 Organic permeable base transistors (OPBTs) have long been investigated as an alternative to conventional OFETs. Their vertical architecture allows for simple low-resolution fabrication techniques, leading to short channel lengths and high current densities. However, to achieve a higher amplification in these transistors, it is essential to keep the base current a few orders of magnitude lower than the collector current. Here, it is shown that electrochemically growing a thin oxide layer on top of the base electrode of OPBT in conjunction with a self-assembled monolayer (SAMs) is capable of suppressing the base current and obtaining a higher amplification value.
Vertical Organic Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors Shiyi Liu, Max L. Tietze, Akram Al-Shadeedi, Vikash Kaphle, Changmin Keum, Björn Lüssem ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2019 Doping organic semiconductors has become a key technology to increase the performance of organic light-emitting diodes, solar cells, or field-effect transistors (OFETs). However, doping can be used...
Cu (In, Ga) Se2 an absorber layer of photovoltaic devices Mohammed A. Hameed, Akrm N. AL-Shadeedi, Abeer N. Abdulhameed, Omar Abdulsada Ali Journal of Physics Conference Series, 2019 CIGS nanoink has synthesized from molecular precursors of CuCl, InCl3, GaCl3 and Se metal heat up 240 °C for a half hour in N2-atmosphere to form CIGS nanoink, and then deposited onto substrates of soda-lime glass (SLG). This work focused on CIGS nanocrystals, indicates their synthesis and applications in photovoltaic devices (PVs) as an active light absorber layers. in this work, using spin-coating to deposit CIGS layers (75 mg/ml and 500 nm thickness), without selenization at high temperatures, were obtained up to 1.398 % power conversion efficiency (PCE) at AM 1.5 solar illumination. Structural formations of CIGS chalcopyrite structure were studied by using x ray diffraction XRD. The morphology and composition of CIGS were studied using scanning electron microscopy SEM.
Scaling of High-Performance Organic Permeable Base Transistors Akram Al‐Shadeedi, Shiyi Liu, Vikash Kaphle, Chang‐Min Keum, Björn Lüssem Advanced Electronic Materials, 2019 Organic permeable‐base transistors (OPBTs) show potential for high‐speed, flexible electronics. Scaling laws of OPBTs are discussed and it is shown that OPBT performance can be increased by reducing their effective device area. Comparing the performance of optimized OPBTs with state‐of‐the‐art organic field‐effect transistors (OFETs), it is shown that OPBTs have a higher potential for an increased transit frequency. Not only do OPBTs reach higher transconductance values without the need for sophisticated structuring techniques, but they are also less sensitive to parasitic contact resistances. With the help of a 2D numerical model, the reduced contact resistances of OPBTs are explained by a homogeneous injection of current across the entire emitter electrode, compared to injection in a small area along the edge of the source of OFETs.
Minority currents in n-doped organic transistors Akram Al-shadeedi, Shiyi Liu, Chang-Min Keum, Daniel Kasemann, Christoph Hoßbach, Johann Bartha, Scott D. Bunge, Björn Lüssem ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2016
Enhanced optical response and photodetector performance of PANi/WO 3 nanocomposites with controlled composition ratios A Al-Shadeedi, MT Tawfeeq, AA Abbas, AF Ahmed, FAH Mutlak Polymer Bulletin 83 (6), 332 , 2026 2026
Investigation of the Effect of Zinc-Oxide Nanoparticles on the Structural and Optical Properties of PVDF-PVA Polymer Blend Thin Films FH Mahdi, A Al-Shadeedi Iraqi Journal of Physics 24 (1), 21-30 , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Preparation, Characterization, and Photoelectric Properties Investigation of Ag2O Nanoparticles Composited with Reduced Graphene Oxide RA Salman, AN Al-Shadeedi, OA Ali, AF Ahmed, FAH Mutlak Plasmonics, 1-10 , 2025 2025
Effect of ZnO doping on the humidity sensing properties of the PVDF/PVA polymeric blend films FH Mahdi, AN Al-Shadeedi Semiconductors 58 (11), 882-893 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Stability of organic permeable base transistors KN Subedi, A Al-Shadeedi, B Lüssem Applied Physics Letters 115 (19) , 2019 2019 Citations: 11
Suppressing base currents in organic permeable-base transistors by anodization of the base electrode S Liu, RK Radha Krishnan, A Al-Shadeedi, B Lüssem ACS Applied Electronic Materials 1 (9), 1756-1761 , 2019 2019 Citations: 7
Vertical organic tunnel field-effect transistors S Liu, ML Tietze, A Al-Shadeedi, V Kaphle, C Keum, B Lussem ACS Applied Electronic Materials 1 (8), 1506-1516 , 2019 2019 Citations: 12
Cu (In, Ga) Se2 an absorber layer of photovoltaic devices MA Hameed, AN AL-Shadeedi, AN Abdulhameed, O Abdulsada Ali Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1279 (1), 012062 , 2019 2019 Citations: 6
Modeling tunnel currents in organic permeable-base transistors A Al-Shadeedi, S Liu, RKR Krishnan, CM Keum, V Kaphle, SD Bunge, ... Synthetic Metals 252, 82-90 , 2019 2019 Citations: 6
Scaling of High‐Performance Organic Permeable Base Transistors A Al‐Shadeedi, S Liu, V Kaphle, CM Keum, B Lüssem Advanced Electronic Materials 5 (3), 1800728 , 2019 2019 Citations: 18
Doped bottom-contact organic field-effect transistors S Liu, P Billig, A Al-Shadeedi, V Kaphle, B Lüssem Nanotechnology 29 (28), 284001 , 2018 2018 Citations: 15
67‐1: Invited Paper: Doped Organic Transistors ‐ Increased Stability and Reproducibility for Active Matrix Displays S Liu, A Al-Shadeedi, V Kaphle, B Lüssem SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers 49 (1), 884-887 , 2018 2018 Citations: 4
Tuning charge carrier transport and optical birefringence in liquid-crystalline thin films: A new design space for organic light-emitting diodes CM Keum, S Liu, A Al-Shadeedi, V Kaphle, MK Callens, L Han, K Neyts, ... Scientific reports 8 (1), 699 , 2018 2018 Citations: 39
Patterning organic transistors by dry-etching: the double layer lithography S Liu, A Al-Shadeedi, V Kaphle, CM Keum, B Lüssem Organic Electronics 45, 124-130 , 2017 2017 Citations: 18
Lateral and vertical organic transistors A Al-Shadeedi Kent State University , 2017 2017 Citations: 3
Charge trapping in doped organic Zener diodes CM Keum, S Liu, A Al-Shadeedi, V Kaphle, SD Bunge, B Lüssem Organic Electronics 39, 77-84 , 2016 2016 Citations: 9
Minority currents in n-doped organic transistors A Al-Shadeedi, S Liu, CM Keum, D Kasemann, C Hoßbach, J Bartha, ... ACS applied materials & interfaces 8 (47), 32432-32439 , 2016 2016 Citations: 19
Quantifying charge trapping and molecular doping in organic pin diodes CM Keum, S Liu, A Al-Shadeedi, V Kaphle, B Lüssem Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XX 9941, 207-213 , 2016 2016
Contact resistance effects in highly doped organic electrochemical transistors. V Kaphle, S Liu, A Al-Shadeedi, CM Keum, B Lüssem Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 28 (39), 8766-8770 , 2016 2016 Citations: 86
Novel Photo-patterning of Organic Semiconductors S Liu, A Al-shadeedi Bulletin of the American Physical Society 60 , 2015 2015
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Contact resistance effects in highly doped organic electrochemical transistors. V Kaphle, S Liu, A Al-Shadeedi, CM Keum, B Lüssem Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 28 (39), 8766-8770 , 2016 2016 Citations: 86
Tuning charge carrier transport and optical birefringence in liquid-crystalline thin films: A new design space for organic light-emitting diodes CM Keum, S Liu, A Al-Shadeedi, V Kaphle, MK Callens, L Han, K Neyts, ... Scientific reports 8 (1), 699 , 2018 2018 Citations: 39
Minority currents in n-doped organic transistors A Al-Shadeedi, S Liu, CM Keum, D Kasemann, C Hoßbach, J Bartha, ... ACS applied materials & interfaces 8 (47), 32432-32439 , 2016 2016 Citations: 19
Scaling of High‐Performance Organic Permeable Base Transistors A Al‐Shadeedi, S Liu, V Kaphle, CM Keum, B Lüssem Advanced Electronic Materials 5 (3), 1800728 , 2019 2019 Citations: 18
Patterning organic transistors by dry-etching: the double layer lithography S Liu, A Al-Shadeedi, V Kaphle, CM Keum, B Lüssem Organic Electronics 45, 124-130 , 2017 2017 Citations: 18
Doped bottom-contact organic field-effect transistors S Liu, P Billig, A Al-Shadeedi, V Kaphle, B Lüssem Nanotechnology 29 (28), 284001 , 2018 2018 Citations: 15
Vertical organic tunnel field-effect transistors S Liu, ML Tietze, A Al-Shadeedi, V Kaphle, C Keum, B Lussem ACS Applied Electronic Materials 1 (8), 1506-1516 , 2019 2019 Citations: 12
Stability of organic permeable base transistors KN Subedi, A Al-Shadeedi, B Lüssem Applied Physics Letters 115 (19) , 2019 2019 Citations: 11
Charge trapping in doped organic Zener diodes CM Keum, S Liu, A Al-Shadeedi, V Kaphle, SD Bunge, B Lüssem Organic Electronics 39, 77-84 , 2016 2016 Citations: 9
Suppressing base currents in organic permeable-base transistors by anodization of the base electrode S Liu, RK Radha Krishnan, A Al-Shadeedi, B Lüssem ACS Applied Electronic Materials 1 (9), 1756-1761 , 2019 2019 Citations: 7
Cu (In, Ga) Se2 an absorber layer of photovoltaic devices MA Hameed, AN AL-Shadeedi, AN Abdulhameed, O Abdulsada Ali Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1279 (1), 012062 , 2019 2019 Citations: 6
Modeling tunnel currents in organic permeable-base transistors A Al-Shadeedi, S Liu, RKR Krishnan, CM Keum, V Kaphle, SD Bunge, ... Synthetic Metals 252, 82-90 , 2019 2019 Citations: 6
Effect of ZnO doping on the humidity sensing properties of the PVDF/PVA polymeric blend films FH Mahdi, AN Al-Shadeedi Semiconductors 58 (11), 882-893 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
67‐1: Invited Paper: Doped Organic Transistors ‐ Increased Stability and Reproducibility for Active Matrix Displays S Liu, A Al-Shadeedi, V Kaphle, B Lüssem SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers 49 (1), 884-887 , 2018 2018 Citations: 4
Lateral and vertical organic transistors A Al-Shadeedi Kent State University , 2017 2017 Citations: 3
Investigation of the Effect of Zinc-Oxide Nanoparticles on the Structural and Optical Properties of PVDF-PVA Polymer Blend Thin Films FH Mahdi, A Al-Shadeedi Iraqi Journal of Physics 24 (1), 21-30 , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Enhanced optical response and photodetector performance of PANi/WO 3 nanocomposites with controlled composition ratios A Al-Shadeedi, MT Tawfeeq, AA Abbas, AF Ahmed, FAH Mutlak Polymer Bulletin 83 (6), 332 , 2026 2026
Preparation, Characterization, and Photoelectric Properties Investigation of Ag2O Nanoparticles Composited with Reduced Graphene Oxide RA Salman, AN Al-Shadeedi, OA Ali, AF Ahmed, FAH Mutlak Plasmonics, 1-10 , 2025 2025
Quantifying charge trapping and molecular doping in organic pin diodes CM Keum, S Liu, A Al-Shadeedi, V Kaphle, B Lüssem Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XX 9941, 207-213 , 2016 2016
Novel Photo-patterning of Organic Semiconductors S Liu, A Al-shadeedi Bulletin of the American Physical Society 60 , 2015 2015