Advanced Materials, Vol.27, No.12, 2007-2012, 2015
Rectifying Electrical Noise with an Ionic-Organic Ratchet
Electronic ratchets can rectify AC signals that are extracted from unpredictable energy fluctuations. A device is presented with ratchet-like current-voltage characteristics, which delivers record high electrical currents of 2.6 and 1.7 mu A when driven with an AC signal of square wave and random amplitude, respectively. The device is based on a poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl): salt blend, which acquires rectification properties after a voltage stress in a transistor configuration.