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Non-fullerene acceptor based photoelectric material for retinal prosthesis
Author
Hyunsun Song
Co-author
Hyeonhee Roh, Jae Young Kim, Byung Chul Lee, Bright Walker, Maesoon Im§
Journal
MICRO AND NANO SYSTEMS LETTERS
Vol
11
Page
10
Date
2023 SEP.
Year
2023
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Microelectronic retinal implants can restore a useful level of artificial vision in photoreceptor-damaged retina. Previously commercialized retinal prostheses require transocular connection lines to an external power supply and/or for data transmission, which are unwieldy and may cause unwanted side effects, such as infections. A recently reported wireless device used a rigid silicon substrate. However, it had the potential for a long-term mechanical mismatch with soft retinal tissue. In this work, we used organic photovoltaic materials which can be fabricated on flexible substrates as well as be operated without any physical connection to the external world. The present study employed PCE10 as an active layer for retinal prosthetic application for the first time. Compared to previously studied organic photovoltaic materials used in retinal prosthesis research (such as P3HT), our PCE10 devices showed higher efficiency, providing a huge advantage in this field. When the PCE10 was blended with other non-fullerene acceptors achieving a ternary organic photovoltaic layer (PCE10:ITIC:Y6 blend), it showed lower reduction of photocurrent under same irradiation frequency condition. The fabrication method for our organic photovoltaic device was simple and easy to control its thickness. The fabricated devices showed adequate photocurrent to stimulate the retinal neurons with a smaller reduction in generated photocurrent during repeating stimuli compared to P3HT or PCE10 alone.