Light-Emitting Electrospun Nanofibers for Nanophotonics and Optoelectronics

The processing, properties, and applications of electrospun light-emitting nanofibers are reviewed. The different experimental approaches for electrospinning conjugated polymers and light-emitting compounds are presented. The characterization of the optoelectronic properties of electrospun conjugated polymer nanofibers evidences intriguing features, such as polarized emission, self-waveguiding, enhanced energy transfer, and charge transport. The applications of such nanostructured materials include polarized light sources for lab-on-chip devices, nanoscale organic light-emitting diodes and optically pumped lasers, field-effect transistors, and high-performance optical sensors. Future challenges and perspectives of electrospun light-emitting nanofibers are also discussed.