High-mobility organic thin film transistors based on benzothiadiazole- sandwiched dihexylquaterthiophenes

, Singh, Samarendra, Sudhakar, Sundarraj, Dodabalapur, Ananth, & Sellinger, Alan (2008) High-mobility organic thin film transistors based on benzothiadiazole- sandwiched dihexylquaterthiophenes. Chemistry of Materials, 20(9), pp. 3184-3190.

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We report here the synthesis, characterization, and organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) mobilities of 4,7-bis(5-(5-hexylthiophen-2-yl)thiophen-2-yl) benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazole (DH-BTZ-4T). DH-BTZ-4T was prepared in one high-yield step from commercially available materials using Suzuki chemistry and purified by column chromatography. OTFTs with hole mobilities of 0.17 cm2/(Vs) and on/off current ratios of 1 × 105 were prepared from DH-BTZ-4T active layers deposited by vacuum deposition. As DH-BTZ-4T is soluble in common solvents, solution processed devices were also prepared by spin coating yielding preliminary mobilities of 6.0 × 10-3 cm 2/(Vs). The promising mobilities and low band gap (1.90 eV) coupled with solution processability and ambient stability makes this material an excellent candidate for application in organic electronics.

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ID Code: 75251
Item Type: Contribution to Journal (Journal Article)
Refereed: Yes
ORCID iD:
Sonar, Prashantorcid.org/0000-0002-1119-4897
Measurements or Duration: 7 pages
Keywords: Column chromatography, High mobility organic thin film transistors, Olefins, Organic electronics, Organic solvents, Spin coating, Synthesis (chemical), Thin film transistors, Vacuum deposition
DOI: 10.1021/cm800139q
ISSN: 0897-4756
Pure ID: 33657857
Divisions: Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Science & Engineering Faculty
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