Addition of the lewis acid Zn(C6 F5 )2 enables organic transistors with a maximum hole mobility in excess of 20 cm2 V-1 s-1
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Incorporating the molecular organic Lewis acid tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane [B(C6 F5 )3 ] into organic semiconductors has shown remarkable promise in recent years for controlling the operating characteristics and performance of various opto/electronic devices, including, light-emitting diodes, solar cells, and organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs). Despite the demonstrated potential, however, to date most of the work has been limited to B(C6 F5 )3 with the latter serving as the prototypical air-stable molecular Lewis acid system. Herein, the use of bis(pentafluorophenyl)zinc [Zn(C6 F5 )2 ] is reported as an alternative Lewis acid additive in high-hole-mobility OTFTs based on small-molecule:polymer blends comprising 2,7-dioctyl[1]benzothieno [3,2-b][1]benzothiophene and indacenodithiophene-benzothiadiazole. Systematic analysis of the materials and device characteristics supports the hypothesis that Zn(C6 F5 )2 acts simultaneously as a p-dopant and a microstructure modifier. It is proposed that it is the combination of these synergistic effects that leads to OTFTs with a maximum hole mobility value of 21.5 cm2 V-1 s-1 . The work not only highlights Zn(C6 F5 )2 as a promising new additive for next-generation optoelectronic devices, but also opens up new avenues in the search for high-mobility organic semiconductors.
Date Issued
2019-05-10
Date Acceptance
2019-05-01
Citation
Advanced Materials, 2019, 31 (27)
ISSN
0935-9648
Publisher
Wiley
Journal / Book Title
Advanced Materials
Volume
31
Issue
27
Copyright Statement
© 2019 Owner. This is the accepted version of the following article: Paterson, A. F., Tsetseris, L., Li, R., Basu, A., Faber, H., Emwas, A.‐H., Panidi, J., Fei, Z., Niazi, M. R., Anjum, D. H., Heeney, M., Anthopoulos, T. D., Addition of the Lewis Acid Zn(C6F5)2 Enables Organic Transistors with a Maximum Hole Mobility in Excess of 20 cm2 V−1 s−1. Adv. Mater. 2019, 31, 1900871. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201900871, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201900871.
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31074923
Subjects
Lewis acid
carrier mobility
molecular doping
organic semiconductors
organic thin-film transistors
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Germany
Article Number
1900871
Date Publish Online
2019-05-10