Water-based high-performance polymer field effect transistors enabled by heat-assisted surfactant elimination
- Authors
- Cho, Jangwhan; Cheon, Kwang Hee; Ha, Jaeun; Chung, Dae Sung
- Issue Date
- Feb-2016
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
- Keywords
- Green solvent; Conjugated polymer; Polymer nanoparticle; Organic thin-film transistors
- Citation
- CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, v.286, pp 122 - 127
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
- Volume
- 286
- Start Page
- 122
- End Page
- 127
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/64329
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cej.2015.10.053
- ISSN
- 1385-8947
1873-3212
- Abstract
- Environmentally benign processing technology of polymeric semiconductor is demonstrated to facilitate industrial application of organic electronics. By employing sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as a surfactant and Poly[2,5-bis(3-tetradecylthiophen-2-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophenel (PBTTT) as a polymeric semiconductor, a water-borne colloid was synthesized and used for forming the active layer of a field effect transistor. Traditionally, this technology was not successful in realizing high charge carrier mobility, owing to difficulties in identifying an optimal temperature for eliminating the surfactant while maintaining the long-range-ordered pi-pi stacked structure of the semiconductors. In this work, by utilizing the liquid crystalline nature of the PBTTT, we identified the optimal thermal treatment condition (similar to 270 degrees C), which is sufficient both for eliminating the SDS and stimulating a second phase transition of the PBTTT. As a result, the PBTTT nanoparticle film cast from the water-borne colloid was successfully sintered to form continuously pi-pi stacked polymeric semiconductor films, whose high charge carrier mobility of 0.19 cm(2)/Vs, is comparable to those of organic solvents. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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