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Polymer additive controlled morphology for high performance organic thin film transistors
Zhengran He1, Jihua Chen2, Dawen Li1
1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Materials for Information Technology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA. dawenl@eng.ua.edu.
Soft Matter
|July 11, 2019
Summary
Polymer additives can control crystal structure and charge transport in solution-processable organic semiconductors. This review explores non-conjugated and conjugated polymer strategies for high-performance organic electronics.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Organic Electronics
- Semiconductor Physics
Background:
- Solution-crystallizable small-molecule organic semiconductors offer advantages like high mobility, air stability, and solution processibility.
- Key examples include TIPS pentacene, diF-TEG-ADT, C8-BTBT, and PDIF-CN2.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review polymer additive-based approaches for controlling crystal morphology and charge transport in high-performance organic semiconductors.
- To discuss structure-performance correlations for these materials.
Main Methods:
- Categorization of polymer additives into non-conjugated and conjugated types.
- Analysis of how these additives influence the morphology and electronic properties of organic semiconductors.
Main Results:
- Demonstration of polymer additives as effective tools for tuning semiconductor properties.
- Establishment of structure-property relationships for optimizing organic semiconductor performance.
Conclusions:
- Polymer additive strategies are crucial for advancing high-performance organic semiconductors.
- The discussed approaches have broad implications for the design and application of organic electronic devices.
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