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  • Materials Science
  • Organic Electronics
  • Polymer Chemistry

Background:

  • Ambipolar polymer semiconductors are crucial for advanced electronics like logic circuits and transistors.
  • Current high-performance polymers often rely on toxic chlorinated solvents, hindering commercialization.
  • Developing polymers soluble in non-chlorinated solvents is essential for sustainable organic electronics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize a novel ambipolar polymer processed from non-chlorinated solvents.
  • To achieve high charge carrier mobilities in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) using an eco-friendly approach.
  • To demonstrate the potential of green processing for high-performance organic electronics.

Main Methods:

  • A new polymer, PITTI-BT, was designed with a large molar mass monomer for improved solubility.
  • The polymer was processed using p-xylene (PX), a non-chlorinated solvent.
  • High-quality, well-aligned films were fabricated using an off-center spin-coating (SC) method.

Main Results:

  • PITTI-BT exhibited good solubility in p-xylene.
  • OFETs fabricated from PX solutions achieved record ambipolar performance.
  • Hole and electron mobilities reached 3.06 and 2.81 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹, respectively.

Conclusions:

  • The developed PITTI-BT polymer enables high-performance ambipolar transistors using non-chlorinated solvents.
  • The combination of green solvent processing and film alignment offers an effective, eco-friendly route to advanced organic electronics.
  • This work paves the way for sustainable manufacturing of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs).