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Tuning Absorption State and Intermolecular Potential of Organic Semiconductors for Narrowband Ultraviolet
Yining Ma1, Quan Gao1, Yudong Li1
1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Intelligent Sensing & Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuit, Ministry of Education & Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
Abstract:
Narrowband response of organic semiconductors determines the band selectivity and anti-interference of the organic photodetectors, which are pursued for a long time but have not yet been resolved in the UV band. Herein, a feasible strategy is developed to realize narrowband UV response by tuning the absorption state and intermolecular potential of organic semiconductors. The as-designed non-Donor-Acceptor molecule, 2,5-diphenylthieno[3,2-b]thiophene (2,5-DPTT), exhibits narrowband absorption by fully suppressing the charge transfer state absorption. Simultaneously, the intermolecular potential is significantly enhanced (to ≈90 KJ mol-1) by modulating the molecular planarity. Consequently, the UV photodetector based on 2,5-DPTT achieves excellent narrowband response at 310 nm wavelength and a record-breaking photosensitivity (P = 1.21 × 106) in the deep UV range. In the demonstration application of flame alarm, the flame detector based on 2,5-DPTT single crystal exhibits excellent anti-interference capability. This work provides the inspiration for designing narrowband responsive organic semiconductors and building up multifunctional optoelectronic devices.
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