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Binary Solvent Engineering Modulates the Microstructure of Stretchable Organic Field-Effect Transistors for Highly
Xiao Jiang1, Jiaqi Zeng1, Linxuan Zhang1
1Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuits Ministry of Education & Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)
|June 25, 2025
Summary
Researchers developed a stretchable organic field-effect transistor (OFET) NO2 sensor using a hybrid solvent strategy. This novel approach enhances gas detection performance for wearable smart sensors.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Organic Electronics
- Chemical Sensing
Background:
- Stretchable organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) offer potential for real-time, in situ detection of gaseous pollutants due to their flexibility and sensing capabilities.
- Challenges exist in optimizing OFET gas sensor production, mechanical properties, and sensing performance, particularly concerning microstructure fabrication for enhanced sensitivity.
- Microstructures can improve OFET sensing, but high-precision fabrication limits scalability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop an ultrasensitive, fully stretchable OFET NO2 sensor with enhanced mechano-electrical and gas-sensing properties.
- To investigate a straightforward hybrid solvent strategy for controlling the organic semiconductor microstructure.
- To overcome limitations in microstructure fabrication for scalable production of high-performance OFET gas sensors.
Main Methods:
- A hybrid solvent strategy was employed to regulate the microstructure of the PDVT-10/SEBS organic semiconductor layer.
- Fabrication of fully stretchable OFETs using the modified PDVT-10/SEBS layer for NO2 detection.
- Characterization of the mechano-electrical properties (mobility, current ratio, strain tolerance) and gas-sensing performance (response, sensitivity, interference immunity).
Main Results:
- The hybrid solvent strategy induced nanoneedle-like structures in the PDVT-10/SEBS semiconductor.
- Achieved a maximum mobility of 2.71 cm^2 V^-1 s^-1, a switching current ratio > 10^6, and only 30% mobility decrease at 100% strain.
- Demonstrated a high response (77.9 × 10^6 %) and sensitivity (1.4 × 10^6 %/ppm) to NO2, with excellent interference immunity.
Conclusions:
- The proposed hybrid solvent strategy effectively regulates microstructure for enhanced OFET gas sensor performance.
- The developed stretchable OFET NO2 sensor exhibits superior sensitivity, stability, and selectivity.
- This work enables the development of next-generation wearable smart sensors for environmental monitoring.
