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Performance Optimization Strategies for Polymer Organic Field-Effect Transistors as Sensing Platforms.

Yan Wang¹, Zimin Ye¹, Tianci Wang¹

¹School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

|November 27, 2025

Summary

Optimizing polymer organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) requires balancing multiple performance metrics, not just mobility. Coordinated physical and chemical strategies enhance sensing applications like flexible electronics and biointerfaces.

Keywords:

carrier mobility interface organic field-effect transistor polymer semiconductors sensors

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Organic Electronics
Semiconductor Physics

Background:

Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are crucial for advanced sensing technologies.
Realizing their full potential necessitates coordinated optimization of key performance parameters.
Existing research often focuses narrowly on specific metrics like mobility.

Purpose of the Study:

To comprehensively review recent strategies for enhancing polymer OFET performance.
To highlight the importance of a balanced optimization approach across multiple parameters.
To guide the development of OFETs for emerging applications.

Main Methods:

Review of physical approaches: annealing, dielectric engineering, buffer layers.
Review of chemical approaches: self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), polymer chain modification, blending, doping.
Analysis of multi-scale optimization frameworks (molecular, film, device levels).

Main Results:

Various physical and chemical strategies can enhance OFET parameters (mobility, threshold voltage, on/off ratio, stability).
Precise integration of processing and chemical design is vital.
A balanced optimization strategy is superior to focusing solely on high mobility.

Conclusions:

Coordinated optimization across mobility, flexibility, stability, and function is essential for high-performance OFETs.
Molecular design must consider processing compatibility.
A multi-scale optimization framework enables adaptability for flexible sensing, bioelectronics, and neuromorphic computing.