Improved field-effect transistor performance of a benzotrithiophene polymer through ketal cleavage in the solid state

Christian B. Nielsen; Eun Ho Sohn; Dong Jun Cho; Bob C. Schroeder; Jeremy Smith; Mongryong Lee; Thomas D. Anthopoulos; Kigook Song; Iain McCulloch

doi:10.1021/am303138q

Improved field-effect transistor performance of a benzotrithiophene polymer through ketal cleavage in the solid state

Christian B. Nielsen^*, Eun Ho Sohn, Dong Jun Cho, Bob C. Schroeder, Jeremy Smith, Mongryong Lee, Thomas D. Anthopoulos, Kigook Song, Iain McCulloch

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Abstract

A benzotrithiophene polymer with a new thermally cleavable ketal substituent is reported. It is shown how this functional group can be used to facilitate solvent processing and, subsequently, how it can be removed by a thermal annealing process to generate a structurally ordered and crystalline thin film with significantly improved field-effect transistor properties.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1806-1810
Number of pages	5
Journal	ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume	5
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/am303138q
State	Published - Mar 13 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

benzotrithiophene
conjugated polymers
field-effect transistors
hole mobility
thermal cleavage

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General Materials Science

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Improved field-effect transistor performance of a benzotrithiophene polymer through ketal cleavage in the solid state

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