Influence of molecular architecture and processing on properties of semiconducting arylacetylene: Insulating poly(vinylidene fluoride) blends

Pascal Wolfer, Maria Laura Santarelli, Luigi Vaccaro, Liyang Yu, Thomas D. Anthopoulos, Paul Smith, Natalie Stingelin*, Assunta Marrocchi

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Abstract

Blends of chemically readily accessible, small-molecular arylacetylene derivatives with poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) are presented that allow reliable solution processing of field-effect transistor (FET) architectures with electronic characteristics comparable to those of the neat semiconductors. We demonstrate that having the chemical means and corresponding processing protocols to control solid-state microstructures by either adjusting the chemical nature of the organic semiconductor, blend composition or deposition temperature, permit straight-forward comparison between materials and allow probing if electronic characteristics are affected by the chemical structure of the organic semiconductor and/or selected processing protocols.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1886-1892
Number of pages7
JournalOrganic Electronics
Volume12
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Arylacetylenes
  • Blends
  • Charge transport
  • Crystallization
  • Field-effect transistor (FET)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Biomaterials
  • General Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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