In:
Advanced Materials, Wiley, Vol. 33, No. 5 ( 2021-02)
Abstract:
Electronic properties of organic semiconductor (OSC) thin films are largely determined by their morphologies and crystallinities. However, solutionâprocessed conjugated smallâmolecule OSC thin films usually exhibit abundant grain boundaries and impure grain orientations because of complex fluid dynamics during solution coating. Here, a novel methodology, waterâsurface drag coating, is demonstrated to fabricate highâquality OSC thin films with greatly enhanced charge transport properties. This method utilizes the water surface to alter the evaporation dynamics of solution to enlarge the grain size, and a unique dragâcoating process to achieve the unidirectional growth of organic crystals. Using 2,8âdifluoroâ5,11âbis(triethylsilylethynyl)anthradithiophene (DifâTESâADT) as an example, thin films with millimeterâsized singleâcrystal domains and pure crystallographic orientations are achieved, revealing a significant enhancement (4.7 times) of carrier mobility. More importantly, the resulting film can be directly transferred onto any desired flexible substrates, and flexible transistors based on the DifâTESâADT thin films show a mobility as high as 16.1 cm 2 V â1 s â1 , which represents the highest mobility value for the flexible transistors reported thus far. The method is general for the growth of various highâquality OSC thin films, thus opening up opportunities for highâperformance organic flexible electronics.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0935-9648
,
1521-4095
DOI:
10.1002/adma.202005915
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1474949-X
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