Influence of Semiconductor Thickness and Molecular Weight on the Charge Transport of a Naphthalenediimide-Based Copolymer in Thin-Film Transistors

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Contributors

  • Yevhen Karpov - , Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Wei Zhao - , Polyera Corporation (Author)
  • Ivan Raguzin - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Tetyana Beryozkina - , Ural Federal University (Author)
  • Vasiliy Bakulev - , Ural Federal University (Author)
  • Mahmoud Al-Hussein - , University of Jordan (Author)
  • Liane Haeussler - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Manfred Stamm - , Chair of Physical Chemistry of Polymeric Materials, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Brigitte Voit - , Chair of Organic Chemistry of Polymers, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Antonio Facchetti - , Polyera Corporation (Author)
  • Roman Tkachov - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Anton Kiriy - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)

Abstract

The N-type semiconducting polymer, P(NDI2OD-T2), with different molecular weights (MW = 23, 72, and 250 kg/mol) was used for the fabrication of field-effect transistors (FETs) with different Semiconductor layer thicknesses. FETs with semiconductor layer thicknesses from similar to 15 to 50 nm exhibit similar electron mobilities (mu's) of 0.2-0.45 cm(2) V-1 s(-1). Reduction of the active film thickness led to decreased mu values; however, FETs with similar to 2 and similar to 5 nm thick P(NDI2OD-T2) films still exhibit substantial mu's of 0.01-0.02 and similar to 10(-4) cm(2) V-1 s(-1), respectively. Interestingly, the lowest molecular weight sample (P-23, MW approximate to 23 kg/mol, polydispersity index (PDI) = 1.9) exhibited higher mu than the highest molecular weight sample (P-250, MW approximate to 250 kg/mol, PDI = 2.3) measured for thicker devices (15-50 nm). This is rather unusual behavior because typically charge carrier mobility increases with MW where improved grain-to-grain connectivity usually enhances transport events. We attribute this result to the high crystallinity of the lowest MW sample, as confirmed by differential scanning Calorimetry and X-ray diffraction studies, which may (over) compensate for other effects.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12478-12487
Number of pages10
JournalACS applied materials & interfaces
Volume7
Issue number23
Publication statusPublished - 17 Jun 2015
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 25781339
Scopus 84935036613
ORCID /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/148607954

Keywords

Keywords

  • Crystallinity, Electron mobility, Morphology, Semiconducting polymer, Thin-film transistor