Tailoring the Morphology of a Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based Polymer as Films or Wires for High-Performance OFETs using Solution Shearing
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Abstract
Abstract Conjugated polymers often show efficient charge carrier transport along their backbone which is a primary factor in the electrical behavior of Organic Field Effect Transistor (OFETs) devices fabricated from these materials. Herein, a solution shearing procedure is reported to fabricate micro/nano wires from a diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based polymer. Millimeter to nanometer long polymer wires orientated in the coating direction are developed after a thorough analysis of the deposition conditions. It shows several morphological regimes?film, transition, and wires and experimentally derive a phase diagram for the parameters coating speed and surface energy of the substrate. The as-fabricated wires are isolated, which is confirmed by optical, atomic force, and scanning electron microscopy. Beside the macroscopic alignment of wires, cross-polarized optical microscopy images show strong birefringence suggesting a high degree of molecular orientation. This is further substantiated by polarized UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy, selected area electron diffraction transmission electron microscopy, and grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering. Finally, an enhanced electrical performance of single wire OFETs is observed with a 15-fold increase in effective charge carrier mobility to 1.57 cm2 V?1 s?1 over devices using films (0.1 cm2 V?1 s?1) with similar values for on/off current ratio and threshold voltage.
Details
Original language | English |
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Journal | Small methods |
Volume | n/a |
Issue number | n/a |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 85178158672 |
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ORCID | /0000-0002-8487-0972/work/148606679 |
ORCID | /0000-0002-4859-4325/work/148607202 |
Keywords
Keywords
- conjugated polymers, micro/nano wires, organic field effect transistors, solution shearing