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

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General Materials Science

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benzotrithiophene
conjugated polymers
field-effect transistors
hole mobility
thermal cleavage

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

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