Backbone Curvature in Polythiophenes

被引:144
作者
Rieger, Ralph [1 ]
Beckmann, Dirk [1 ]
Mavrinskiy, Alexey [1 ]
Kastler, Marcel [1 ]
Muellen, Klaus [1 ]
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Polymer Res, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
关键词
FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS; THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS; ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS; CHARGE-TRANSPORT; POLYMER SEMICONDUCTORS; CARRIER MOBILITY; MORPHOLOGY;
D O I
10.1021/cm101577j
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A series of five polymers containing different benzodithiophene isomers copolymerized with alkylated dithiophenc have been synthesized and characterized in terms of their semiconducting properties. Because of the different bonding geometry of the benzodithiophene monomers, a varying degree of curvature is introduced into the polymer backbone chain. The influence of this curvature on the solubility, the electronic levels, the morphology in a film, and the charge carrier mobility in organic field-effect transistors has been investigated. It turns out that an increased degree of curvature improves the solubility, but decreases the order in the film. As a result, the polymer with an intermediate degree of curvature yields the highest charge-carrier mobilities. These findings shall serve as guideline for the rational design of other semiconducting polymers.
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页码:5314 / 5318
页数:5
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