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Control of polymorphism in solution-processed organic thin film transistors by self-assembled monolayers

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Polymorphism of organic semiconductor films is of key importance for the performance of organic thin film transistors (OTFTs). Herein, we demonstrate that the polymorphism of solution-processed organic semiconductors in thin film transistors can be controlled by finely tuning the surface nanostructures of substrates with self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). It is found that the SAMs of 12-cyclohexyldodecylphosphonic acid (CDPA) and 12-phenyldodecylphosphonic acid (PhDPA) induce different polymorphs in the dip-coated films of 2-dodecyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (BTBT-C12). The film of BTBT-C12 on CDPA exhibits field effect mobility as high as 28.1 cm2 V−1 s−1 for holes, which is higher than that of BTBT-C12 on PhDPA by three times. The high mobility of BTBT C12 on CDPA is attributable to the highly oriented films of BTBT C12 with a reduced in-plane lattice and high molecular alignment.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51603124, 51703042), the Shenzhen Sci & Tech Research Grant (JCYJ20180305124832322), the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong (AoE/P-03/08) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (3132678). We thank Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (beamline BL14B1) for providing beam time and assistance during the experiments.

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  1. Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China

    Danqing Liu, Xu Xiao, Jingjuan Tan & Lei Wang

  2. Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, HIT Campus of University Town, Shenzhen, 518055, China

    Zikai He

  3. Department of Chemistry, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China

    Bowen Shan & Qian Miao

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Liu, D., Xiao, X., He, Z. et al. Control of polymorphism in solution-processed organic thin film transistors by self-assembled monolayers. Sci. China Chem. 63, 1221–1229 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-020-9793-2

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