Bulky end-capped [1]Benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophenes: Reaching high-mobility organic semiconductors by fine tuning of the crystalline solid-state Order

Guillaume Schweicher, Vincent Lemaur, Claude Niebel, Christian Ruzié, Ying Diao, Osamu Goto, Wen Ya Lee, Yeongin Kim, Jean Baptiste Arlin, Jolanta Karpinska, Alan R. Kennedy, Sean R. Parkin, Yoann Olivier, Stefan C.B. Mannsfeld, Jérôme Cornil, Yves H. Geerts, Zhenan Bao

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Abstract

A series of bulky end-capped [1]benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophenes (BTBTs) are developed in order to tune the packing structure via terminal substitution. A coupled theoretical and experimental study allows us to identify 2,7-di-tert-butylBTBT as a new high-performance organic semiconductor with large and well-balanced transfer integrals, as evidenced by quantum-chemical calculations. Single-crystal field-effect transistors show a remarkable average saturation mobility of 7.1 cm2 V-1 s-1.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3066-3072
Number of pages7
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume27
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - May 20 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • high mobility
  • organic semiconductor
  • organic transistor
  • single-crystal

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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