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An Investigation of the Structure-Property-Performance Relationship for Organic Semiconductors in Polymer and Electrolyte-Gated Organic Field-Effect Transistors.

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正題名/作者:	An Investigation of the Structure-Property-Performance Relationship for Organic Semiconductors in Polymer and Electrolyte-Gated Organic Field-Effect Transistors./
作者:	Khan, Raja.
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (136 pages)
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-03, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International85-03B.
標題:	Polymers. -
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ISBN:	9798381854404

An Investigation of the Structure-Property-Performance Relationship for Organic Semiconductors in Polymer and Electrolyte-Gated Organic Field-Effect Transistors.
Khan, Raja.

An Investigation of the Structure-Property-Performance Relationship for Organic Semiconductors in Polymer and Electrolyte-Gated Organic Field-Effect Transistors. - 1 online resource (136 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-03, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manchester (United Kingdom), 2023.

Includes bibliographical references

Research in organic semiconductors (OSCs) has demonstrated promising application of organic fieldeffect transistors (OFETs) as biosensors in medical diagnostics, food and environment monitoring. Iterative improvement in OSC material design and deposition strategy has contributed to enhanced charge transport properties of OFETs, critical for realising commercially viable devices. To date, little research has been conducted on the use of unsymmetrical [1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (BTBT) small-molecules that can potentially yield superior intrinsic electronic properties as well as highly ordered thin-films, all the while possessing favourable properties for facile solution processing. A library of previously littler or never studied before unsymmetrical BTBT molecules consisting of a decane chain at the C2 position, and various functional groups, namely, phenyl, methoxy, diamino, and trifluromethyl groups (nPh, nOMe, nNMe2, and nCF3) at the C7 position of the BTBT moiety were investigated. The results clearly highlighted the influence the four different functional groups had on thermal and electrochemical properties of these materials, thus influencing the thin-film microstructure and performance in OFET devices. The introduction of the nPh, nOMe, and nNMe2 functional groups contributed to the presence of several liquid crystalline phases in these material. Stark differences were observed in the HOMO energy levels of the small-molecules; the BTBT smallmolecules with nOMe and nNMe2 had significantly higher lying energy levels compared to nPh and n CF3 containing BTBT molecules. Transistors fabricated using Ph-BTBT (1.89 cm2 V-1 s-1), OMe-BTBT (1.87 cm2 V-1 s-1), and CF3-BTBT (1.54 cm2 V-1 s-1) blends with poly[4,9-dihydro-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6- b]dithiophene-benzothiadiazole (IDTBT), yielded higher average charge carrier mobility values compared to pristine IDTBT (1.02 cm2 V-1 s-1), blends of the prototypical 2,7-dioctyl BTBT (C8-BTBT) (1.19 cm2 V-1 s-1) and NMe2-BTBT (0.08 cm2 V-1 s-1) devices, processed under the same conditions, demonstrating the potential for realising improved performance through design of unsymmetrical BTBT molecules. Thin-film morphology analysis revealed that the BTBT blends retained their crystalline properties when processed in the blend explaining the mobility values, with the exception of NMe2-BTBT blends (hence the poor performance). This work clearly shows that the design and synthesis of unsymmetrical BTBT molecules can be used to optimise electrochemical, thermal, and self-assembling properties of the materials for specific large-area organic transistor fabrication, all the while maintaining high mobility values.Electrolyte-gated field-effect transistors (EGOFETs) are considered more adept for biosensing application than OFETs, and similarly, to enable optimum performances of EGOFET, significant understanding of OSC structure-property relationship and its interplay with EGOFET device performance is required. The novelty of this work was the first in-depth investigation of the OSC structure-property interplay with EGOFET device performance for a large of assortment of all-donor polymers, donor-acceptor copolymers, and OSC polymer/small-molecule blends. The work attempted to establish if an alternative material design strategy is required for EGOFETs or if current state-ofthe-art OFET materials are equally robust in EGOFET devices. Surprisingly, the study showed an almost complete reversal in trend between performances in OFET and EGOFETs. In OFETs, the OSC polymer/small-molecule blends yielded the highest charge carrier mobility values with poly(3- hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) exhibiting one of the lowest average mobility value. This was in stark constant to the blend thin-films yielding the poorest charge carrier mobility values in EGOFETs with P3HT yielding one of the highest.A clear trend could be seen between the smoothness of the thin-film and µ values in EGOFET devices, showing the significant dependence EGOFET devices have on the electrolyte/OSC interface. The highest performing EGOFET devices were IDTBT and P3HT thin-films yielding average µ values of 3.8 x 10-2 and 2.1 x 10-2 cm2 V-1 s-1, respectively. A clear trend can be observed between the HOMO energy level and the magnitude of the threshold voltage. Although IDTBT had the highest charge carrier mobility value, it also had the most negative threshold voltage, meaning that the operating window for IDTBT is very small, which is unsuitable for biosensing application. The devices generally performed poorly when operated using PBS buffer as gate electrolyte compared to DI water, demonstrating the additional challenge for realising EGOFET application for biosensing purposes. Overall, it can be concluded that whilst OFETs and EGOFETs have similar mechanism of operation, the immersion of the OSC into an electrolyte solution and the low-voltage operation of the devices yields very different results. As such developing an independent molecular design strategy for developing optimal OSC for high performing EGOFET devices should be considered.

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A library of previously littler or never studied before unsymmetrical BTBT molecules consisting of a decane chain at the C2 position, and various functional groups, namely, phenyl, methoxy, diamino, and trifluromethyl groups (nPh, nOMe, nNMe2, and nCF3) at the C7 position of the BTBT moiety were investigated. The results clearly highlighted the influence the four different functional groups had on thermal and electrochemical properties of these materials, thus influencing the thin-film microstructure and performance in OFET devices. The introduction of the nPh, nOMe, and nNMe2 functional groups contributed to the presence of several liquid crystalline phases in these material. Stark differences were observed in the HOMO energy levels of the small-molecules; the BTBT smallmolecules with nOMe and nNMe2 had significantly higher lying energy levels compared to nPh and n CF3 containing BTBT molecules. 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This work clearly shows that the design and synthesis of unsymmetrical BTBT molecules can be used to optimise electrochemical, thermal, and self-assembling properties of the materials for specific large-area organic transistor fabrication, all the while maintaining high mobility values.Electrolyte-gated field-effect transistors (EGOFETs) are considered more adept for biosensing application than OFETs, and similarly, to enable optimum performances of EGOFET, significant understanding of OSC structure-property relationship and its interplay with EGOFET device performance is required. The novelty of this work was the first in-depth investigation of the OSC structure-property interplay with EGOFET device performance for a large of assortment of all-donor polymers, donor-acceptor copolymers, and OSC polymer/small-molecule blends. The work attempted to establish if an alternative material design strategy is required for EGOFETs or if current state-ofthe-art OFET materials are equally robust in EGOFET devices. Surprisingly, the study showed an almost complete reversal in trend between performances in OFET and EGOFETs. In OFETs, the OSC polymer/small-molecule blends yielded the highest charge carrier mobility values with poly(3- hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) exhibiting one of the lowest average mobility value. This was in stark constant to the blend thin-films yielding the poorest charge carrier mobility values in EGOFETs with P3HT yielding one of the highest.A clear trend could be seen between the smoothness of the thin-film and µ values in EGOFET devices, showing the significant dependence EGOFET devices have on the electrolyte/OSC interface. The highest performing EGOFET devices were IDTBT and P3HT thin-films yielding average µ values of 3.8 x 10-2 and 2.1 x 10-2 cm2 V-1 s-1, respectively. 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