Incorporation of Diketopyrrolopyrrole into Polythiophene for the Preparation of Organic Polymer Transistors

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2024-01, Vol.29 (1), p.260
• Main Authors: Ren, Shiwei, Wang, Zhuoer, Zhang, Wenqing, Yassar, Abderrahim, Chen, Jinyang, Wang, Sichun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Chemical bonds; Chemical Sciences; Communication; Electronics; Electrons; Engineering Sciences; Field-effect transistors; Fluorine; hole mobility; Molecular structure; Molecular weight; organic electronics; Oxidation; Polymers; polythiophene; Semiconductors; solution processing; transistor; Transistors; π-conjugated materials
• ISSN: 1420-3049; 1420-3049
• DOI: 10.3390/molecules29010260

Polythiophene, as a class of potential electron donor units, is widely used in organic electronics such as transistors. In this work, a novel polymeric material, PDPPTT-FT, was prepared by incorporating the electron acceptor unit into the polythiophene system. The incorporation of the DPP molecule assists in improving the solubility of the material and provides a convenient method for the preparation of field effect transistors via subsequent solution processing. The introduction of fluorine atoms forms a good intramolecular conformational lock, and theoretical calculations show that the structure displays excellent co-planarity and regularity. Grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray (GIWAXS) results indicate that the PDPPTT-FT is highly crystalline, which facilitates carrier migration within and between polymer chains. The hole mobility of this π-conjugated material is as high as 0.30 cm V s in organic transistor measurements, demonstrating the great potential of this polymer material in the field of optoelectronics.