Indolo[3,2-b]carbazole-Based Thin-Film Transistors with High Mobility and Stability

Proper functionalization of indolo[3,2-b]carbazole led to a new class of high-performance organic semiconductors suitable for organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) applications. While 5,11-diaryl-substituted indolo[3,2-b]carbazoles without long alkyl side chains provided amorphous thin films upon vacu...

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Published in:Journal of the American Chemical Society 2005-01, Vol.127 (2), p.614-618
Main Authors: Wu, Yiliang, Li, Yuning, Gardner, Sandra, Ong, Beng S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Proper functionalization of indolo[3,2-b]carbazole led to a new class of high-performance organic semiconductors suitable for organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) applications. While 5,11-diaryl-substituted indolo[3,2-b]carbazoles without long alkyl side chains provided amorphous thin films upon vacuum deposition, those with sufficiently long alkyl side chains such as 5,11-bis(4-octylphenyl)indolo[3,2-b]carbazole self-organized readily into highly crystalline layered structures under similar conditions. OTFTs using channel semiconductors of this nature exhibited excellent field-effect properties, with mobility up to 0.12 cm2 V-1 s-1 and current on/off ratio to 107. As this class of organic semiconductors has relatively low HOMO levels and large band gaps, they also displayed good environmental stability even with prolonged exposure to amber light, an appealing characteristic for OTFT applications.
ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/ja0456149