High-Performance, Solution-Processed Organic Thin Film Transistors from a Novel Pentacene Precursor

The Lewis acid-catalyzed Diels−Alder reaction of the organic semiconductor pentacene with N-sulfinylacetamide yields a soluble adduct. Spin-coated thin films of this adduct undergo solid-phase conversion to form thin films of pentacene at moderate temperatures. Organic thin film transistors fabricat...

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Published in:Journal of the American Chemical Society 2002-07, Vol.124 (30), p.8812-8813
Main Authors: Afzali, Ali, Dimitrakopoulos, Christos D, Breen, Tricia L
Format: Article
Language:English
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Applied sciences
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Molecular electronics, nanoelectronics
Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices
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Summary:The Lewis acid-catalyzed Diels−Alder reaction of the organic semiconductor pentacene with N-sulfinylacetamide yields a soluble adduct. Spin-coated thin films of this adduct undergo solid-phase conversion to form thin films of pentacene at moderate temperatures. Organic thin film transistors fabricated by spin-coating this adduct, followed by thermal conversion to pentacene, exhibit the highest mobility reported to date for a solution-processed organic semiconductor.
ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/ja0266621