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Solvent and polymer matrix effects on TIPS-pentacene/polymer blend organic field-effect transistors

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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Volume 22, Issue 12, Pages 5531-5537

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ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm16487f

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  1. Solvay S.A.
  2. Office of Naval Research [N00014-04-1-0120]
  3. Air Force Office of Scientific Research [FA9550-10-1-0555, FA9550-09-1-0162]
  4. STC of the National Science Foundation [DMR-0120967]

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We report on a systematic study of solvent and polymer matrix effects on the phase segregation behavior of 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl) pentacene (TIPS-pentacene) blends incorporated into two different amorphous polymer matrices, poly (alpha-methyl styrene) and poly (triarylamine), and using two solvents, chlorobenzene and tetralin. Optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction analyses, and optical absorption measurements are used to evaluate the film morphology, crystallinity, and optical density, respectively. These analyses are correlated with the extent of vertical segregation of TIPS-pentacene, as observed for the blended films by depth-profile XPS analyses. The microstructure and vertical phase segregation of TIPS-pentacene in blend films are found to be strongly influenced by the choice of solvent. Tetralin, a solvent with a high boiling temperature, was found to be more desirable for achieving distinct phase segregation/crystallization of TIPS-pentacene in blend films and best performance in OFETs with a dual-gate geometry. The electrical properties of top and bottom channels were consistent with the morphological characterization and OFETs processed from tetralin showed higher mobility values than those from chlorobenzene. Further modification of the annealing conditions in the TIPS-pentacene/PTAA/tetralin ternary system led to top-gate OFETs with mobility values up to 2.82 cm(2)/Vs.

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