Functionalized perylenes: origin of the enhanced electrical performances

  • C. Piliego
  • , F. Cordella
  • , D. Jarzab
  • , S. Lu
  • , Z Chen
  • , A. Facchetti
  • , M.A. Loi

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    Abstract

    In this letter we compare the transistor performances of two solution-processed perylene derivatives: N,N'-bis (n-octyl)- dicyanoperylene-3,4:9,10-bis(dicarboximide) (PDI8-CN(2)) and N,N'-1H,1H-perfluorobutyl dicyanoperylenediimide (PDIF-CN(2)). Perylenediimide nitrogen functionalization with perfluoroalkyl vs. alkyl chains improves the electron mobility of solution-processed organic field effect transistors (OFETs) by one order of magnitude. Time resolved spectroscopy allows attributing this increment to a higher degree of co-facial arrangement of the fluorinated molecules. This supramolecular arrangement enhances the pi-pi overlap leading to more efficient electron transport.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)303-308
    Number of pages6
    JournalAPPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE \& PROCESSING
    Volume95
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr-2009

    Keywords

    • FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS
    • THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS
    • CHANNEL ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS
    • LIGHT-EMITTING TRANSISTORS
    • HIGH-MOBILITY
    • COMPLEMENTARY CIRCUITS
    • AMBIPOLAR TRANSPORT
    • DIIMIDE DERIVATIVES
    • OLIGOMERS
    • ELECTRONICS

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