Solution-processable 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole containing compound based on the novel 1-dodecyl-6-dodecoxynaphthyridine-2-one unit for organic field-effect transistors

Cameron, J. , Nanson, L., Blouin, N., Findlay, N. J. , Inigo, A. R. and Skabara, P. J. (2017) Solution-processable 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole containing compound based on the novel 1-dodecyl-6-dodecoxynaphthyridine-2-one unit for organic field-effect transistors. Organic Electronics, 49, pp. 400-405. (doi: 10.1016/j.orgel.2017.07.003)

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Abstract

Small molecule organic semiconductors have well-defined structures and can be used in place of polymers which often show batch-to-batch variation. Many different electron-rich donor and electron-deficient acceptor units have been used to design materials with reduced HOMO-LUMO gaps and improved mobilities. Here we introduce a novel acceptor unit, 1-dodecyl-6-dodecoxynaphthyridine-2-one. This acceptor unit has been used in the synthesis of two novel compounds, with thiophene and 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (BT) cores. The BT-containing compound shows a narrower HOMO-LUMO gap, broad solid-state absorption and has been applied to organic field-effect transistors, showing a mobility of 0.022 cm2 V−1 s−1 after optimisation of devices using self-assembled monolayers.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:JC thanks Merck Chemicals and EPSRC for the Industrial Case PhD funding (EP/K502297/1). PJS thanks the Royal Society for a Wolfson Research Merit Award.
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Skabara, Professor Peter and Cameron, Dr Joseph and Findlay, Dr Neil
Authors: Cameron, J., Nanson, L., Blouin, N., Findlay, N. J., Inigo, A. R., and Skabara, P. J.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
Journal Name:Organic Electronics
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:1566-1199
ISSN (Online):1878-5530
Published Online:04 July 2017
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2017 The Authors
First Published:First published in Organic Electronics 49: 400-405
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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