Incorporation of fused tetrathiafulvalene units in a DPP-terthiophene copolymer for air stable solution processable organic field effect transistors

Cortizo-Lacalle, Diego and Arumugam, Sasikumar and Elmasly, Saadeldin E. T. and Kanibolotsky, Alexander L. and Findlay, Neil J. and Inigo, Anto Regis and Skabara, Peter J. and Skabara, Peter (2012) Incorporation of fused tetrathiafulvalene units in a DPP-terthiophene copolymer for air stable solution processable organic field effect transistors. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22 (22). pp. 11310-11315. ISSN 0959-9428

Abstract

A new terthiophene-diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) copolymer has been synthesised in which the central thiophene ring within the terthiophene repeat unit is attached to a fused tetrathiafulvalene (TTF). The electrochemical and absorption data of the polymer, p(DPP-TTF), are presented, and the multi-redox states are investigated by UV-vis spectroelectrochemistry. Bottom gate/bottom contact field effect transistors were fabricated from films of p(DPP-TTF) annealed at 200 degrees C. The material, which under these conditions forms a fibrous structure, exhibited hole mobilities of 4 +/- 2 x 10(-2) cm(2) V-1 s(-1) with an on/off ratio of 1 x 10(4). The transistors showed little sign of degradation over 15 days of exposure under ambient conditions, demonstrating excellent air-stability. This characteristic is attributed to the incorporation of the TTF unit into the polymer.

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