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Influences of Out-Of-Plane Lattice Alignment on the OFET Performance of TIPS-PEN Crystal Arrays.
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Crystal Growth & Design . Nov2016, Vol. 16 Issue 11, p6160-6166. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- In organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), the quality of charge-transport pathway, controlled by crystal structures of organic semiconductors (OSCs), strongly affects the performance of the device. To achieve higher charge mobility, solution-processed single-crystal (SPSC) techniques have been used to decrease crystal defects by aligning the crystals of OSCs in the in-plane direction. Nonetheless, through SPSC techniques, whether the crystalline lattices are well-aligned in the out-of-plane direction and how the out-of-plane lattice misorientaion affects OFET performances remain unclear. Here, a characterization protocol based on polarized optical microscope, X-ray diffraction, and electron diffraction is established to identify the lattice structure, the in-plane and out-of-plane lattice alignment in the crystal array of 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)pentacene (TIPS-PEN). Regardless of the solvents used in the PDMS-assisted crystallization, the characterization protocol confirms that all the crystal arrays share the same lattice structure (form I phase), and have similar in-plane lattice alignment. However, TIPS-PEN molecules have sufficient time to unify their out-of-plane orientation and prevent the formation of low angle grain boundary (LAGB) during crystal growth if high boiling temperature solvents are used. The improved out-of-plane lattice alignment increases the hole mobility and decreases the performance fluctuations of devices. The results confirm that the out-of-plane lattice alignment significantly impacts the performance of the devices and the reproducibility of the solution-processed TIPS-PEN OFETs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15287483
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Crystal Growth & Design
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 119278052
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.6b01391