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A Novel Mitigation Mechanism for Photo-Induced Trapping in an Anthradithiophene Derivative Using Additives

Authors

NASRALLAH Iyad RAVVA Mahesh Kumar BROCH Katharina NOVÁK Jiří ARMITAGE John SCHWEICHER Guillaume SADHANALA Aditya ANTHONY John E. BREDAS Jean-Luc SIRRINGHAUS Henning

Year of publication 2020
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Advanced Electronic Materials
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

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Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202000250
Keywords electron trapping; light stability; operational stability; organic field-effect transistors; organic semiconductors
Description A novel trap mitigation mechanism using molecular additives, which relieves a characteristic early turn-on voltage in a high-mobility p-type acene-based small-molecule organic semiconductor, when processed from hydrous solvents, is reported. The early turn-on voltage is attributed to photo-induced trapping, and additive incorporation is found to be very effective in suppressing this effect. Remarkably, the molecular additive does not disturb the charge transport properties of the small-molecule semiconductor, but rather intercalates in the crystal structure. This novel technique allows for the solution-processing of small molecular semiconductors from hydrous solvents, greatly simplifying manufacturing processes for large-area electronics. Along with various electric and spectroscopic characterization techniques, simulations have given a deeper insight into the trap mitigation effect induced by the additive.
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