Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1525895 | Materials Chemistry and Physics | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Most functionalized thiophenes are difficult to electropolymerize due to nucleophilicity that will attack the radical cation inhibiting polymerization. However, we have successfully electrodeposited a newly synthesized functionalized terthiophene monomer 3-((2′:2″,5″:2‴-terthiophene)-3″-yl) acrylic acid (TAA) as an active layer of a organic field-effect transistor (OFET). The polymer was then oxidized in order to increase its conductivity. Various oxidizing potentials were experimented and their effect on the OFET's charge mobility was examined. A mobility of 0.25 cm2 (V s)−1 is achieved with an oxidizing potential of 0.9 V after vacuum drying.
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Authors
N. Tjitra Salim, K.C. Aw, Hui Peng, Lijuan Zhang, J. Travas-Sejdic, W. Gao,