5 '-(Anthracene-9,10-diyl)bis(ethyne-2,1-diyl)bis(2-hexylthiophene) derivatives bearing 5-ethynyl-5 '-hexyl-2,2 '-bithiophene and 2-ethynyl-5-hexylthieno[3,2-b]thiophene: Thin film transistors and photovoltaic applications

Authors
Jo, SoyoungShin, JicheolBae, Suk YoungKim, Kyung HwanLee, Tae WanSon, SunkyungKim, KyungkonChoi, Dong Hoon
Issue Date
2011-05
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
Citation
SYNTHETIC METALS, v.161, no.9-10, pp.833 - 843
Abstract
Novel 5,5'-(anthracene-9,10-diyl)bis(ethyne-2,1-diyl)bis(2-hexylthiophene)-based conjugated molecules have been synthesized via the Sonogashira coupling reaction. Newly synthesized anthracene-based molecules exhibit good solubility in common organic solvents and good self-film-forming properties. The semiconducting properties of the two molecules were evaluated in organic thin film transistors (OTFTs). The two pi-conjugated molecules 4 and 7 exhibit fairly high charge carrier mobilities-as high as 0.010-0.022 cm(2) V-1 s(-1) (I-on/I-off > 10(3)) without any annealing process. The high charge carrier mobilities of the as-spun films are attributed to the fact that the molecules demonstrated pronounced J-aggregation behavior, resulting in easy crystallization and dense coverage of the surface of a dielectric layer. In addition, two molecules were employed to fabricate organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells with methanofullerene [6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PC61BM) without thermal annealing. As a result, the photovoltaic cell containing 7 had the best preliminary results with an open-circuit voltage of 0.92 V. a short-circuit current density of 1.82 mA/cm(2), and a fill factor of 0.32, offering an overall power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 0.54%. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords
HIGH-PERFORMANCE; HIGH-MOBILITY; ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS; AMBIPOLAR; OLIGOMERS; POLYMERS; LENGTH; Conjugated molecules; Anthracene; Semiconductor; Mobility; Organic thin film transistor; Bulk heterojunction; Photovoltaic cell
ISSN
0379-6779
URI
https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/130363
DOI
10.1016/j.synthmet.2011.02.009
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