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Effect of ozone on the stability of solution-processed anthradithiophene- based organic field-effect transistors


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Nasrallah, I 
Banger, KK 
Vaynzof, Y 
Payne, MM 
Too, P 

Abstract

We have investigated the degradation effects of ozone exposure on organic field-effect transistors based on 2,8-difluoro-5,11-bis(triethylsilylethynyl)anthradithiophene as the organic semiconducting channel layer, as well as on thin films of this widely used, high-mobility, small molecule semi-conductor. Electrical I−V measurements showed a loss of transistor characteristic behavior. We present 1 H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy results as well as X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy measurements showing the oxidation of the parent molecule, from which we suggest various possible reaction paths.

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3403 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, 40 Engineering, 34 Chemical Sciences

Journal Title

Chemistry of Materials

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Journal ISSN

0897-4756
1520-5002

Volume Title

26

Publisher

American Chemical Society (ACS)

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DSpace@Cambridge license