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http://dx.doi.org/10.12925/jkocs.2014.31.3.402

Molecular Distribution depending on the Cooling-off Condition in a Solution-Processed 6,13-Bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)-Pentacene Thin-Film Transistor  

Park, Jae-Hoon (Department of Electronic Engineering, Hallym University)
Bae, Jin-Hyuk (School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology / v.31, no.3, 2014 , pp. 402-407 More about this Journal
Abstract
Herein, we describe the effect of the cooling-off condition of a solution-processed 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)-pentacene (TIPS-pentacene) film on its molecular distribution and the resultant electrical properties. Since the solvent in a TIPS-pentacene droplet gradually evaporates from the rim to the center exhibiting a radial form of solute, for a quenched case, domains of the TIPS-pentacene film are aboriginally spread showing original features of radial shape due to suppressed molecular rearrangement during the momentary cooling period. For the slowly cooled case, however, TIPS-pentacene molecules are randomly rearranged during the long cooling period. As a result, in the lopsided electrodes structure proposed in this work, the charge transport generates more effectively under the case for radial distribution induced by the quenching technique. It was found that the molecular redistribution during the cooling-period plays an important role on the magnitude of the mobility in a solution-processed organic transistor. This work provides at least a scientific basis between the molecular distribution and electrical properties in solution-processed organic devices.
Keywords
TIPS-pentacene; organic thin-film transistor; cooling-off; molecular distribution; solution-process;
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