Solution-processed organic thin-film transistors with vertical nanophase separation

We have found that spin coating a solution of 6,13-bis(triisopropyl-silylethynyl)-pentacene (TIPS-pentacene) blended with poly(α-methylstyrene) (PαMS) induces vertical nanophase separation, which results in a trilayer film: a TIPS-pentacene layer, a mixed layer of TIPS-pentacene/PαMS, and a TIPS-pentacene layer. Organic thin-film transistors (TFTs) made from this TIPS-pentacene/PαMS solution have remarkably improved uniformity and thermal stability without degradation of electrical characteristics compared to organic TFTs with a conventional TIPS-pentacene sole channel layer.

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