Highly Soluble Poly(thienylenevinylene) Derivatives with Charge-Carrier Mobility Exceeding 1 cm2V–1s–1

We report synthesis and characterization of high performance p-type conjugated polymers containing alkyl-substituted thienylenevinylene (PC6TV12T and PC12TV12T) as an active layer for organic thin film transistors (OTFTs). Maximum mobility of annealed PC6TV12T and PC12TV12T films measured in OTFTs showed 0.47 and 1.05 cm2V−1s−1, respectively, in the top-gate/bottom-contact (TG/BC) configuration.

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