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Sequential solvent casting for improving the structural ordering and electrical characteristics of polythiophene thin films†
Shinae Kim,Boseok Kang,Minjung Lee,Seung Goo Lee,Kilwon Cho,Hoichang Yang,Yeong Don Park
RSC Advances Pub Date : 08/26/2014 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C4RA06311B
Abstract

We developed a facile post-deposition method for preparing high-performance organic transistors using direct solvent exposure. The morphological, optical, and electrical properties of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) films were profoundly influenced by the solubility of P3HT in a solvent. Exposure to an optimized binary solvent mixture comprising methylene chloride and toluene efficiently improved the morphology and molecular ordering in a conjugated polymer thin film. The improved ordering was correlated with improved charge carrier transport in the field-effect transistors (FETs) prepared from the films. The correlation between the thin films' structural features and the electrical properties of the films guided the identification of an appropriate binary solvent mixing ratio and characterized the influence of the physical properties on the electronic properties of solvent-exposed P3HT films in an FET.

Graphical abstract: Sequential solvent casting for improving the structural ordering and electrical characteristics of polythiophene thin films
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