Thermally Stable Organic Field‐Effect Transistors Based on Asymmetric BTBT Derivatives for High Performance Solar‐Blind Photodetectors

Abstract High‐performance solar‐blind photodetectors are widely studied due to their unique significance in military and industrial applications. Yet the rational molecular design for materials to possess strong absorption in solar‐blind region is rarely addressed. Here, an organic solar‐blind photo...

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Main Authors: Yicai Dong, Yanan Sun, Jie Liu, Xiaosong Shi, Haiyang Li, Jing Zhang, Chunlei Li, Yuanping Yi, Song Mo, Lin Fan, Lang Jiang
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Published: Wiley 2022-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202106085
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author Yicai Dong
Yanan Sun
Jie Liu
Xiaosong Shi
Haiyang Li
Jing Zhang
Chunlei Li
Yuanping Yi
Song Mo
Lin Fan
Lang Jiang
author_facet Yicai Dong
Yanan Sun
Jie Liu
Xiaosong Shi
Haiyang Li
Jing Zhang
Chunlei Li
Yuanping Yi
Song Mo
Lin Fan
Lang Jiang
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description Abstract High‐performance solar‐blind photodetectors are widely studied due to their unique significance in military and industrial applications. Yet the rational molecular design for materials to possess strong absorption in solar‐blind region is rarely addressed. Here, an organic solar‐blind photodetector is reported by designing a novel asymmetric molecule integrated strong solar‐blind absorption with high charge transport property. Such alkyl substituted [1]benzothieno[3,2‐b][1]‐benzothiophene (BTBT) derivatives Cn‐BTBTN (n = 6, 8, and 10) can be easily assembled into 2D molecular crystals and perform high mobility up to 3.28 cm2 V−1s−1, which is two orders of magnitude higher than the non‐substituted core BTBTN. Cn‐BTBTNs also exhibit dramatically higher thermal stability than the symmetric alkyl substituted C8‐BTBT. Moreover, C10‐BTBTN films with the highest mobility and strongest solar‐blind absorption among the Cn‐BTBTNs are applied for solar‐blind photodetectors, which reveal record‐high photosensitivity and detectivity up to 1.60 × 107 and 7.70 × 1014 Jones. Photodetector arrays and flexible devices are also successfully fabricated. The design strategy can provide guidelines for developing materials featuring high thermal stability and stimulating such materials in solar‐blind photodetector application.
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spelling doaj.art-3507e0e03b3d402ab91c4dd42af20f8d2022-12-22T02:22:09ZengWileyAdvanced Science2198-38442022-04-01912n/an/a10.1002/advs.202106085Thermally Stable Organic Field‐Effect Transistors Based on Asymmetric BTBT Derivatives for High Performance Solar‐Blind PhotodetectorsYicai Dong0Yanan Sun1Jie Liu2Xiaosong Shi3Haiyang Li4Jing Zhang5Chunlei Li6Yuanping Yi7Song Mo8Lin Fan9Lang Jiang10Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 ChinaBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 ChinaBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 ChinaBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 ChinaBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 ChinaBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 ChinaBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 ChinaBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 ChinaKey Laboratory of Science and Technology on High‐tech Polymer Materials Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 ChinaKey Laboratory of Science and Technology on High‐tech Polymer Materials Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 ChinaBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 ChinaAbstract High‐performance solar‐blind photodetectors are widely studied due to their unique significance in military and industrial applications. Yet the rational molecular design for materials to possess strong absorption in solar‐blind region is rarely addressed. Here, an organic solar‐blind photodetector is reported by designing a novel asymmetric molecule integrated strong solar‐blind absorption with high charge transport property. Such alkyl substituted [1]benzothieno[3,2‐b][1]‐benzothiophene (BTBT) derivatives Cn‐BTBTN (n = 6, 8, and 10) can be easily assembled into 2D molecular crystals and perform high mobility up to 3.28 cm2 V−1s−1, which is two orders of magnitude higher than the non‐substituted core BTBTN. Cn‐BTBTNs also exhibit dramatically higher thermal stability than the symmetric alkyl substituted C8‐BTBT. Moreover, C10‐BTBTN films with the highest mobility and strongest solar‐blind absorption among the Cn‐BTBTNs are applied for solar‐blind photodetectors, which reveal record‐high photosensitivity and detectivity up to 1.60 × 107 and 7.70 × 1014 Jones. Photodetector arrays and flexible devices are also successfully fabricated. The design strategy can provide guidelines for developing materials featuring high thermal stability and stimulating such materials in solar‐blind photodetector application.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202106085asymmetric moleculeshigh detectivityorganic field‐effect transistorssolar‐blind photodetectorsthermal stability
spellingShingle Yicai Dong
Yanan Sun
Jie Liu
Xiaosong Shi
Haiyang Li
Jing Zhang
Chunlei Li
Yuanping Yi
Song Mo
Lin Fan
Lang Jiang
Thermally Stable Organic Field‐Effect Transistors Based on Asymmetric BTBT Derivatives for High Performance Solar‐Blind Photodetectors
Advanced Science
asymmetric molecules
high detectivity
organic field‐effect transistors
solar‐blind photodetectors
thermal stability
title Thermally Stable Organic Field‐Effect Transistors Based on Asymmetric BTBT Derivatives for High Performance Solar‐Blind Photodetectors
title_full Thermally Stable Organic Field‐Effect Transistors Based on Asymmetric BTBT Derivatives for High Performance Solar‐Blind Photodetectors
title_fullStr Thermally Stable Organic Field‐Effect Transistors Based on Asymmetric BTBT Derivatives for High Performance Solar‐Blind Photodetectors
title_full_unstemmed Thermally Stable Organic Field‐Effect Transistors Based on Asymmetric BTBT Derivatives for High Performance Solar‐Blind Photodetectors
title_short Thermally Stable Organic Field‐Effect Transistors Based on Asymmetric BTBT Derivatives for High Performance Solar‐Blind Photodetectors
title_sort thermally stable organic field effect transistors based on asymmetric btbt derivatives for high performance solar blind photodetectors
topic asymmetric molecules
high detectivity
organic field‐effect transistors
solar‐blind photodetectors
thermal stability
url https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202106085
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