Abstract
Porphyrin offers a variety of optical, electrochemical, and catalytic properties from the central metal and structural modifications. However, porphyrins have been relatively less investigated for their semiconducting properties. In this work, we report on the design and synthesis of new solution processable semiconducting porphyrins 2TBPH and 2TBPZ. They contain two 5-hexylthiophen-2-yl ethynyl phenyl arms and produce smooth films and high quality single-crystals. The single-crystal field effect transistors from 2TBTZ show a maximum field effect mobility of ∼0.36 cm 2 V -1 s -1 with a high current on/off ratio of 2 × 10 3. Remarkably, the mobilities of single-crystal devices are two orders higher than those of thin-film based transistor devices.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 419-425 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Synthetic Metals |
Volume | 162 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Apr |
Keywords
- Field-effect transistors
- Porphyrins
- Semiconductors
- Single crystals
- Thin films
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry