TY - JOUR
T1 - Tuning orbital energetics in arylene diimide semiconductors. Materials design for ambient stability of n-type charge transport
AU - Jones, Brooks A.
AU - Facchetti, Antonio
AU - Wasielewski, Michael R.
AU - Marks, Tobin J.
PY - 2007/12/12
Y1 - 2007/12/12
N2 - Structural and electronic criteria for ambient stability in n-type organic materials for organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are investigated by systematically varying LUMO energetics and molecular substituents of arylene diimide-based materials. Six OFETs on n+-Si/SiO2 substrates exhibit OFET response parameters as follows: N,N′-bis(n-octyl) perylene-3,4:9, 10-bis(dicarboximide) (PDI-8): μ = 0.32 cm2 V -1 s-1 Vth = 55 V, Ion/I off = 105; N,N′-bis(n-octyl)-1,7- and N,N′-bis(n-octyl)-1,6-dibromoperylene-3,4:9, 10-bis-(dicarboximide) (PDI-8Br2): μ = 3×10-5 cm2 V -1 s-1, Vth = 62 V, Ion/Ioff = 103; N,N′-bis(n-octyl)-1,6,7,12-tetrachloroperylene-3,4:9,10- bis(dicarboximide) (PDI-8Cl4): μ = 4 × 10-3 cm2 V-1 s_1, Vth = 37 V, I on/Ioff = 104; N,N′-bis(n-octyl)-2- cyanonaphthalene-1,4,5,8-bis(dicarboximide) (NDI-8CN): μ = 4.7 × 10-3 cm2 V-1 s-1, Vth = 28, Ion/Ioff = 105; N,N′-bis(n-octyl)-1, 7- and N,N′-bis(n-octyl)-1,6-dicyanoperylene-3,4:9,10-bis-(dicarboximide) (PDI-8CN2): μ = 0.13 cm2 V-1 s 1, Vth = -14 V, Ion/Ioff = 103; and N,N′-bis(n-octyl)-2,6-dicyanonaphthalene-1,4,5,8-bis(dicarboximide) (NDI-8CN2): μ = 0.15 cm2 V-1 s_1, Vth = -37 V, Ion/Ioff = 102. Analysis of the molecular geometries and energetics in these materials reveals a correlation between electron mobility and substituent-induced arylene core distortion, while Vth and I0ff are generally affected by LUMO energetics. Our findings also indicate that resistance to ambient charge carrier trapping observed in films of N-(n-octyl)arylene diimides occurs at a molecular reduction potential more positive than ∼ -0.1 V (vs SCE). OFET threshold voltage shifts between vacuum and ambient atmosphere operation suggest that, at Ered1 < -0.1 V, the interfacial trap density increases by greater than ∼1 × 1013 cm-2, while, for semiconductors with Ered1 > -0.1 V, the trap density increase is negligible. OFETs fabricated with the present n-type materials having E red1 > -0.1 V operate at conventional gate biases with minimal hysteresis in air. This reduction potential corresponds to an overpotential for the reaction of the charge carriers with O2 of ∼0.6 V. N,N′-1H,1H-Perfluorobutyl derivatives of the perylene-based semiconductors were also synthesized and used to fabricate OFETs, resulting in air-stable devices for all fluorocarbon-substituted materials, despite generally having Ered1 < -0.1 V. This behavior is consistent with a fluorocarbon-based O2 barrier mechanism. OFET cycling measurements in air for dicyanated vs fluorinated materials demonstrate that energetic stabilization of the charge carriers results in greater device longevity in comparison to the OFET degradation observed in air-stable semiconductors with fluorocarbon barriers.
AB - Structural and electronic criteria for ambient stability in n-type organic materials for organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are investigated by systematically varying LUMO energetics and molecular substituents of arylene diimide-based materials. Six OFETs on n+-Si/SiO2 substrates exhibit OFET response parameters as follows: N,N′-bis(n-octyl) perylene-3,4:9, 10-bis(dicarboximide) (PDI-8): μ = 0.32 cm2 V -1 s-1 Vth = 55 V, Ion/I off = 105; N,N′-bis(n-octyl)-1,7- and N,N′-bis(n-octyl)-1,6-dibromoperylene-3,4:9, 10-bis-(dicarboximide) (PDI-8Br2): μ = 3×10-5 cm2 V -1 s-1, Vth = 62 V, Ion/Ioff = 103; N,N′-bis(n-octyl)-1,6,7,12-tetrachloroperylene-3,4:9,10- bis(dicarboximide) (PDI-8Cl4): μ = 4 × 10-3 cm2 V-1 s_1, Vth = 37 V, I on/Ioff = 104; N,N′-bis(n-octyl)-2- cyanonaphthalene-1,4,5,8-bis(dicarboximide) (NDI-8CN): μ = 4.7 × 10-3 cm2 V-1 s-1, Vth = 28, Ion/Ioff = 105; N,N′-bis(n-octyl)-1, 7- and N,N′-bis(n-octyl)-1,6-dicyanoperylene-3,4:9,10-bis-(dicarboximide) (PDI-8CN2): μ = 0.13 cm2 V-1 s 1, Vth = -14 V, Ion/Ioff = 103; and N,N′-bis(n-octyl)-2,6-dicyanonaphthalene-1,4,5,8-bis(dicarboximide) (NDI-8CN2): μ = 0.15 cm2 V-1 s_1, Vth = -37 V, Ion/Ioff = 102. Analysis of the molecular geometries and energetics in these materials reveals a correlation between electron mobility and substituent-induced arylene core distortion, while Vth and I0ff are generally affected by LUMO energetics. Our findings also indicate that resistance to ambient charge carrier trapping observed in films of N-(n-octyl)arylene diimides occurs at a molecular reduction potential more positive than ∼ -0.1 V (vs SCE). OFET threshold voltage shifts between vacuum and ambient atmosphere operation suggest that, at Ered1 < -0.1 V, the interfacial trap density increases by greater than ∼1 × 1013 cm-2, while, for semiconductors with Ered1 > -0.1 V, the trap density increase is negligible. OFETs fabricated with the present n-type materials having E red1 > -0.1 V operate at conventional gate biases with minimal hysteresis in air. This reduction potential corresponds to an overpotential for the reaction of the charge carriers with O2 of ∼0.6 V. N,N′-1H,1H-Perfluorobutyl derivatives of the perylene-based semiconductors were also synthesized and used to fabricate OFETs, resulting in air-stable devices for all fluorocarbon-substituted materials, despite generally having Ered1 < -0.1 V. This behavior is consistent with a fluorocarbon-based O2 barrier mechanism. OFET cycling measurements in air for dicyanated vs fluorinated materials demonstrate that energetic stabilization of the charge carriers results in greater device longevity in comparison to the OFET degradation observed in air-stable semiconductors with fluorocarbon barriers.
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U2 - 10.1021/ja075242e
DO - 10.1021/ja075242e
M3 - Article
C2 - 17999505
AN - SCOPUS:37049000173
VL - 129
SP - 15259
EP - 15278
JO - Journal of the American Chemical Society
JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society
SN - 0002-7863
IS - 49
ER -