화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.75, 187-193, July, 2019
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2019.03.023  Export Citation
Effect of lateral confinement on crystallization behavior of a small-molecule semiconductor during capillary force lithography for use in high-performance OFETs
Hyeok-jin Kwon, Kyunghun Kim, Tae Kyu An1, †, Se Hyun Kim2, †, and Chan Eon Park†
  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea
  • 1Department of Polymer Science & Engineering and IT Convergence, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju 27469, South Korea
  • 2School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, South Korea
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In the current work, we carry out an analysis on micro-patterned 6,13-bi (triisopropylsilylethynyl) pentacene (TIPS-pentacene) crystals grown by capillary force lithography (CFL) to investigate the effect of lateral confinement on the crystallization. From systematic analysis on the crystal orientation and crystallinity depending on the line widths of the crystal patterns, it is revealed that crystals grown from highly confined conditions, namely from patterns with line widths of 5 mm, are observed to be more uniaxially aligned, have much fewer grain boundaries, and yield better field-effect mobility (μFET) as high as 1.66 cm2/(V s) in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) compared to the wider line widths. These results demonstrate that the lateral confinement during CFL is able to promote the growth of wellaligned TIPS-pentacene crystals with high crystallinity. Thus, we expect our systematic work with CFL, a type of soft lithography, could provide insight for OFETs to step toward their integration in commercial devices.
Keywords:Capillary force lithography;Soft lithography;6,13-Bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl) pentacene;(TIPS-pentacene);Patterning;Organic field-effect transistor
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