Phenanthrene Condensed Thiadiazoloquinoxaline Donor–Acceptor Polymer for Phototransistor Applications

Mengmeng Li, Cunbin An, Tomasz Marszałek, Xin Guo, Yun‐Ze Long, Hongxing Yin, Changzhi Gu, Martin Baumgarten, Wojciech Pisula, Kläus Müllen

Chemistry of Materials · 2015 · 80 citations · 46 references

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A novel donor–acceptor polymer, PPhTQ, is synthesized by condensing a phenanthrene unit onto a thiadiazoloquinoxaline moiety. This polymer shows a broad absorption band from visible to near-infrared and a very low optical bandgap of 0.80 eV. A well-balanced ambipolar field-effect behavior is observed for PPhTQ, with mobilities of 0.09 cm 2 V –1 s –1 for holes and 0.06 cm 2 V –1 s –1 for electrons. A two-dimensional charge carrier transport in the film is determined by low-temperature resistance measurements, and an ordered molecular organization mainly in a face-on fashion is found by grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering. More importantly, a PPhTQ thin film phototransistor exhibits an excellent device performance with a maximum photoresponsivity of 400 A/W.

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