Stable Delocalized Singlet Biradical Hydrocarbon for Organic Field‐Effect Transistors

Abstract

Delocalized singlet biradical hydrocarbons hold promise as new semiconducting materials for high‐performance organic devices. However, to date biradical organic molecules have attracted little attention as a material for organic electronic devices. Here, this work shows that films of a crystallized diphenyl derivative of s ‐indacenodiphenalene (Ph 2 ‐IDPL) exhibit high ambipolar mobilities in organic field‐effect transistors (OFETs). Furthermore, OFETs fabricated using Ph 2 ‐IDPL single crystals show high hole mobility ( μ h = 7.2 × 10 −1 cm 2 V −1 s −1 ) comparable to that of amorphous Si. Additionally, high on/off ratios are achieved for Ph 2 ‐IDPL by inserting self‐assembled mono­layer of alkanethiol between the semiconducting layer and the Au electrodes. These findings open a door to the application of ambipolar OFETs to organic electronics such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor logic circuits.