Issue 24, 2021

Synthesis and electron-transport properties of N-trifluoromethylphenyl-phthalimides containing selenophene substituents

Abstract

Trifluoromethylphenyl substituted phthalimides (PIs) containing oligoselenophene and phenylselenophene substituents were synthesized. Spectroscopic studies show that increasing the number of selenophene units causes the UV-Vis and photoluminescence maxima of the selenophene substituted PIs to shift to longer wavelengths. Analysis of the single crystal structure shows that the biselenophene substituted derivative has a layered structure, no center of symmetry and a molecular network with close contacts between Se atoms. XRD patterns of the PI derivatives indicate they have similar layered structures. These substances were used to fabricate field-effect transistors (FET)s by using the vapor deposition method. The FET derived using the biselenophene substituted PI exhibits clear n-type characteristics with an electron mobility of ca. 10−4 cm2 V−1 s−1. The FET prepared using the more highly conjugated terselenophene derivative also displays n-type FET characteristics with a slightly higher threshold voltage. Moreover, n-type behavior is also displayed by a highly crystalline thin film generated from the phenylselenophene derivative. The LED light responsiveness of FET characteristics was investigated. While the FET formed from the terselenophene derivative maintains a saturation drain–source current (IDS) operation along with a three-fold increase of electron mobility upon irradiation, those derived from the biselenophene and phenylselenophene derivatives display Ohm's law-like IDS. The difference in light responses are discussed in terms of conductivity differences.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and electron-transport properties of N-trifluoromethylphenyl-phthalimides containing selenophene substituents

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Aug 2021
Accepted
27 Oct 2021
First published
29 Oct 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 7861-7868

Synthesis and electron-transport properties of N-trifluoromethylphenyl-phthalimides containing selenophene substituents

J. Nishida, Y. Morikawa, A. Hashimoto, Y. Kita, H. Nishimoto, T. Kadoya, H. Sato and T. Kawase, Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 7861 DOI: 10.1039/D1MA00716E

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