JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, cilt.130, sa.27, ss.8580-8582, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
We present here the synthesis, characterization, and field-effect performance of a novel n-channel semiconducting molecule TIFDMT and of the corresponding thiophene-based copolymer P-IFDMT4 based on the indenofluorenebis(dicyanovinylene) core. TIFDMT-based field-effect transistors fabricated by spin-coating exhibit high electron mobilities of 0.10−0.16 cm2/V s in air, low turn-on voltages (0 to +5 V), and high on/off ratios of 107−108. These devices also exhibit excellent air stability over a prolonged time of storage in ambient conditions. P-IFDMT4-based devices exhibit the first example of an air-stable ambipolar polymer processable from solution