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Dual-function surfactant strategy for two-dimensional organic semiconductor crystals towards high-performance organic field-effect transistors

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Two-dimensional (2D) organic semiconductor crystals (OSCs) are ideal platforms for investigating fundament materials as well as achieving high-performance organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). The surfactants played an important role in the 2DOSCs growth in previous studies. However, residual surfactants may cause performance degradation of devices. Herein, a simple and effective dual-function surfactant strategy is used to control the growth of large-area few-molecular-layer 2DOSCs The introduction of phosphatidylcholine decreases the interfacial tension and improves the crystal growth dynamics, resulting in high-quality and large-area few-molecular-layer 2,6-bis(4-hexylphenyl)anthracene (C6-DPA) 2DOSC. The additive also passivates charge traps, boosting the mobility of 2DOSC-based OFETs by almost threefold. This method is also suitable for the growth of various high-quality 2DOSCs, opening up a new avenue for high-quality 2DOSCs towards high-performance OFETs.

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2016YFB0401100, 2017YFA0204503, and 2018YFA0703200), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91833306, 51633006, 51703159, 51733004, 51725304, 52003189 and 21875158), the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB12030300), and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M680875)

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  1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China

    Zheng Chen & Wenping Hu

  2. Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, Fuzhou International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China

    Shuming Duan & Wenping Hu

  3. Institute of Molecular Aggregation Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

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Chen, Z., Duan, S., Zhang, X. et al. Dual-function surfactant strategy for two-dimensional organic semiconductor crystals towards high-performance organic field-effect transistors. Sci. China Chem. 64, 1057–1062 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-021-9974-5

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