Synthesis of [7]phenacene incorporating tetradecyl chains in the axis positions and its application in field-effect transistors
Synthesis of [7]phenacene incorporating tetradecyl chains in the axis positions and its application in field-effect transistors
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DOI:
10.1039/d0tc00272k
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发表时间:
2020-06-14
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
Goto, Kenta
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作者:
Okamoto, Hideki;Hamao, Shino;Goto, Kenta
Field-effect transistors (FETs) were fabricated using a new type of phenacene molecule, 3,12-ditetradecyl[7]phenacene ((C14H29)(2)-[7]phenacene), and solid gate dielectrics or an electric double layer (EDL) capacitor with an ionic liquid (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (bmim[PF6])). The new molecule, (C14H29)(2)-[7]phenacene, was efficiently synthesizedviathe Mallory photoreaction. Its crystal structure and electronic properties were determined, using X-ray diffraction, scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM and STS), absorption spectroscopy, and photoelectron yield spectroscopy, which showed a monoclinic crystal lattice (space groupP2(1)(no. 4)) and an energy gap of similar to 3.0 eV. The STM image clearly showed the molecular structure of (C14H29)(2)-[7]phenacene, as well as the closed molecular stacking, indicative of a strong fastener effect between alkyl chains. The X-ray diffraction pattern of thin films of (C14H29)(2)-[7]phenacene formed on a SiO2/Si substrate suggested that the molecule stood on the surface with an inclined angle of 30 degrees with respect to the normal axis of the surface. The FET properties were recorded in two-terminal measurement mode, showing p-channel normally-off characteristics. The averaged values of field-effect mobility,mu, were 1.6(3) cm(2)V(-1)s(-1)for a (C14H29)(2)-[7]phenacene thin-film FET with a SiO(2)gate dielectric and 6(4) x 10(-1)cm(2)V(-1)s(-1)for a (C14H29)(2)-[7]phenacene thin-film EDL FET with bmim[PF6]. Thus, higher FET performance was obtained with an FET using a thin film of (C14H29)(2)-[7]phenacene compared to parent [7]phenacene. This study could pioneer an avenue for the realization of high-performance FETs through the addition of alkyl chains to phenacene molecules.