Development of a Simple and Scalable Method for Organic Semiconductor Single Crystal Growth and Formation of Multi-Single Crystal Thin Films for Applications in Field-Effect Transistor-Based Devices.

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A novel method for single-crystal (SC) growth, called "indirect sublimation," was successfully used to grow crystals of 1,3,6,8-tetrakis(methylthio)pyrene (MT-pyrene), MS-pyrene, rubrene, DNTT, and pentacene. High-coverage uniform crystals were obtained for MT- and MS-pyrene, which were transferred to a substrate using a rubbing machine to create a high-coverage multi-SC (MSC) film for device applications. MSC film-based organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) using MT-pyrene showed good on/off characteristics and high carrier mobilities (>20 cm2 V-1 s-1), comparable to SC devices (30 cm2 V-1 s-1).The development of novel high-mobility organic semiconductor materials was also performed, with a focus on designing molecules with brickwork crystal structures similar to MT-pyrene. A simulation algorithm was developed to accurately predict known brickwork-related crystal structures (MT- and MS-pyrene), and it was applied to the design of 1,3,8,10-tetrakis(methylthio)peropyrene (MT-peropyrene), which was synthesized and evaluated. SC-OFETs made with MT-peropyrene showed very high mobilities (30 cm2 V-1 s-1).Further optimization of the indirect sublimation method for MT-peropyrene and other materials, as well as fabrication of OFET-based devices such as pseudo-CMOS inverters, is ongoing. Additionally, novel material screening and development are being performed.