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Toward high-mobility organic field-effect transistors: Control of molecular packing and large-area fabrication of single-crystal-based devices

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High-mobility organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are the basic units for a variety of high-performance electronic applications. Here, we review recent progress in controlling molecular packing and crystal growth in high-mobility, small molecular organic FETs. Strategies to tune molecular packing of organic semiconductors and their impact on charge transport are described. Methods for the controlled growth of single-crystal organic semiconductors required for large-area device construction are reviewed. Furthermore, the advantages, limitations, and potential of these methods are also discussed.

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This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research (DMR) Solid-State Chemistry under Award DMR-0705687–002, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) (Grant No. FA9550–12–1-01906) and the Stanford Global Energy and Climate Program. This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 51222302) the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2012 QNA 4025), and the Department of Energy, Laboratory Directed Research and Development funding, under contract DE-AC02-76SF00515.

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Li, H., Giri, G., Tok, J.B.H. et al. Toward high-mobility organic field-effect transistors: Control of molecular packing and large-area fabrication of single-crystal-based devices. MRS Bulletin 38, 34–42 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2012.309

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