{"id":{"repo_id":"qucosa-diss","oai_identifier":"oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:71828"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/qucosa-diss/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:71828","repository":{"repo_id":"qucosa-diss","name":"QUCOSA","base_url":"http://www.qucosa.de/oai/"},"display":{"title":"Improved Organic Semiconductor Thin-Film Formation through the Addition of Vibrations to the Solution Shearing Method","abstract":"In this thesis, methods for improving charge carrier mobility and deposition conditions for the solution shearing of organic semiconductors for organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are investigated. Electrical performance for OFETs is currently still limited by the charge carrier mobility, especially when high fabrication speeds are required. In this work, adaptations are made to the solution shearing method to enhance charge carrier mobility values and to increase the deposition speed and film uniformity of semiconductor films. The solution shearing method can be easily adapted to large-scale roll-to-roll fabrication, a low-cost and high throughput fabrication process. In this work, the fabrication of OFETs with both crystalline small-molecule and donor-acceptor polymer semiconductors as the active layer is performed, and significant improvements in charge carrier mobility and film formation are achieved. Specifically, the crystalline small-molecule semiconductor TIPS-pentacene is blended with the inert dielectric polystyrene, and solution shearing parameters are optimized to obtain highly-aligned crystalline films. The thin film with optimized morphology is deposited on a very thin polymer dielectric film, demonstrating the feasibility of high-performance OFETs (effective mobility of ~1.2 cm2 V-1s-1) and an ultra-low operating voltage (~1 V) – at the time a record value. To improve crystal growth, the solution shearing method is modified to add vibrations to the liquid during the coating process. The new coating method, named “piezoshearing”, allows the application of vibrations to the liquid during deposition through the attachment of a piezo actuator to the shearing blade. The piezoshearing is implemented to enhance crystal growth during the solution shearing of crystalline materials, and tests of piezoshearing for the material 2,7-Dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (C8-BTBT) demonstrate that substrate coverage can be increased due to induced stick-and-slip caused by the piezoshearing. Due to the unfavorable wetting conditions of semiconducting donor-acceptor polymer solutions on the commonly used low surface energy OFET substrates, conventional solution shearing is problematic. With piezoshearing, film deposition can be significantly improved. In particular, through piezoshearing the so-called stick-and-slip instabilities are mitigated, allowing the doubling of the shearing speed, and the deposition of smooth and ultrathin films (~7 nm). In addition to enabling higher coating speeds, piezoshearing also lowers the polymer material consumption by up to ~ 70% in comparison to the conventional solution shearing method. For some materials, piezoshearing is also found to increase the charge carrier mobility in OFET devices by up to two orders of magnitude. The piezoshearing is utilized for viscous polymer solutions, which are challenging to coat, and usually, result in non-uniform films. Three donor-acceptor polymer systems were tested, and morphology changes are observed for all materials when piezoshearing is applied. For one of the polymeric solutions, an increase in crystallinity is achieved, possibly accompanied by a change in the degree of alignment of the polymer chains. For two other polymer solutions with higher molecular weight chains, very smooth films were obtained with the piezoshearing – saving 30% of material. Without the application of vibrations, such materials yield very non-uniform films, with significant thickness variations, which is unsuitable for OFET devices. In summary, this work leads to significant improvements in the solution shearing of organic semiconductor materials by adding vibrations in the kHz range to the deposition process. The effects and benefits of utilizing the piezoshearing are demonstrated, and suggestions for further improvement and studies are made.","abstract_html":"In this thesis, methods for improving charge carrier mobility and deposition conditions for the solution shearing of organic semiconductors for organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are investigated. Electrical performance for OFETs is currently still limited by the charge carrier mobility, especially when high fabrication speeds are required. In this work, adaptations are made to the solution shearing method to enhance charge carrier mobility values and to increase the deposition speed and film uniformity of semiconductor films. The solution shearing method can be easily adapted to large-scale roll-to-roll fabrication, a low-cost and high throughput fabrication process. In this work, the fabrication of OFETs with both crystalline small-molecule and donor-acceptor polymer semiconductors as the active layer is performed, and significant improvements in charge carrier mobility and film formation are achieved. Specifically, the crystalline small-molecule semiconductor TIPS-pentacene is blended with the inert dielectric polystyrene, and solution shearing parameters are optimized to obtain highly-aligned crystalline films. The thin film with optimized morphology is deposited on a very thin polymer dielectric film, demonstrating the feasibility of high-performance OFETs (effective mobility of ~1.2 cm2 V-1s-1) and an ultra-low operating voltage (~1 V) – at the time a record value. To improve crystal growth, the solution shearing method is modified to add vibrations to the liquid during the coating process. The new coating method, named “piezoshearing”, allows the application of vibrations to the liquid during deposition through the attachment of a piezo actuator to the shearing blade. The piezoshearing is implemented to enhance crystal growth during the solution shearing of crystalline materials, and tests of piezoshearing for the material 2,7-Dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (C8-BTBT) demonstrate that substrate coverage can be increased due to induced stick-and-slip caused by the piezoshearing. Due to the unfavorable wetting conditions of semiconducting donor-acceptor polymer solutions on the commonly used low surface energy OFET substrates, conventional solution shearing is problematic. With piezoshearing, film deposition can be significantly improved. In particular, through piezoshearing the so-called stick-and-slip instabilities are mitigated, allowing the doubling of the shearing speed, and the deposition of smooth and ultrathin films (~7 nm). In addition to enabling higher coating speeds, piezoshearing also lowers the polymer material consumption by up to ~ 70% in comparison to the conventional solution shearing method. For some materials, piezoshearing is also found to increase the charge carrier mobility in OFET devices by up to two orders of magnitude. The piezoshearing is utilized for viscous polymer solutions, which are challenging to coat, and usually, result in non-uniform films. Three donor-acceptor polymer systems were tested, and morphology changes are observed for all materials when piezoshearing is applied. For one of the polymeric solutions, an increase in crystallinity is achieved, possibly accompanied by a change in the degree of alignment of the polymer chains. For two other polymer solutions with higher molecular weight chains, very smooth films were obtained with the piezoshearing – saving 30% of material. Without the application of vibrations, such materials yield very non-uniform films, with significant thickness variations, which is unsuitable for OFET devices. In summary, this work leads to significant improvements in the solution shearing of organic semiconductor materials by adding vibrations in the kHz range to the deposition process. 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Three donor-acceptor polymer systems were tested, and morphology changes are observed for all materials when piezoshearing is applied. For one of the polymeric solutions, an increase in crystallinity is achieved, possibly accompanied by a change in the degree of alignment of the polymer chains. For two other polymer solutions with higher molecular weight chains, very smooth films were obtained with the piezoshearing – saving 30% of material. Without the application of vibrations, such materials yield very non-uniform films, with significant thickness variations, which is unsuitable for OFET devices. In summary, this work leads to significant improvements in the solution shearing of organic semiconductor materials by adding vibrations in the kHz range to the deposition process. 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