Xinhao Zhong
(Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials/Macromolecules Field/Molecular Design and Function Group, National Institute for Materials Science
)
;
Debdatta Panigrahi
(Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)/Quantum Materials Field/Quantum Device Engineering Group, National Institute for Materials Science
)
;
Ryoma Hayakawa
(Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)/Quantum Materials Field/Quantum Device Engineering Group, National Institute for Materials Science
)
;
Yutaka Wakayama
(Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)/Quantum Materials Field/Quantum Device Engineering Group, National Institute for Materials Science
)
;
Koji Harano
(Center for Basic Research on Materials/Advanced Materials Characterization Field/Electron Microscopy Group, National Institute for Materials Science
)
;
Masayuki Takeuchi
(Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials/Macromolecules Field/Molecular Design and Function Group, National Institute for Materials Science
)
;
Junko Aimi
(Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials/Macromolecules Field/Molecular Mechatronics Group, National Institute for Materials Science
)
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(abstract)Nonvolatile organic field-effect transistor (OFET) memories have attracted considerable attention owing to their potential applications in flexible and wearable electronic devices. The novel design of a charge-trapping material based on supramolecular miktoarm star copolymers (µ-stars) consisting of star-shaped polystyrene with a zinc phthalocyanine core (ZnPcPS4) and pyridyl end-functionalized polymer (py-polymer) has been studied to explore the influence of self-assembled morphology on the final device performances. Supramolecular µ-stars containing the ZnPc core showed distinctive phase-separated nanostructures in the films that were different from typical polymer blends. The OFET memory devices embedded with supramolecular µ-stars exhibited ambipolar charge-trapping behavior with photoresponsive characteristics, resulting in a wide memory window (47 V) with a high on/off current ratio (>107) for a long period of time (>104 s). Furthermore, the charge-trapping properties of the polymer memory layer were studied using Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM), revealing enhanced charge-trapping capabilities attributed to nanoscale phase separation in the supramolecular µ-star. This study provides the design and concept of charge-trapping materials for next-generation high-performance OFET memory devices.
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Keyword: Organic Field Effect Transistor Memory, Star-shaped Polymer, Supramolecular Polymer, Phthalocyanine, Ambipolar Charge Trapping, Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy
Date published: 2024-05-21
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
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First published URL: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01265H
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Updated at: 2024-06-25 12:30:21 +0900
Published on MDR: 2024-06-25 12:30:21 +0900
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