Controlling the Microstructure of Conjugated Polymers in High-Mobility Monolayer Transistors via the Dissolution Temperature.

Abstract

It remains a challenge to precisely tailor the morphology of polymer monolayers to control charge transport. Herein, the effect of the dissolution temperature (T dis) is investigated as a powerful strategy for morphology control. Low T dis values cause extended polymer aggregation in solution and induce larger nanofibrils in a monolayer network with more pronounced π–π stacking. The field‐effect mobility of the corresponding monolayer transistors is significantly enhanced by a factor of four compared to devices obtained from high T dis with a value approaching 1 cm2 V−1 s−1. Besides that, the solution kinetics reveal a higher growth rate of aggregates at low T dis, and filtration experiments further confirm that the dependence of the fibril width in monolayers on T dis is consistent with the aggregate size in solution. The generalizability of the T dis effect on polymer aggregation is demonstrated using three other conjugated polymer systems. These results open new avenues for the precise control of polymer aggregation for high‐mobility monolayer transistors.