Annealing Behavior with Thickness Hindered Nucleation in
Small-Molecule Organic Semiconductor Thin Films

J 2019

Annealing Behavior with Thickness Hindered Nucleation in Small-Molecule Organic Semiconductor Thin Films

ROZBOŘIL, Jakub, Katharina BROCH, Roland RESEL, Ondřej CAHA, Filip MÜNZ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Annealing Behavior with Thickness Hindered Nucleation in Small-Molecule Organic Semiconductor Thin Films

Name in Czech

Žíháním vyvolané změny vykazující tloušťkově závislé potlačení nukleace v tenkých vrstvách malomolekulárního organického polovodiče

Authors

ROZBOŘIL, Jakub (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Katharina BROCH (276 Germany), Roland RESEL (40 Austria), Ondřej CAHA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Filip MÜNZ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petr MIKULÍK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), John E. ANTHONY (840 United States of America), Henning SIRRINGHAUS (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and Jiří NOVÁK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN, WASHINGTON, AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2019, 1528-7483

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10302 Condensed matter physics

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL of the publication

Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.089

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/19:00110253

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00213

UT WoS

000474669900022

Keywords (in Czech)

antradithiofen; organické polovodiče; krystalizace; nukleace; polymorfizmus; rtg difrakce; optická spektroskopieů; polem řízené tranzistory; výkonnost; žíhání; tenké vrstvy

Keywords in English

ANTHRADITHIOPHENE; organic semiconductors; CRYSTALLIZATION; nucleation; POLYMORPHISM; X-ray diffraction; optical spectroscopy; FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS; PERFORMANCE; annealing; thin films

Abstract

V originále

We introduce a comprehensive overview of spontaneous and thermal induced structure changes in thin films of the high performance small-molecular organic semiconductor 5,11-bis(triethyl silylethynyl) anthradithiophene (TES-ADT). Most importantly, we find that nucleation of the TES-ADT high temperature beta phase can be induced only for films thicker than a critical thickness, while it is hindered for thinner films. The described limited crystal phase nucleation, the circumstances of which are unique in the realm of small-molecule organic semiconductors, is explained in terms of a two step nucleation mechanism while taking into account the anisotropic surface energy of crystal grains. Furthermore, we identify changes in the optical absorption spectra observed during aging of as deposited films with a spontaneous transformation from the amorphous phase to the alpha(2) phase via the alpha(1) phase of TES-ADT. The transformation takes place on the time scale of several days. Finally, we determine temperature dependence of lattice parameters of the alpha(1) and alpha(2) phases and the lattice parameters of the beta phase. Thermal expansion of the alpha(1) phase is found to be much lower than that of the alpha(2) phase.

Links

LM2015041, research and development project

Name: CEITEC Nano

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

LQ1601, research and development project

Name: CEITEC 2020 (Acronym: CEITEC2020)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

Citovat

ROZBOŘIL, Jakub, Katharina BROCH, Roland RESEL, Ondřej CAHA, Filip MÜNZ, Petr MIKULÍK, John E. ANTHONY, Henning SIRRINGHAUS and Jiří NOVÁK. Annealing Behavior with Thickness Hindered Nucleation in Small-Molecule Organic Semiconductor Thin Films. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN. WASHINGTON: AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2019, vol. 19, No 7, p. 3777-3784. ISSN 1528-7483. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00213.

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ROZBOŘIL, Jakub, Katharina BROCH, Roland RESEL, Ondřej CAHA, Filip MÜNZ, Petr MIKULÍK, John E. ANTHONY, Henning SIRRINGHAUS and Jiří NOVÁK. Annealing Behavior with Thickness Hindered Nucleation in Small-Molecule Organic Semiconductor Thin Films. \textit{CRYSTAL GROWTH \&{}amp; DESIGN}. WASHINGTON: AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2019, vol.~19, No~7, p.~3777-3784. ISSN~1528-7483. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00213.

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