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Molecular-scale integrated multi-functions for organic light-emitting transistors

Lei Zheng1,§, Jinfeng Li1,§, Ke Zhou2, Xixia Yu1, Xiaotao Zhang1( ), Huanli Dong2( ), Wenping Hu1,2,3( )
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China

§ Lei Zheng and Jinfeng Li contributed equally to this work.

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Organic light-emitting transistors (OLETs) integrate the functions of light-emitting diodes and field-effect transistors into a unique device, opening a new door for optoelectronics. However, there is still a challenge due to the absence of high quality organic semiconductors for OLETs. Herein, we reported a novel molecule 2,6-di(anthracen-2-yl)naphthalene (2,6-DAN), which exhibited mobility of up to 19 cm2·V-1·s-1 and an absolute fluorescence quantum yield of 37.09%, which are good values for organic semiconductors. Moreover, OLETs based on 2,6-DAN single crystals showed bright yellowish-green emission and well-balanced ambipolar charge transport. The excellent ratio of hole to electron mobility can reach up to 0.86, which is superior to most single-component OLETs in typical device configurations reported so far.

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molecular semiconductormolecular crystalorganic optoelectronicstransistororganic light-emitting transistor

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Nano Research
Volume 13 Issue 7,
July 2020
Pages 1976-1981
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-020-2851-4
Cite this article:
Zheng L, Li J, Zhou K, et al. Molecular-scale integrated multi-functions for organic light-emitting transistors. Nano Research, 2020, 13(7): 1976-1981. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2851-4
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Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) Phototransistors
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Received: 26 January 2020
Revised: 08 April 2020
Accepted: 04 May 2020
Published: 23 May 2020
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