Pentacene disproportionation during sublimation for field-effect transistors
by Roberson, Luke B.; Kowalik, Janusz; Tolbert, Laren M.; Kloc, Christian; Zeis, Roswitha; Chi, Xiaoliu; Fleming, Richard C.; Wilkins, Charles L.
At moderate temperatures in flowing gas, pentacene undergoes a disproportionation reaction to produce 6,13-dihydropentacene (DHP) and a series of polycondensed aromatic hydrocarbons, including the previously unknown peripentacene (PP). The process requires activation by heating to 320 degreesC and is possibly catalyzed by impurities such as DHP, 6,13-pentacenequinone (PO), Al, or Fe found in the starting materials. These impurities also result in a decrease in the intrinsic field-effect mobility (FEM) of pentacene crystals. Subsequent purifications remove such impurities, thus inhibiting the formation of the disproportionation products and increasing the FEM of pentacene (2.2 cm(2)/Vs). These results clarify the importance of purification of semiconductive materials for measurements of intrinsic mobility and optimal device performance.
- Journal
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Volume
- 127
- Issue
- 9
- Year
- 2005
- Start Page
- 3069
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1520-5126; 0002-7863
- DOI
- 10.1021/ja044586r