2,2′-Bis(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl as a building block for highly ambient-stable, amorphous organic field-effect transistors with balanced ambipolarityElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Monomer synthesis, solubility, thermal properties, DFT-optimized molecular geometries, AFM, WAXS ring patterns, SAXS ring patterns and additional figures. See DOI: 10.1039/c5ra25884g

• Main Authors: Chaing, Chi-Jui, Chen, Jyh-Chien, Kuo, Yu-Ju, Tsao, Hsiang-Yen, Wu, Kuan-Yi, Wang, Chien-Lung
• Format: Journal Article
• Published: 21.01.2016

Novel conjugated polymers, PBPV-TPA, PBPV-CBZ, PBPV-MEH and PBPV-FLO, consisting of trifluoromethyl-substituted biphenyl (2,2′-bis(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl, CF 3 -BP) as the acceptor with various aromatic donors (triphenylamine TPA, carbazole CBZ, 2-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-5-methoxybenzene MEH and fluoren...