High-Performance, Ultrathin, Ultraflexible Organic Thin-Film Transistor Array Via Solution Process.

Ultrathin organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) have received extensive attention due to their outstanding advantages, such as extreme flexibility, good conformability, ultralight weight, and compatibility with low-cost and large-area solution-processed techniques. However, compared with the rigid substrates, it still remains a challenge to fabricate high-performance ultrathin OTFTs. In this study, a high-performance ultrathin 2,7-dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (C8-BTBT) OTFT array is demonstrated via a simple spin-coating method, with mobility as high as 11 cm(2) V-1 s(-1) (average mobility: 7.22 cm(2) V-1 s(-1)), on/off current ratio of over 10(6), switching current of >1 mA, and a good yield ratio as high as 100%. The ultrathin thickness at approximate to 380 nm and the ultralight weight at approximate to 0.89 g m(-2) enable the free-standing OTFTs to imperceptibly adhere onto human skin, and even a damselfly wing without affecting its flying. More importantly, the OTFTs show good electrical characteristics and mechanical stability when conformed onto the curved surfaces and even folded in a book after 100 folding cycles. These results illustrate the broad application potential of this simply fabricated ultrathin OTFT in next-generation electronics such as foldable displays and wearable devices.