Realizing High-Performance and Stable Organic Field-Effect Transistors by a Cost-Effective Carbon Dot-Modified Silver electrode strategy

Abstract

Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) have attracted considerable attention for their promising applications in flexible electronics and biosensing. However, the realization of a low-cost, stable, and integration-compatible device architecture for OFETs still poses a significant challenge. Herein, we propose a low-cost and facile strategy for improving OFET stability by modifying silver (Ag) electrodes with carbon dots (CD) via plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The mobility of coplanar pentacene OFETs with CD-Ag electrodes can be comparable to that of staggled pentacene FETs with Au electrodes, while significantly reducing material costs and improving compatibility with integration-friendly fabrication processes. The improved electrical performance was attributed to the reduced contact resistance and the promotion of dense crystalline domain growth on the CDs-Ag electrodes. Furthermore, the electrical properties of CD-Ag pentacene OFETs show negligible degradate after 180 days of storage, demonstrating the influence of electrodes on the stability of OFETs and effective stabilization effect of CDs-Ag electrode strategy. This electrode modification strategy offers the advantages of simplicity, efficiency, and low processing temperature, offering a promising pathway for large-area fabrication of stable OFETs.

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 Apr 2025
Accepted
29 Jul 2025
First published
31 Jul 2025

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025, Accepted Manuscript

Realizing High-Performance and Stable Organic Field-Effect Transistors by a Cost-Effective Carbon Dot-Modified Silver electrode strategy

J. Qi, S. Guo, X. Chen, Z. Wang, R. Si and L. Li, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D5TC01567G

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