• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Electron-beam lithography of cinnamate polythiophene films : conductive nanorods for electronic applications
  • Contributor: Bojanowski, Maximilian [Author]; Huck, Christian [Author]; Veith, Lisa [Author]; Strunk, Karl-Philipp [Author]; Bäuerle, Rainer [Author]; Melzer, Christian [Author]; Freudenberg, Jan [Author]; Wacker, Irene [Author]; Schröder, Rasmus R. [Author]; Tegeder, Petra [Author]; Bunz, Uwe H. F. [Author]
  • Published: 16 Jun 2022
  • Published in: Chemical science ; 13(2022), 26, Seite 7880-7885
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1039/D2SC01867E
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  • Description: We report the electron-beam induced crosslinking of cinnamate-substituted polythiophene proceeding via excited state [2+2]-cycloaddition. Network formation in thin films is evidenced by infrared spectroscopy and film retention experiments. For the polymer studied herin, the electron-stimulated process appears to be superior to photo (UV)-induced crosslinking as it leads to less degradation. Electron beam lithography (EBL) patterns cinnamate-substituted polythiophene thin films on the nanoscale with a resolution of around 100 nm. As a proof of concept, we fabricated nanoscale organic transistors using doped and cross-linked P3ZT as contact fingers in thin film transistors.
  • Access State: Open Access