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Zhao R, Wu H, Dong X, Xu M, Wang Z, Wang X. Enhancing the Toughness of Free-Standing Polyimide Films for Advanced Electronics Applications: A Study on the Impact of Film-Forming Processes. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15092073. [PMID: 37177218 PMCID: PMC10180538 DOI: 10.3390/polym15092073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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High-quality and free-standing polyimide (PI) film with desirable mechanical properties and uniformity is in high demand due to its widespread applications in highly precise flexible and chip-integrated sensors. In this study, a free-standing PI film with high toughness was successfully prepared using a diamine monomer with ether linkages. The prepared PI films exhibited significantly superior mechanical properties compared to PI films of the same molecular structure, which can be attributed to the systematic exploration of the film-forming process. The exploration of the film-forming process includes the curing procedures, film-forming substrates, and annealing treatments. Additionally, the thickness uniformity and surface homogeneity of free-standing films were crucial for toughness. Increasing the crystallinity of the PI films by eliminating residual stress also contributed to their high strength. The results demonstrate that by adjusting the above-mentioned factors, the prepared PI films possess excellent mechanical properties, with tensile strength and elongation at break of 194.71 MPa and 130.13%, respectively.
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- Ruoqing Zhao
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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Ji D, Li T, Hu W, Fuchs H. Recent Progress in Aromatic Polyimide Dielectrics for Organic Electronic Devices and Circuits. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1806070. [PMID: 30762268 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201806070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Polymeric dielectrics play a key role in the realization of flexible organic electronics, especially for the fabrication of scalable device arrays and integrated circuits. Among a wide variety of polymeric dielectric materials, aromatic polyimides (PIs) are flexible, lightweight, and strongly resistant to high-temperature processing and corrosive etchants and, therefore, have become promising candidates as gate dielectrics with good feasibility in manufacturing organic electronic devices. More significantly, the characteristics of PIs can be conveniently modulated by the design of their chemical structures. Herein, from the perspective of structure optimization and interface engineering, a brief overview of recent progress in PI-based dielectrics for organic electronic devices and circuits is provided. Also, an outlook of future research directions and challenges for polyimide dielectric materials is presented.
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- Deyang Ji
- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149, Münster, Germany
- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149, Münster, Germany
- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149, Münster, Germany
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Zhou S, Tang Q, Tian H, Zhao X, Tong Y, Barlow S, Marder SR, Liu Y. Direct Effect of Dielectric Surface Energy on Carrier Transport in Organic Field-Effect Transistors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:15943-15951. [PMID: 29687704 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b02304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The understanding of the characteristics of gate dielectric that leads to optimized carrier transport remains controversial, and the conventional studies applied organic semiconductor thin films, which introduces the effect of dielectric on the growth of the deposited semiconductor thin films and hence only can explore the indirect effects. Here, we introduce pregrown organic single crystals to eliminate the indirect effect (semiconductor growth) in the conventional studies and to undertake an investigation of the direct effect of dielectric on carrier transport. It is shown that the matching of the polar and dispersive components of surface energy between semiconductor and dielectric is favorable for higher mobility. This new empirical finding may show the direct relationship between dielectric and carrier transport for the optimized mobility of organic field-effect transistors and hence show a promising potential for the development of next-generation high-performance organic electronic devices.
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- Shujun Zhou
- Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education , Northeast Normal University , 5268 Renmin Street , Changchun 130024 , China
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- Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education , Northeast Normal University , 5268 Renmin Street , Changchun 130024 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022 , China
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- Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education , Northeast Normal University , 5268 Renmin Street , Changchun 130024 , China
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- Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education , Northeast Normal University , 5268 Renmin Street , Changchun 130024 , China
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332-0400 , United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332-0400 , United States
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- Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education , Northeast Normal University , 5268 Renmin Street , Changchun 130024 , China
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Ji D, Xu X, Jiang L, Amirjalayer S, Jiang L, Zhen Y, Zou Y, Yao Y, Dong H, Yu J, Fuchs H, Hu W. Surface Polarity and Self-Structured Nanogrooves Collaboratively Oriented Molecular Packing for High Crystallinity toward Efficient Charge Transport. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:2734-2740. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b12153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Deyang Ji
- Key
Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany & Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Key
Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Department
of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany & Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Center
for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School
of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu 610054, China
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- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany & Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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Ji D, Wang C, Hu W, Fuchs H. Ultrathin annealing-free polymer layers: new opportunity to enhance mobility and stability of low-voltage thin-film organic transistors. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra09750b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We demonstrate an ultrathin annealing-free polymer layer with compact structure and perfect surface state which makes the application of ultra-thin devices and low-power consumption possible.
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- Deyang Ji
- Center for Nanotechnology
- Physikalisches Institut
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- Institute of Physics & IMN MacroNano®
- Technical University of Ilmenau
- Germany
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Center for Nanotechnology
- Physikalisches Institut
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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Erdogan A, Koytepe S, Ates B, Yilmaz I, Seckin T. Preparation of the L-Asparaginase-Based Biosensor With Polyimide Membrane Electrode for Monitoring L-Asparagine Levels in Leukemia. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2014.886228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Chou WY, Ho TY, Cheng HL, Tang FC, Chen JH, Wang YW. Gate field induced ordered electric dipoles in a polymer dielectric for low-voltage operating organic thin-film transistors. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra42765j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Zschieschang U, Kang MJ, Takimiya K, Sekitani T, Someya T, Canzler TW, Werner A, Blochwitz-Nimoth J, Klauk H. Flexible low-voltage organic thin-film transistors and circuits based on C10-DNTT. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c1jm14917b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Jia X, Chao D, Liu H, He L, Zheng T, Bian X, Wang C. Synthesis and properties of novel electroactive poly(amic acid) and polyimide copolymers bearing pendant oligoaniline groups. Polym Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1py00035g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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