Issue 44, 2018

n-Type organic electrochemical transistors: materials and challenges

Abstract

Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) have emerged as an enabling technology for the development of a variety of applications ranging from digital logic circuits to biosensors and artificial synapses for neuromorphic computing. To date, most of the reported OECTs rely on the use of p-type (hole transporting) conducting and semiconducting polymers as the channel material, while electron transporting (n-type) OECTs are yet immature, thus precluding the realization of advanced complementary circuitry. In this highlight, we review and discuss recent achievements in the area of n-type OECTs, in particular targeting recently reported n-type channel materials and how these have enabled a considerable advancement of OECT circuit capabilities. Further, the critical challenges currently limiting the performance of n-channel OECTs are summarized and discussed, setting material design guidelines for the next generation n-type and complementary OECTs.

Graphical abstract: n-Type organic electrochemical transistors: materials and challenges

Article information

Article type
Highlight
Submitted
29 6 2018
Accepted
31 8 2018
First published
31 8 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018,6, 11778-11784

n-Type organic electrochemical transistors: materials and challenges

H. Sun, J. Gerasimov, M. Berggren and S. Fabiano, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018, 6, 11778 DOI: 10.1039/C8TC03185A

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