Highly stretchable polymer semiconductor thin films with multi-modal energy dissipation and high relative stretchability

Wu, Hung-Chin; Nikzad, Shayla; Zhu, Chenxin; Yan, Hongping; Li, Yang; Niu, Weijun; Matthews, James R.; Xu, Jie; Matsuhisa, Naoji; Arunachala, Prajwal Kammardi; Rastak, Reza; Linder, Christian; Zheng, Yu-Qing; Toney, Michael F.; He, Mingqian; Bao, Zhenan

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-44099-w

Title: Highly stretchable polymer semiconductor thin films with multi-modal energy dissipation and high relative stretchability

Journal Article · Sat Dec 16 00:00:00 UTC 2023 · Nature Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44099-w · OSTI ID:2242557

; Nikzad, Shayla; Zhu, Chenxin; Yan, Hongping;

; Niu, Weijun; Matthews, James R.;

; Matsuhisa, Naoji; Arunachala, Prajwal Kammardi;

; Linder, Christian; Zheng, Yu-Qing;

; He, Mingqian;

Abstract Stretchable polymer semiconductors (PSCs) have seen great advancements alongside the development of soft electronics. But it remains a challenge to simultaneously achieve high charge carrier mobility and stretchability. Herein, we report the finding that stretchable PSC thin films (<100-nm-thick) with high stretchability tend to exhibit multi-modal energy dissipation mechanisms and have a large relative stretchability ( rS ) defined by the ratio of the entropic energy dissipation to the enthalpic energy dissipation under strain. They effectively recovered the original molecular ordering, as well as electrical performance, after strain was released. The highest rS value with a model polymer (P4) exhibited an average charge carrier mobility of 0.2 cm ² V ⁻¹ s ⁻¹ under 100% biaxial strain, while PSCs with low rS values showed irreversible morphology changes and rapid degradation of electrical performance under strain. These results suggest rS can be used as a parameter to compare the reliability and reversibility of stretchable PSC thin films.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 2242557

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 14; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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