PHOTOSENSING SOLUBLE ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL

Abstract
A photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material is disclosed, which includes a Diels-Alder adduct which is a polycyclic aromatic compound with a dienophile. The polycyclic aromatic compound is selected from the group consisting of oligothiophene, perylene, benzo[ghi]perylene, coronene and polyacene. And the dienophile is represented by the formula of O═S═N—R1, wherein R1 is SO2R2, SO3R2, SO2−, or SO3−; and wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, acyl, aryl, aralkyl, chloroalkyl, fluoroalkyl, and substituted aryl with 1-12 carbon atoms.
Description
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The present invention relates to a photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material, mainly by combining a micromolecular organic semiconductor material with different functional groups to form the photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material.


First Embodiment

The photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material in this embodiment includes an adduct obtained from the Diels-Alder reaction, which is also known as the diene addition reaction. And the adduct is a polycyclic aromatic compound with a dienophile.


In the embodiment, the polycyclic aromatic compound is selected from the group consisting of oligothiophene, perylene, benzo[ghi]perylene, coronene, and polyacene.


In the embodiment, the dienophile is represented by the formula of O═S═N—R1, wherein R1 is SO2R2 or SO3R2, and wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, acyl, aryl, aralkyl, chloroalkyl, fluoroalkyl, and substituted aryl of 1-12 carbon atoms. The substituted aryl has a substituent selected from the group consisting of —F, —Cl, —Br, —NO2, —CO2R, —PO3H, —SO3H, —SO2R, —SO3R, trialkylsilyl, and acyl.


An example is proposed to illustrate the first embodiment in detail, but the present invention is not limited to the semiconductor material described in this example.


EXAMPLE 1

When the polycyclic aromatic compound of the photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material in the first embodiment is the polyacene of the following structural formula (1):







wherein n is at least 2,


and the polyacene is penracene (i.e., n is 3), the adduct of the first embodiment is of the following structural formula (2):







As R1 is SO2R2 or SO3R2, the adduct in example 1 may be of either the following structural formula (3) or structural formula (4):






The photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material of the structural formula (3) or structural formula (4) is prepared mainly by combining a micromolecularorganic semiconductor material like polycyclic aromatic compound with the dienophile described in the first embodiment in a Diels-Alder reaction.


For example, the dienophile such as N-sulfinyl-R-sulfonamide or N-sulfinyl-R-amidosulfate can be reacted with a penracene in a Diels-Alder reaction, the reaction equation of which is as follows:







The photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material which acts as the precursor of the organic semiconductor material can be coated onto a substrate directly with the methods of inkjet printing, micro contact printing, nanoimprinting, spin-coating-yellow photolithography, etc. Thereafter, the precursor may be reduced to a micromolecular organic semiconductor by the control of the process, for example, the steps of heating, baking or lighting, etc., so as to achieve the preparation of an organic semiconductor with a solution process. The following is the reaction equation of the reduction of the structural formula (3) of example 1 to a penracene through the steps of heating, baking or lighting, etc.:







Second Embodiment

The greatest difference between the photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material in the second embodiment and that in the first embodiment is that R1 in the formula of dienophile: O═S═N—R1, and R1 is SO2 or SO3. The polycyclic aromatic compound of the photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material is selected from the group consisting of oligothiophene, perylene, benzo [ghi]perylene, coronene, and polyacene.


An example is proposed to illustrate the second embodiment in detail, but the present invention is not limited to the semiconductor material described in this example.


EXAMPLE 2

When the polycyclic aromatic compound of the photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material in the second embodiment is the polyacene of the following structural formula (1):







wherein n is at least 2,


and the polyacene used in this example 2 is penracene, the adduct of the second embodiment is of either the following structural formula (5) or structural formula (6):







Furthermore, the preparation of the photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material of the structural formula (5) or structural formula (6) is also performed by combining a polycyclic aromatic compound with the dienophile described in the second embodiment in a Diels-Alder reaction, the reaction equation of which is as follows:







Furthermore, the photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material can be coated onto a substrate directly with the methods of inkjet printing, micro contact printing, nanoimprinting, spin-coating-yellow photolithography, etc. Thereafter, it may be reduced to a micromolecular organic semiconductor by the control of the process, for example, the steps of heating, baking or lighting, etc., so as to achieve the preparation of an organic semiconductor with a solution process.


In conclusion, the present invention is characterized by combining a micromolecular organic semiconductor material with different functional groups to form a photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material, thus enabling the organic thin film transistor (OTFT) to be applied in electronic products with low cost and large areas. Moreover, the material of the present invention may be formed to a patterned thin film directly by employing a print technique, so the number of the masks can be reduced while the usage cost of the vacuum vapor deposition apparatus can be decreased. Moreover, the present invention is highly compatible with subsequent continuous process and is greatly favorable for decreasing the manufacturing cost because it is suitable for flexible plastic substrates with low cost, therefore, it can be used in the manufacture of the electronic products with low cost and large areas.


Although the present invention has been disclosed in the preferred embodiments as above, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Various variations and modifications can be made by any of those skilled in the art without deviating from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention depends on that defined in the appended claims.

Claims
  • 1. A photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material, comprising an adduct obtained from the Diels-Alder reaction, wherein the adduct is a polycyclic aromatic compound with a dienophile, wherein: the polycyclic aromatic compound is selected from the group consisting of oligothiophene, perylene, benzo[ghi]perylene, coronene, and polyacene; andthe dienophile is represented by the formula of O═S═N—R1, wherein R1 is SO2R2 or SO3R2, and wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, acyl, aryl, aralkyl, chloroalkyl, fluoroalkyl, and a substituted aryl with 1-12 carbon atoms, and the substituted aryl has a substituent selected from the group consisting of —F, —Cl, —Br, —NO2, —CO2R, —PO3H, —SO3H, —SO2R, —SO3R, trialkylsilyl, and acyl.
  • 2. The photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the structural formula of the adduct is as follows:
  • 3. The photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material as claimed in claim 2, wherein the structural formula of the adduct is as follows:
  • 4. The photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material as claimed in claim 2, wherein the structural formula of the adduct is as follows:
  • 5. The photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polycyclic aromatic compound includes a polyacene, and the structural formula of the polyacene is as follows:
  • 6. The photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material as claimed in claim 5, wherein the polyacene includes a penracene.
  • 7. A photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material, comprising an adduct obtained from the Diels-Alder reaction, which adduct is a polycyclic aromatic compound with a dienophile, wherein: the polycyclic aromatic compound is selected from the group consisting of oligothiophene, perylene, benzo[ghi]perylene, coronene, and polyacene; andthe dienophile is represented by the formula of O═S═N—R1, wherein R1 is SO2− or SO3−.
  • 8. The photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material as claimed in claim 7, wherein the structural formula of the adduct is as follows:
  • 9. The photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material as claimed in claim 8, wherein the structural formula of the adduct is as follows:
  • 10. The photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material as claimed in claim 8, wherein the structural formula of the adduct is as follows:
  • 11. The photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material as claimed in claim 7, wherein the polycyclic aromatic compound includes a polyacene, and the structural formula of the polyacene is as follows:
  • 12. The photosensing soluble organic semiconductor material as claimed in claim 11, wherein the polyacene includes a penracene.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
95116329 May 2006 TW national