Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36(31)
Published: March 26, 2024
Abstract
Organic
electrochemical
transistors
(OECTs)
are
one
of
the
promising
building
blocks
to
realize
next‐generation
bioelectronics.
To
date,
however,
performance
and
signal
processing
capabilities
these
devices
remain
limited
by
their
stability
speed.
Herein,
authors
demonstrate
stable
fast
n
‐type
organic
based
on
a
side‐chain‐free
ladder
polymer,
poly(benzimidazoanthradiisoquinolinedione).
The
device
demonstrated
normalized
transient
speed
0.56
±
0.17
ms
um
−2
excellent
long‐term
in
aqueous
electrolytes,
with
no
significant
drop
its
doping
current
after
50
000
successive
doping/dedoping
cycles
2‐month
storage
at
ambient
conditions.
These
unique
characteristics
make
this
polymer
especially
suitable
for
bioelectronics,
such
as
being
used
pull‐down
channel
complementary
inverter
detection
electrophysiological
signals.
Moreover,
developed
shows
reversible
anti‐ambipolar
behavior,
enabling
reconfigurable
electronics
be
realized
using
single
material.
results
go
beyond
conventional
OECT
potential
OECTs
exhibit
dynamically
configurable
functionalities
electronics.
Nature,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
613(7944), P. 496 - 502
Published: Jan. 18, 2023
Abstract
Organic
electrochemical
transistors
(OECTs)
and
OECT-based
circuitry
offer
great
potential
in
bioelectronics,
wearable
electronics
artificial
neuromorphic
because
of
their
exceptionally
low
driving
voltages
(<1
V),
power
consumption
µW),
high
transconductances
(>10
mS)
biocompatibility
1–5
.
However,
the
successful
realization
critical
complementary
logic
OECTs
is
currently
limited
by
temporal
and/or
operational
instability,
slow
redox
processes
switching,
incompatibility
with
high-density
monolithic
integration
inferior
n-type
OECT
performance
6–8
Here
we
demonstrate
p-
vertical
balanced
ultra-high
blending
redox-active
semiconducting
polymers
a
redox-inactive
photocurable
photopatternable
polymer
to
form
an
ion-permeable
channel,
implemented
simple,
scalable
architecture
that
has
dense,
impermeable
top
contact.
Footprint
current
densities
exceeding
1
kA
cm
−2
at
less
than
±0.7
V,
0.2–0.4
S,
short
transient
times
ms
ultra-stable
switching
(>50,000
cycles)
are
achieved
in,
our
knowledge,
first
vertically
stacked
circuits.
This
opens
many
possibilities
for
fundamental
studies
organic
semiconductor
chemistry
physics
nanoscopically
confined
spaces,
without
macroscopic
electrolyte
contact,
as
well
implantable
device
applications.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 28, 2023
Abstract
Flexible
and
stretchable
biosensors
can
offer
seamless
conformable
biological–electronic
interfaces
for
continuously
acquiring
high‐fidelity
signals,
permitting
numerous
emerging
applications.
Organic
thin
film
transistors
(OTFTs)
are
ideal
transducers
flexible
biosensing
due
to
their
soft
nature,
inherent
amplification
function,
biocompatibility,
ease
of
functionalization,
low
cost,
device
diversity.
In
consideration
the
rapid
advances
in
flexible‐OTFT‐based
broad
applications,
herein,
a
timely
comprehensive
review
is
provided.
It
starts
with
detailed
introduction
features
various
OTFTs
including
organic
field‐effect
electrochemical
transistors,
functionalization
strategies
biosensing,
highlight
on
seminal
work
up‐to‐date
achievements.
Then,
applications
wearable,
implantable,
portable
electronics,
as
well
neuromorphic
biointerfaces
detailed.
Subsequently,
special
attention
paid
planar
fibrous
devices.
The
routes
impart
stretchability,
structural
engineering
material
engineering,
discussed,
implementations
e‐skin
smart
textiles
included.
Finally,
remaining
challenges
future
opportunities
this
field
summarized.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: Oct. 10, 2022
High-performance
n-type
organic
electrochemical
transistors
(OECTs)
are
essential
for
logic
circuits
and
sensors.
However,
the
performances
of
OECTs
lag
far
behind
that
p-type
ones.
Conventional
wisdom
posits
LUMO
energy
level
dictates
performance.
Herein,
we
show
engineering
doped
state
is
more
critical
OECT
polymers.
By
balancing
charges
to
donor
moiety,
could
effectively
switch
a
polymer
high-performance
material.
Based
on
this
concept,
polymer,
P(gTDPP2FT),
exhibits
record
high
performance
with
μC*
54.8
F
cm-1
V-1
s-1,
mobility
0.35
cm2
response
speed
τon/τoff
=
1.75/0.15
ms.
Calculations
comparison
studies
conversion
primarily
due
uniform
charges,
stabilized
negative
polaron,
enhanced
conformation,
backbone
planarity
at
negatively
charged
states.
Our
work
highlights
role
understanding
polymers'
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(11), P. 3842 - 3872
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
In
this
review,
the
key
factors
that
determined
air
stability
and
doping
efficiency
of
n-type
doped
organic
semiconductors
were
summarized,
together
with
discussion
their
applications
in
electronics.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
34(15)
Published: July 27, 2023
Abstract
The
organic
electrochemical
transistor
(OECT)
is
one
of
the
most
versatile
building
blocks
within
bioelectronics
device
toolbox.
While
p‐type
semiconductors
have
progressed
as
OECT
channel
materials,
only
a
few
n‐type
been
reported,
precluding
development
advanced
sensor‐integrated
OECT‐based
complementary
circuits.
Herein,
green
aldol
polymerization
uses
to
synthesize
lactone‐based
conjugated
polymers.
Fluorination
acceptor
endows
fully
locked
backbone
with
low‐lying
lowest
unoccupied
molecular
orbital,
facilitating
efficient
ionic‐to‐electronic
charge
coupling.
resulting
polymer
has
record‐high
performance
high
product
mobility
and
capacitance
(
µC
*
=
108
F
cm
−1
V
s
),
excellent
(0.912
2
low
threshold
voltage
(0.02
V),
fast
switching
speed
τ
ON
,
OFF
336
µs,108
µs).
This
work
demonstrates
two
types
architectures
applications
enabled
by
this
OECT,
i.e.,
an
artificial
synapse
amplifier
for
detecting
α‐synuclein,
potential
biomarker
Parkinson's
disease.
study
shows
that
materials
enable
gain
OECTs
can
be
developed
via
route,
diverse
form
factors
these
devices
take
promise
exploration
other
application
areas.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Abstract
The
last
decade
has
witnessed
significant
progress
in
organic
electrochemical
transistors
(OECTs)
due
to
their
enormous
potential
applications
various
bioelectronic
devices,
such
as
artificial
synapses,
biological
interfaces,
and
biosensors.
remarkable
advance
this
field
is
highly
powered
by
the
development
of
novel
mixed
ionic/electronic
conductors
(OMIECs).
π‐Conjugated
polymers
(CPs),
which
are
widely
used
optoelectronics,
emerging
key
channel
materials
for
OECTs.
In
review,
after
briefly
introducing
OECT,
we
then
mainly
focus
on
latest
CPs
high‐performance
correlations
structure,
basic
physicochemical
properties,
device
performance
elucidated
evaluating
electronic
characters,
optoelectronic
OECT
performance.
Then,
CP‐based
OECTs
presented.
Finally,
discuss
several
remaining
issues
or
challenges
give
our
insights
into
advancing
enhanced
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 20, 2025
Flexible
electronic
devices
in
biomedicine,
environmental
monitoring,
and
brain-like
computing
have
garnered
significant
attention.
Among
these,
organic
electrochemical
transistors
(OECTs)
been
spotlighted
flexible
sensors
neuromorphic
circuits
for
their
low
power
consumption,
high
signal
amplification,
excellent
biocompatibility,
chemical
stability,
stretchability,
flexibility.
However,
OECTs
will
also
face
some
challenges
on
the
way
to
commercialized
applications,
including
need
improved
long-term
enhanced
performance
of
N-type
materials,
integration
with
existing
technologies,
cost-effective
manufacturing
processes.
This
review
presents
device
physics
detail,
evaluation
various
properties
introduction
different
configurations
aforementioned
OECTs.
Subsequently,
components
this
roles
are
explained
depth,
main
ways
design
fabricate
summarized.
Following
this,
we
summarize
analyze
principles
applications
electrophysiological
sensing,
biosensing,
sensor
arrays.
In
addition,
concepts
OECT-based
digital
presented.
Finally,
paper
summarizes
opportunities
electronics.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
33(3)
Published: Nov. 23, 2022
Abstract
Organic
thermoelectric
(OTE)
materials
promise
convenient
energy
conversion
between
heat
gradients
and
voltage
with
flexible
wearable
power‐supplying
devices
at
a
low
price.
Although
variety
of
OTE
are
investigated,
the
TE
performance
is
still
far
from
practical
application.
To
achieve
high
performance,
thorough
understanding
structure–property
relationship
in
necessary.
In
this
comprehensive
review,
fundamentals
OTEs
summarized,
recent
achievements
reviewed,
structure
properties
high‐performance
discussed.
Furthermore,
how
molecular
backbones,
side
chains,
levels,
packing,
heteroatom
effect
all
play
vital
roles
addressed.
Finally,
future
direction
research
on
envisaged.