Ozdemir, MehmetChoi, DongheeKwon, GuhyunZorlu, YunusCosut, BunyeminKim, HyekyoungUsta, Hakan2025-09-252025-09-2520161944-82441944-8252https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b02788https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12573/4660Facchetti, Antonio/0000-0002-8175-7958; Cosut, Bunyemin/0000-0001-6530-0205; Usta, Hakan/0000-0002-0618-1979; Zorlu, Yunus/0000-0003-2811-1872Electron-deficient pi-conjugated small molecules can function as electron-transporting semiconductors in various optoelectronic applications. Despite their unique structural, optical, and electronic properties, the development of BODIPY-based organic semiconductors has lagged behind that of other pi-deficient units. Here, we report the design and synthesis of two novel solution-proccessable BODIPY-based small molecules (BDY-3T-BDY and BDY-4T-BDY) for organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs). The new semiconductors were fully characterized by H-1/C-13 NMR, mass spectrometry, cyclic voltammetry, UV-vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetric analysis. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) characterization of a key intermediate reveals crucial structural properties. Solution-sheared top-contact/bottom-gate OTFTs exhibited electron mobilities up to 0.01 cm(2)/V center dot s and current on/off ratios of >10(8). Film microstructural and morphological characterizations indicate the formation of relatively long (similar to 0.1 mm) and micrometer-sized (1-2 mu m) crystalline fibers for BDY-4T-BDY-based films along the shearing direction. Fiber-alignment-induced charge-transport anisotropy (mu?/mu approximate to 10) was observed, and higher mobilities were achieved when the microfibers were aligned along the conduction channel, which allows for efficient long-range charge-transport between source and drain electrodes. These OTFT performances are the highest reported to date for a BODIPY-based molecular semiconductor, and demonstrate that BODIPY is a promising building block for enabling solution-processed, electron-transporting semiconductor films.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessOrganic Thin-Film TransistorN-Channel SemiconductorBODIPYSmall Molecule-Based MicrofiberArticle10.1021/acsami.6b027882-s2.0-84974822348