Thermally Stable Colorless Copolyimides with a Low Dielectric Constant and Dissipation Factor and Their Organic Field-Effect Transistor Applications
Journal
ACS Applied Polymer Materials
Journal Volume
3
Journal Issue
6
Pages
3153-3163
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Abstract
We developed highly thermally resistant and colorless polyimides (CPIs) with an ultralow coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and sufficient mechanical durability as a flexible substrate for organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). The CPIs were synthesized from trans-1,4-cyclohexyl diamine (t-CHDA) with different ratios of 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (s-BPDA) and pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA). The effects of the composition of s-BPDA and PMDA on the thermal, mechanical, electrical, and optical properties of CPIs were investigated. The optimized CPI, PI-3 with 90 mol % s-BPDA and 10 mol % PMDA, showed a relatively high elongation at break (8%) with a low CTE of 14 ppm K-1, a high glass transition temperature (Tg) of 340 °C, and a large tensile modulus (E) of 4.1 GPa, respectively. Besides, PI-3 possessed a high transparency with a light transmittance at 400 nm (T400) of 81% and a low cutoff wavelength (λcutoff) of 349 nm. Next, the dimer diamine of DDA (Priamine 1074) was introduced into the PI-3 structure to reduce the dielectric constant and enhance the stretchability. For example, PI-6C, with 85 mol % t-CHDA and 15 mol % DDA, showed a low dielectric constant (Dk) of 2.8, a low dissipation factor (Df) of 0.004, and a high T400 of 86% with maintained thermal and mechanical properties. Finally, a flexible OFET device using PI-3 as the substrate and dielectric was fabricated and characterized and exhibited an outstanding performance preservation after 1000 bending cycles or the high-temperature heating test, suggesting its excellent durability. The experimental results indicate that the CPIs studied have potential applications for transparent organic electronic devices. ? 2021 American Chemical Society.
Subjects
colorless copolyimide
flexible field-effect transistor
low dielectric constant
low dissipation factor
low thermal expansion
Amines
Durability
Glass transition
Optical properties
Polyimides
Substrates
Thermal expansion
Dissipation factors
High temperature heating
High-glass transition temperatures
Low dielectric constants
Mechanical durability
Organic electronic devices
Pyromellitic dianhydride
Thermal and mechanical properties
Organic field effect transistors
Type
journal article