IP Library Granted Patent US 9,512,131
Granted Patent B2
US 9,512,131 · App. 14/780,380 · Granted Dec 6, 2016

Organic semiconductor material for organic transistor, and organic transistor element

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Patent No.
US 9,512,131
App. No.
14/780,380
Granted
Dec 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a semiconductor material for an organic transistor having a high charge mobility, solvent solubility, oxidation stability, and satisfactory film formability, and an organic thin-film transistor using the semiconductor material. The organic semiconductor material for an organic transistor is a seven-ring-fused heterocyclic compound having benzene rings at both ends, and having, therebetween, rings of a structure in which benzene rings A and pyrrole rings B are fused in the order of A-B-A-B-A. The fused heterocyclic compound may be substituted with an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, or an aromatic group. In addition, the organic thin-film transistor includes a semiconductor layer using the compound.

Claims (18)

1. An organic semiconductor material for an organic transistor, comprising a compound represented by the following general formula (1):

wherein,

rings A each represent an aromatic ring represented by the formula (1 a) to be fused to adjacent rings at arbitrary positions;

rings B each represent a heterocycle represented by the formula (1 b) to be fused to adjacent rings at arbitrary positions;

R 1 's each independently represent a group selected from the group consisting of an alkenyl group having 2 to 50 carbon atoms, and an alkynyl group having 2 to 50 carbon atoms;

R 2 ′s each independently represent a group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 50 carbon atoms, and a heteroaromatic group having 3 to 50 carbon atoms; and

a, b, and c each represent an integer of 0 or more satisfying a relationship of a+b+c>1.

2. A production method for the organic semiconductor material for an organic transistor of claim 1 , the production method comprising allowing a compound represented by the following general formula (2) and a compound represented by the following general formula (3) to react with each other to produce a compound in which X in the general formula (2) is substituted with R 1 :

wherein,

rings A′ each represent an aromatic ring represented by the formula (2a) to be fused to adjacent rings at arbitrary positions;

rings B′ each represent a heterocycle represented by the formula (2b) to be fused to adjacent rings at arbitrary positions;

X represents any one of a halogen atom, a CF 3 SO 3 group, a trialkylsilyl group, an organoboron group, an organotin group, a magnesium halide group, and a zinc halide group; and

p, q, and r each represent an integer of 0 or more satisfying a relationship of p+q+r>1;

R 1 —Y  (3)

wherein,

R 1 has the same meaning as R 1 in the general formula (1); and

Y represents a group which reacts with X in the general formula (2) to leave as X—Y and to allow substitution of X with R 1 .

3. An organic thin-film transistor, comprising a semiconductor layer using the organic semiconductor material of claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Oct 21, 2020
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN MATERIALS CO., LTD.; NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
To: NIPPON STEEL CHEMICAL & MATERIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054145/0400 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2015
From: KAWADA, ATSUSHI; NAGAHAMA, TAKUO; HAYASHIDA, HIROYUKI; MASUTANI, KOUTA
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036667/0990 →