Stabilizing Stretchable Organic Transistors Through Small‐Molecule Additive Blending for Ultra‐Sensitive Pesticide Detection
Intrinsically stretchable organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) have emerged as a promising platform for real-time, wearable sensing. However, achieving high charge carrier mobility while ensuring long-term stability under extreme deformation remains a critical challenge. Herein, a stabilization strategy employing 2,4,5,7-tetranitrofluorenone (TeNF) as a water-displacing additive in indacenodithiophene-co-benzothiadiazole (IDTBT) polymer semiconductor is demonstrated. Thermodynamically favored TeNF-polymer interactions selectively exclude ambient moisture from nanoscale voids, achieving dual enhancement in mobility (3.50 cm<sup>2</sup> Vs<sup>-1</sup>) and environmental stability. The fully stretchable transistors maintain ideal electrical characteristics under 100% strain and after 60 days of ambient storage. Furthermore, by integrating an extended-gate configuration, highly sensitive and precise detection of chlorpyrifos pesticide is achieved, reaching a detection limit as low as 0.032 ppb and a fast response time of 6.4 s toward 1 ppb chlorpyrifos. These results pave the way for next-generation stretchable organic transistors with enhanced reliability for advanced sensing applications.
Authors
- Xinran Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0595-2284)
- Huiqi Yang
- Yan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7038-5485)
- Hui Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0178-7293)
- Xiaoying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6488-5714)
- Xin Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3277-7602)
- Weiyu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1341-6449)
- Xiangxiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8143-087X)
- Liya Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8266-8906)
- Wenping Hu
Institutions
- Tianjin University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Science
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202513397
- Primary Topic
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00