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.

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Advanced Science
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2025-10-13
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https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202513397
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Conducting polymers and applications
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Stabilizing Stretchable Organic Transistors Through Small‐Molecule Additive Blending for Ultra‐Sensitive Pesticide Detection

Xinran Zheng, Huiqi Yang, Yan Wang, Hui Yang et al.
Advanced Science
Conducting polymers and applications
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Stabilizing Stretchable Organic Transistors Through Small‐Molecule Additive Blending for Ultra‐Sensitive Pesticide Detection

Xinran Zheng, Huiqi Yang, Yan Wang, Hui Yang, Xiaoying Zhang, Xin Ye, Weiyu Wang, Xiangxiang Li, Liya Dai, Wenping Hu
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Abstract

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.

Advanced ScienceVol. 12(47)
Tianjin University (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 75%
Conducting polymers and applications
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