Switching N‐Type to Ambipolar Organic Electrochemical Transistors by Donor Engineering of Polymeric Mixed Conductors Based on a Novel Electron‐Deficient BITBII Building Block
). In contrast, PBITBII-2FT exhibited only relatively weak n-type characteristics. Through theoretical calculations and film morphology analysis, the loss of ambipolarity in PBITBII-2FT is attributed to a more localized HOMO distribution, a wavy backbone leading to inferior intermolecular packing, and a rougher film morphology, all of which impede hole transport. Furthermore, a complementary inverter fabricated using PBITBII-F2T achieves a high voltage gain of up to 29.1 V/V. Cytotoxicity tests confirm the good biocompatibility of PBITBII-F2T. This work not only enriches the material library for high-performance ambipolar OECTs but also provides valuable insights into structure-property relationships governing ambipolar functionalities, offering guidance for future ambipolar molecular engineering.
Authors
- Dongsheng Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2176-9308)
- Jiayao Duan
- Xiuyuan Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5975-5561)
- JunTao Tan
- 天宇 熊
- Chong Ran
- Wan Yue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4170-8614)
- Biao Peng
- Zemeng Wei
- Du Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5105-7777)
- Zhengke Li
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2026-04-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.73556
- Primary Topic
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province