Environmental Response Sensors Produced Using Bilayer-Type Organic Semiconductors

Abstract

In this study, we developed environmental gas sensors based on bilayer-type organic semiconductors. The number of stacked molecular bilayers was controlled through a solution-based approach. In particular, single molecular bilayers (SMBs) were produced through a geometrical frustration method that can effectively suppress the multiple stacking of bilayers. The layer number-controlled films were utilized to form thin-film transistors (TFTs) to detect the moisture in the air. We revealed that the sensitivity was enhanced in the SMB-based TFTs compared with the TFTs with thicker active layers. These findings are expected to facilitate a new route for producing flexible and lightweight chemical sensors.