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ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2025

Organic Electrochemical Transistors Based on Blend Films with Thermoresponsive Polymer.

Shunsuke Yamamoto, Shuhei Kindaichi, Ryosuke Matsubara, Atsushi Kubono, Rajiv Giridharagopal, David S Ginger, Masaya Mitsuishi

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Article in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

Shunsuke YamamotoGraduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-11 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6854-2477
Shuhei KindaichiGraduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-11 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan.
Ryosuke MatsubaraDepartment of Electronics and Materials Science, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, 432-8561, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9247-8463
Atsushi KubonoDepartment of Electronics and Materials Science, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, 432-8561, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9013-945X
Rajiv GiridharagopalDepartment of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6076-852X
David S GingerDepartment of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9759-5447
Masaya MitsuishiGraduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-11 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7069-9860

Funding

Amano Institute of TechnologyJSPS KAKENHI JP21H01992JSPS KAKENHI JP24K01542National Nanotechnology Coordinated InfrastructureNational Science Foundation DMR-2309577Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are biocompatible devices with significant potential for biosensing. Functionalizing the channel layers is essential for improving the selectivity and sensitivity of OECT-based biosensors. A straightforward one-step fabrication method for these functionalized channel layers can simplify the production process for these devices. This study developed OECT devices based on a polymer blend of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) that respond to temperature changes. Structural analyses of the blended films showed that hole transport through PEDOT is maintained even after blending, and the PNIPAM is segregated at the surface. To overcome the large chain conformational change that occurs with temperature changes, a flexible poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether (PEGDE) crosslinker is used in addition to the conventional crosslinker, (3-glycidyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GOPS). As a result, the PEGDE + GOPS binary crosslinker system exhibited reversible responses to temperature cycling. These results highlight two key considerations when designing a functional mixed-conductor film based on a polymer blend system: (1) vertical phase separation and (2) proper crosslinker selection.

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crosslinkermixed‐conducting polymerorganic electrochemical transistorsurface segregationthermoresponsive polymer

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PMID40346972
PMCPMC12199101

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