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ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2026

Exploring Wide-Range Alkyl Bridge Length Variations in Polymer Semiconductors: From Pristine to Blend Films for High-Mobility Stretchable TFTs.

Hyunbum Kang, Hyungjun Kim, Yasutaka Kuzumoto, Bang-Lin Lee, EunA Kim, Ajeong Choi, Kyunghun Kim, Sung-Gyu Kang, Joo-Young Kim, Ji Young Jung and 6 more

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Article in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Hyunbum KangSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Hyungjun KimSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Yasutaka KuzumotoSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Bang-Lin LeeSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
EunA KimSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Ajeong ChoiSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Kyunghun KimSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Sung-Gyu KangSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Joo-Young KimSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Ji Young JungSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Sangah GamSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Jisoo ShinSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Younhee LimSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Seon-Jeong LimSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Youngjun YunSchool of Semiconductor Display Technology, Hallym University, Chun-Cheon, Republic of Korea.
Gae Hwang LeeSamsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4521-8957

Funding

Ministry of Education RS-2022-NF000899Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea RS-2022-NR070859
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of intrinsically stretchable thin-film transistors (TFTs) with high mobility is essential for next-generation deformable electronics, including wearable displays and bio-integrated systems. However, most approaches to improve stretchability in polymer semiconductors compromise charge transport due to disrupted molecular ordering. Here, we report a systematic exploration of wide-range of alkyl bridge length variations of donor-acceptor-type conjugated polymers to control crystallinity and morphology without altering the polymer backbone. We also propose a method to quantify the relative degree of crystallinity, enabling comparison across different polymer systems. When blended with an elastomer and aligned via solution shearing, the optimized polymer exhibited a maximum mobility of 6.4 cm

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alkyl chainconjugated polymersintrinsically stretchable transistorsside‐chain engineering

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PMID41524500
PMCPMC12954367

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