Spin Self-Assembled Clay Nanocomposite Passivation Layers Made from a Photocrosslinkable Poly（vinyl alcohol） and Na~-Montmorillonite Enhance the Environmental Stability of Organic Thin-Film Transistors

We investigated the effects of the multilayer polymer-clay nanohybrid passivation films on the stability of pentacene organic thin-film transistors （OTFTs） exposed to air and UV irradiation. Well-ordered multilayer films were deposited by the spin-assisted layer-by-layer assembly method using photocrosslinkable poly（vinyl alcohol） with the N-methyl-4（4＇-formylstyryl）pyridinium methosulfate acetal group （SbQ-PVA） and Na＋-montmorillonite in a water-based solution process. When photocrosslinked, these SbQ-PVA/clay multilayers were found to serve as excellent barriers to 02 and UV-light. Moreover, when used as passivation layers, they enhanced the stability of pen- tacene OTFT devices exposed to air and UV radiation.