Photoresponsive Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks-Enabled Organic Photoelectrochemical Transistors for Sensitive Bioanalysis

A facile route for exponential magnification of transconductance (g m) in an organic photoelectrochemical transistor (OPECT) is still lacking. Herein, photoresponsive hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (PR-HOFs) have been shown to be efficient for g m magnification in a typical poly­(ethylene dioxythiophene):poly­(styrenesulfonate) OPECT. Specifically, 450 nm light stimulation of 1,3,6,8-tetrakis (p-benzoic acid) pyrene (H4TBAPy)-based HOF could efficiently modulate the device characteristics, leading to the considerable g m magnification over 78 times from 0.114 to 8.96 mS at zero V g. In linkage with a DNA nanomachine-assisted steric hindrance amplification strategy, the system was then interfaced with the microRNA-triggered structural DNA evolution toward the sensitive detection of a model target microRNA down to 0.1 fM. This study first reveals HOFs-enabled efficient g m magnification in organic electronics and its application for sensitive biomolecular detection.