Transparent and Colorless Polyimides Containing Multiple Trifluoromethyl Groups as Gate Insulators for Flexible Organic Transistors with Superior Electrical Stability.

A suitable insulating polymer material that is compatible with the fabrication process of organic transistors and has excellent electrical properties is critically required for the next-generation flexible organic electronics. In this study, using a one-step polymerization method, we synthesized two different solution-processable polyimides (PIs) incorporated with abundant trifluoromethyl groups. Not only were the two resulting PIs-termed 6FDA-6FDAM-PI and 6FDA-TFMB-PI-well soluble in organic solvents, but also they showed transparent and colorless optical properties.