We report on the preparation of high performance field-effect transistors (FETs) based on large areasof aligned films of a TTF derivative, namely, tetrakis-(octadecylthio)-tetrathiafulvalene (TTF-4SC18).TTF-4SC18 assembles into one-dimensional stacks in which the long alkyl chains promote intermolecular
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overlapping due to their extremely closely packed nature. The films were prepared from solutionby zone-casting, a simple technique that does not require the use of preoriented substrates. The filmswere characterized by AFM and X-ray, indicating an extremely high crystalline quality. The TTF moleculesare tilted with respect to the substrate surface and are well-aligned in the casting direction. More than 40FETs were measured, showing a remarkable reproducibility of their performance. The average chargecarrier mobility value measured along the casting direction was about 0.006 cm
2/V s for a channel length
L = 100
m and about 0.01 cm
2/V s for
L = 80
m and
L = 50
m. The FET mobilities determined inthe direction perpendicular to the orientation were ca. 1 order of magnitude lower. We found that all thedevices after annealing exhibited an enhanced performance with FETs mobilities about 1 order ofmagnitude higher. The best devices revealed a charge carrier mobility close to 0.1 cm
2/V s with anon/off ratio of the order of 10
4.