Summary: Soluble conjugated random and alternating copolymers (PCz‐PSP) derived from N‐hexyl‐3,6‐carbazole (Cz) and 1,1‐dimethyl‐2,3,4,5‐tetraphenylsilole (PSP) were synthesized by palladium(0)‐catalyzed Suzuki coupling reactions. The feed ratios of Cz to PSP were 95:5, 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, and 50:50. Chemical structures and optoelectronic properties of the copolymers were characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, UV absorption, cyclic voltammetry, photoluminescence, electroluminescence, and field effect transistor. HOMO levels of the copolymers are between −5.15 and −5.34 eV. Single‐layer devices with a configuration of ITO/copolymer/Ba/Al were fabricated and the copolymer with PSP content of 20% displayed the highest external quantum efficiency of 0.77%. Field effect transistors with tantalum pentoxide‐polyacrylonitrile double insulators demonstrated that hole mobilities of the copolymers decreased with their PSP contents, and the hole mobility up to 9.3 × 10−6 cm2 · (V · s)−1 could be achieved.
Synthesis of coplymers derived from 3,6‐carbazole and silole.
