Nanoporous Conjugated Polymer Aerogel Films for High‐Performance Electrochemical Transistors

Abstract

Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) possess low operating voltage and excellent amplification capability and show promising applications in biosensors and flexible electronics. However, the active layers of OECTs are usually dense films, which show limited ion penetration/transport, resulting in limited performances of OECTs. Here, unprecedented high‐performance flexible multifunctional OECTs based on nanoporous (mainly 2–60 nm), high‐specific‐surface‐area (255–281 m2 g−1), and flexible conjugated polymer aerogel films are developed. The nanoporous structures effectively facilitate ion penetration/transport, leading to significantly enhanced transconductance (48.5–53.5 mS) and on/off ratio (6.4 × 104) of the OECTs compared with those of dense devices. The resulting OECT‐based glucose sensors exhibit an ultralow detection limit of 1 pm, approximately two to three orders of magnitude lower than those of the previously reported OECT glucose sensors, and an ultrabroad detection range of 1 pm–5 m. They can detect trace amounts of glucose in sweat, serum, saliva, and urine in real time. Moreover, the OECTs can be used for high‐performance flexible artificial synapses and electrocardiogram monitoring. This work provides a powerful strategy toward highly sensitive biosensors, artificial synapses, and electrophysiological signal monitoring.