Disclosed are organic semiconductor materials, including mixtures of
relatively low molecular weight aromatic ring compounds, in which at
least one nitrogen atom or oxygen atom is present as a heteroatom in the
aromatic ring compounds for forming hydrogen bonds between the
heteroatom(s) and adjacent molecules and thereby increase intermolecular
stacking. Organic semiconductor layers formed using such organic
semiconductor materials will, accordingly, exhibit increased
intermolecular stacking and associated improvements in one or more
electrical properties of the semiconductor layer. Organic thin film
transistors incorporating such organic semiconductor layers will tend to
exhibit improved transistor properties including, for example, increased
carrier mobility and reduced off-state leakage current. Further, the
organic semiconductor layers may be manufactured using conventional room
temperature processes, for example, spin coating or printing, thereby
simplifying the fabrication process.