Significance Side-chain engineering is a versatile tool to modify the processability, as well as the physical, electrical, and optical properties, of conjugated polymers. This approach is used to tailor the operating mechanism of electrolyte-gated organic transistors, allowing for facile bulk doping and therefore efficient modulation of transistor channel conductance. Such transistors combine fast response with high current-to-voltage signal transduction necessary for active sensing and low-power circuit applications.

Controlling the mode of operation of organic transistors through side-chain engineering