Abstract
New 3,3′-dithioalkyl-2,2′-bithiophene (SBT)-based small molecular and polymeric semiconductors are synthesized by end-capping or copolymerization with dithienothiophen-2-yl units. Single-crystal, molecular orbital computations, and optical/electrochemical data indicate that the SBT core is completely planar, likely via S(alkyl)⋯S(thiophene) intramolecular locks. Therefore, compared to semiconductors based on the conventional 3,3′-dialkyl-2,2′-bithiophene, the resulting SBT systems are planar (torsional angle <1°) and highly π-conjugated. Charge transport is investigated for solution-sheared films in field-effect transistors demonstrating that SBT can enable good semiconducting materials with hole mobilities ranging from ≈0.03 to 1.7 cm2 V−1 s−1. Transport difference within this family is rationalized by film morphology, as accessed by grazing incidence X-ray diffraction experiments.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1702414 |
Journal | Advanced Materials |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 35 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 20 Sep 2017 |
Keywords
- dithienothiophene
- dithioalkylbithiophene
- organic field-effect transistors
- solution-shearing
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CCDC 1547092: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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CCDC 1547094: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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