TY - JOUR
T1 - Crystal Engineering of Dibenzothiophenothieno[3,2- b]thiophene (DBTTT) Isomers for Organic Field-Effect Transistors
AU - Chen, Hung Yang
AU - Schweicher, Guillaume
AU - Planells, Miquel
AU - Ryno, Sean M.
AU - Broch, Katharina
AU - White, Andrew J.P.
AU - Simatos, Dimitrios
AU - Little, Mark
AU - Jellett, Cameron
AU - Cryer, Samuel J.
AU - Marks, Adam
AU - Hurhangee, Michael
AU - Brédas, Jean Luc
AU - Sirringhaus, Henning
AU - McCulloch, Iain
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 American Chemical Society.
PY - 2018/11/13
Y1 - 2018/11/13
N2 - Three thiophene ring-terminated benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophene (BTBT) derivatives, C-C6-DBTTT, C-C12-DBTTT, and L-C12-DBTTT, were designed and synthesized, differing in the isomerization of alkyl chain position as well as aromatic core construction. A study of crystal structure and electronic properties combined with a theoretical investigation was performed to understand the structure-property relationships for the application of these molecules in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). Different crystal packing structures were observed for these three isomers by single-crystal X-ray diffraction as a result of a crystal engineering molecular design approach. The highest charge-carrier mobility was observed for the isomer with a collinear core, L-C12-DBTTT. Preliminary results demonstrated a promising hole mobility of 2.44 cm2 V-1 s-1, despite the polymorphism observed in ambient conditions.
AB - Three thiophene ring-terminated benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophene (BTBT) derivatives, C-C6-DBTTT, C-C12-DBTTT, and L-C12-DBTTT, were designed and synthesized, differing in the isomerization of alkyl chain position as well as aromatic core construction. A study of crystal structure and electronic properties combined with a theoretical investigation was performed to understand the structure-property relationships for the application of these molecules in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). Different crystal packing structures were observed for these three isomers by single-crystal X-ray diffraction as a result of a crystal engineering molecular design approach. The highest charge-carrier mobility was observed for the isomer with a collinear core, L-C12-DBTTT. Preliminary results demonstrated a promising hole mobility of 2.44 cm2 V-1 s-1, despite the polymorphism observed in ambient conditions.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b02757
DO - 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b02757
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85056587810
SN - 0897-4756
VL - 30
SP - 7587
EP - 7592
JO - Chemistry of Materials
JF - Chemistry of Materials
IS - 21
ER -