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. 2017 Jul;82(7):1105-1111.
doi: 10.1002/cplu.201700047. Epub 2017 Mar 16.

Efficient Benzodithiophene/Benzothiadiazole-Based n-Channel Charge Transporters

Rafael Sandoval-Torrientes  1 , Joaquín Calbo  2 , Wakana Matsuda  3 , Wookjin Choi  3 , José Santos  1 , Shu Seki  3 , Enrique Ortí  2 , Nazario Martín  1   4
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Efficient Benzodithiophene/Benzothiadiazole-Based n-Channel Charge Transporters

Rafael Sandoval-Torrientes et al. Chempluschem. 2017 Jul.

Abstract

A series of donor-acceptor (D-A) small molecules based on electron-deficient benzothiadiazole (BTD) and electron-rich benzodithiophene (BDT) featuring an A-D-A structure is presented. Exhaustive spectroscopic, electrochemical, and computational studies evidence their electroactive nature and their ability to form well-ordered thin films with broad visible absorptions and low band gaps (ca. 2 eV). Time-resolved microwave conductivity (TRMC) studies unveil unexpected n-type charge transport displaying high electron mobilities around 0.1 cm2 V-1 s-1 . Efficient electron transport properties are consistent with the low electron reorganization energies (0.11-0.17 eV) theoretically predicted.

Keywords: conducting materials; density functional calculations; donor-acceptor systems; electrochemistry.

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