Self-assembling of n-type semiconductor tri(phenanthrolino) hexaazatriphenylenes with a large aromatic core

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 585-588

  Ishi i, Tsutomu ^a   Yaguma, Kentaro ^a   Kuwahara, Rempei ^a   Taguri, Yoshiki ^a   Mataka, Shuntaro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 33644775516     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol052779t     Document Type: Article

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