Cross-linking organic semiconducting molecules by preferential C-H cleavage via "chemistry with a tiny hammer"

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 859-865

  Lau, W M ^a,b   Zheng, Z ^a,c   Wang, Y H ^a   Luo, Y ^a   Xi, L ^a,b   Wong, K W ^a   Wong, K Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c XUCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Collision; Cross linking; Device fabrication; Dissociative collision; Molecular electronics; Organic semiconductor; Polymer; Polymeric semiconductor

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CROSSLINKING; DISSOCIATION; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; POLYMER FILMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

DEVICE FABRICATION; DISSOCIATIVE COLLISION; MOLECULAR CHAINS; MOLECULAR FILMS; POLYMERIC SEMICONDUCTORS;

SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 36148999827     PISSN: 00084042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/V07-101     Document Type: Article

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