Liquid-crystalline rigid-core semiconductor oligothiophenes: influence of molecular structure on phase behaviour and thin-film properties

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 36, 2007, Pages 10046-10054

  Melucci, Manuela ^a   Favaretto, Laura ^a   Bettini, Christian ^a   Gazzano, Massimo ^a   Camaioni, Nadia ^a   Maccagnani, Piera ^a   Ostoja, Paolo ^a   Monari, Magda ^b   Barbarella, Giovanna ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Liquid crystals oligothiophenes; Self assembly; Semiconductors; Thin films

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE BEHAVIOR; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS;

BENZOTHIADIAZOLE; CARBAZOLES; LIQUID CRYSTALS OLIGOTHIOPHENES;

THIOPHENE;

EID: 38049125916     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200701368     Document Type: Article

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