Towards molecular design rationalization in branched multi-thiophene semiconductors: The 2-thienyl-persubstituted α-oligothiophenes

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 30, 2010, Pages 9086-9098

  Benincori, Tiziana ^b,c   Bonometti, Valentina ^a   De Angelis, Filippo ^c   Falciola, Luigi ^a   Muccini, Michele ^d   Mussini, Patrizia R ^a   Pilati, Tullio ^c   Rampinini, Giovanni ^a   Rizzo, Simona ^c   Toffanin, Stefano ^d   Sannicolò, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conducting materials; Conjugation; Dendrimers; Oligothiophenes; Structure activity relationships

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; CONDUCTING MATERIALS; CONJUGATED CHAIN; FLUXIONALITY; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DESIGN; OLIGOTHIOPHENES; ORGANIC DEVICES; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS; STRUCTURE-REACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS; TARGET-ORIENTED DESIGNS; THIENYL;

DENDRIMERS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION; THIOPHENE;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 77955463186     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200903546     Document Type: Article

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