N-type organic semiconductors based on π-deficient pentacenequinones: Synthesis, electronic structures, molecular packing, and thin film transistors

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 6438-6443

  Liang, Zhixiong ^a   Tang, Qin ^a   Liu, Jing ^a   Li, Jinhua ^c   Yan, Feng ^c   Miao, Qian ^a,b,d  

^a Department of Chemistry ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d Institute of Molecular Functional Materials   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C ATOMS; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; ELECTRONWITHDRAWING; ENERGY LEVEL; FIELD-EFFECT MOBILITIES; FRONTIER MOLECULAR ORBITALS; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; MOLECULAR PACKINGS; N-CHANNEL; N-TYPE ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; OXIDIZING REAGENTS; WEAK HYDROGEN BOND;

ATOMS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR MODELING; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; THIN FILMS;

ORGANIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS;

EID: 78651321266     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm102681p     Document Type: Article

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