Designing small molecule polyaromatic p- and n-type semiconductor materials for organic electronics

Gavin E. Collis

doi:10.1117/12.2202565

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22 December 2015 Designing small molecule polyaromatic p- and n-type semiconductor materials for organic electronics

Gavin E. Collis

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Proceedings Volume 9668, Micro+Nano Materials, Devices, and Systems; 96683O (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2202565
Event: SPIE Micro+Nano Materials, Devices, and Applications, 2015, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Abstract

By combining computational aided design with synthetic chemistry, we are able to identify core 2D polyaromatic small molecule templates with the necessary optoelectronic properties for p- and n-type materials. By judicious selection of the functional groups, we can tune the physical properties of the material making them amenable to solution and vacuum deposition. In addition to solubility, we observe that the functional group can influence the thin film molecular packing. By developing structure-property relationships (SPRs) for these families of compounds we observe that some compounds are better suited for use in organic solar cells, while others, varying only slightly in structure, are favoured in organic field effect transistor devices. We also find that the processing conditions can have a dramatic impact on molecular packing (i.e. 1D vs 2D polymorphism) and charge mobility; this has implications for material and device long term stability. We have developed small molecule p- and n-type materials for organic solar cells with efficiencies exceeding 2%. Subtle variations in the functional groups of these materials produces p- and ntype materials with mobilities higher than 0.3 cm²/Vs. We are also interested in using our SPR approach to develop materials for sensor and bioelectronic applications.

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Gavin E. Collis "Designing small molecule polyaromatic p- and n-type semiconductor materials for organic electronics", Proc. SPIE 9668, Micro+Nano Materials, Devices, and Systems, 96683O (22 December 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2202565

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