The tuneable electronic and structural properties of organic semiconductors together with their flexibility,
light weight, high solution processing and low costs in comparison with inorganic semiconductors are
some of the key points for the current interest in the development of π-conjugated small molecules and
polymers for a variety of applications. In this project, a combined experimental and theoretical study of
two ladder-type compounds functionalized with naphthalimides1
(Figure 1) is performed with the aim to
explore the impact of the structure on the optical and charge-transport properties. Compound
NDI-TP-Ph-TP has an imidazole group as a spacer ring and NIP-TP-Ph-TP has a spacer ring of
pyrazine type. The two molecular systems have been implemented in organic field effect transistors2
(OFETs), to assess their potential as active materials in organic electronics. Both compounds show p-type mobility, moreover, NDI-TP-Ph-TP material also displays low n-type mobility, presenting a certain
ambipolar character.
Buscar en Dimension