Developing 9,10-anthracene Derivatives: Optical, Electrochemical, Thermal, and Electrical Characterization.

ABSTRACT: Anthracene-based semiconductors are a class of molecules that have attracted interest due to their air stability, planarity, potential for strong intermolecular interactions, and favorable frontier molecular orbital energy levels. In this study seven novel 9,10-anthracene-based molecules were synthesized and their optical, electrochemical, and thermal properties were characterized, along with their single crystal arrangement. We found that functionalization of the 9,10-positions with different phenyl derivatives resulted in negligible variation in the optical properties with minor (±0.10 eV) changes in electrochemical behavior, while the choice of phenyl derivative greatly affected the thermal stability (Td > 258 °C). Preliminary organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) were fabricated and ch

SUBMITTER: Vorona MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6747803 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature