We describe here the synthesis and electronic device properties of a new type of polycyclic aromatic molecule, the contorted octabenzocircumbiphenyl (c-OBCB). Contorted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are promising small active molecules for organic devices. We present two different methods to synthesize c-OBCB derivatives that allow the smooth incorporation of functional groups. The material has a highly contorted exterior with six 4-helicenes and two 5-helicenes around the exterior of the expanded core of the aromatic. With appropriate sidechains, the material is soluble in common organic solvents and forms thin films. In thin films, the tetradodecyloxy-substituted c-OBCB self-assembles to form the active layer in organic field effect transistors. It is a hole transporting organic semiconductor. In the transistors, the c-OBCB forms good contact with source and drain contacts made from graphene. The c-OBCB self-assembles into a heterojunction from solution with phenyl-C70-butyric acid methyl ester (PC70BM). We observed power conversion efficiencies of ∼2.9 % under 100 mW cm−2 illumination at a 1 : 4 weight ratio of the c-OBCB relative to PC70BM. The c-OBCB is shape complementary to the ball shaped PC70BM.
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芳烃分子——扭曲八苯并
环辛二烯(c-OBCB)的合成和电子器件特性。扭曲多环
芳烃(PAHs)是有机器件中很有前景的小分子活性分子。我们提出了两种不同的c-OBCB衍
生物合成方法,能够顺利地引入官能团。这种材料具有高度扭曲的外部结构,在芳香族膨胀核心的外部有六个4-螺旋烯和两个5-螺旋烯。在适当的侧链作用下,这种材料可溶于常见的有机溶剂并形成薄膜。在薄膜中,
四十二烷氧基取代的c-OBCB可自组装形成有机场效应晶体管中的活性层。这是一种空穴传输有机半导体。在晶体管中,c-OBCB与
石墨烯制成的源极和漏极接触良好。c-OBCB与苯基-C70-
丁酸甲酯(PC70BM)在溶液中自组装成异质结。在100 mW cm-2光照下,c-OBCB与PC70BM的重量比为1:4时,我们观察到的功率转换效率约为2.9%。c-OBCB的形状与球形的PC70BM互补。