Issue 66, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Synthesis and charge transport studies of stable, soluble hexacenes†‡

Balaji Purushothaman,§a   Sean R. Parkin,a   Mark J. Kendrick,b   Daniel David,c   Jeremy W. Ward,c   Liyang Yu,d   Natalie Stingelin,d   Oana D. Jurchescu,c   Oksana Ostroverkhovab  and  John E. Anthony*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
E-mail: Anthony@uky.edu
Fax: 01 859 323 1069
Tel: 01 859 257 8844

b Department of Physics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA

c Department of Physics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, USA

d Department of Materials and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

Acenes larger than pentacene are predicted to possess enticing electronic properties, but are insoluble and prone to rapid decomposition. Utilizing a combination of functionalization strategies, we present stable, solution-processable hexacenes and an evaluation of their hole and electron transport properties.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC33919F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 May 2012
Accepted
25 Jun 2012
First published
26 Jun 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 8261-8263

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Synthesis and charge transport studies of stable, soluble hexacenes

B. Purushothaman, S. R. Parkin, M. J. Kendrick, D. David, J. W. Ward, L. Yu, N. Stingelin, O. D. Jurchescu, O. Ostroverkhova and J. E. Anthony, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 8261 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC33919F

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