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Sumitomo K, Sudo Y, Kanazawa K, Kawabata K, Takimiya K. Enantiopure 2-(2-ethylhexyl)dinaphtho[2,3- b:2',3'- f]thieno[3,2- b]thiophenes: synthesis, single-crystal structure and a surprising lack of influence of stereoisomerism on thin-film structure and electronic properties. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2022; 9:444-451. [PMID: 34788783 DOI: 10.1039/d1mh01119g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Starting from a chiral resolution of 2-ethylhexanoic acid followed by conversions of functional groups without interfering with the enantiopurity, we have successfully introduced an enantiopure 2-ethylhexyl group on to dinaphtho[2,3-b:2',3'-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (DNTT) via a Negishi-coupling reaction to synthesize 2-(R)-(2-ethylhexyl)- and 2-(S)-(2-ethylhexyl)-DNTT (R- and S-EH-DNTT, respectively). Then, the crystallinities, thin-film structures, and the organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) based on R-, S- and racemic EH-DNTT (rac-EH-DNTT) were studied to elucidate the effect of stereoisomerism in the 2-ethylhexyl group. The crystal structures of the R- and S-EH-DNTTs are classified as herringbone packing and contain two crystallographically independent molecules connected by edge-to-face CH-π intermolecular interactions, and the molecules' directly opposite directions avoid steric repulsion between the 2-ethylhexyl groups. Thin films of the EH-DNTTs fabricated using both the spin-coating and vacuum-deposition methods were revealed to have similar but slightly different packing structures to that in the single crystal. Intriguingly, the packing structures in the thin-film state depend on the deposition method, and not on the stereoisomers of EH-DNTT. Consistent with the packing structures in the thin-film state, the performance of OFETs based on the thin films of the R-, S- and rac-EH-DNTTs were affected by the deposition method, and not by the stereoisomerism. This means that the stereoisomerism in the alkyl side chain has a marginal effect on the packing structure and electronic properties in the thin-film state. This is endorsed by the theoretical calculations using the functional-group symmetry-adapted perturbation theory (F-SAPT), which indicated that the intermolecular interactions between the DNTT cores are dominant in the total intermolecular interaction energies, and implies that the crystallization process in the thin-film deposition could be governed by intermolecular interactions between the DNTT cores. We conclude that in 2-ethylhexyl-substituted organic semiconductors with a large and highly aggregative π-conjugated core, like EH-DNTT, the enantiopurity in the 2-ethylhexyl group does not significantly affect the thin-film structure and thus the performance of thin-film OFETs.
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- Kenta Sumitomo
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.
- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.
- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.
- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University (WPI-AIMR), 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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Liu L, Yang Y, Wei Z. Chiral Organic Optoelectronic Materials and Circularly Polarized Light Luminescence and Detection. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2022. [DOI: 10.6023/a22030123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Albano G, Pescitelli G, Di Bari L. Chiroptical Properties in Thin Films of π-Conjugated Systems. Chem Rev 2020; 120:10145-10243. [PMID: 32892619 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chiral π-conjugated molecules provide new materials with outstanding features for current and perspective applications, especially in the field of optoelectronic devices. In thin films, processes such as charge conduction, light absorption, and emission are governed not only by the structure of the individual molecules but also by their supramolecular structures and intermolecular interactions to a large extent. Electronic circular dichroism, ECD, and its emission counterpart, circularly polarized luminescence, CPL, provide tools for studying aggregated states and the key properties to be sought for designing innovative devices. In this review, we shall present a comprehensive coverage of chiroptical properties measured on thin films of organic π-conjugated molecules. In the first part, we shall discuss some general concepts of ECD, CPL, and other chiroptical spectroscopies, with a focus on their applications to thin film samples. In the following, we will overview the existing literature on chiral π-conjugated systems whose thin films have been characterized by ECD and/or CPL, as well other chiroptical spectroscopies. Special emphasis will be put on systems with large dissymmetry factors (gabs and glum) and on the application of ECD and CPL to derive structural information on aggregated states.
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- Gianluigi Albano
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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Liu X, Nie W, Tu D, Guo X, Li C. 2D Conjugated Polyelectrolytes Possessing Identical Backbone with Active-Layer Polymer as Cathode Interlayer for Organic Solar Cells. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 41:e1900624. [PMID: 31977130 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201900624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A 2D conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE), PBDTTh-TT-NBr, having the same backbone as the highly efficient donor polymer PTB7-Th and the quaternary ammonium pendant, is synthesized as a cathode interlayer (CIL) material for PTB7-Th-based fullerene and non-fullerene solar cells. The quaternary ammonium group is connected to the 2D conjugated backbone by a long, flexible alkyl chain, facilitating the modification of cathode via forming interface dipoles. Moreover, compared with another CPE analogue to PTB7, PBDT-TT-NBr, without the 2D conjugated backbone, the PBDTTh-TT-NBr presents a higher similarity in polymer structure to the donor polymer PTB7-Th. This feature makes it more compatible with the PTB7-Th-based active-layer film, improving the electron transport. With the PBDTTh-TT-NBr as the CIL, devices afford higher performances than those using the PBDT-TT-NBr in both fullerene and non-fullerene systems. This work offers guidance on choosing the CIL material that ought to possess a highly similar structure to the active-layer component.
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- Xuan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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Pop F, Zigon N, Avarvari N. Main-Group-Based Electro- and Photoactive Chiral Materials. Chem Rev 2019; 119:8435-8478. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Flavia Pop
- Laboratoire MOLTECH-Anjou,
UMR 6200 CNRS-Université d’Angers, UFR Sciences, Bât. K, 2 Bd. Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire MOLTECH-Anjou,
UMR 6200 CNRS-Université d’Angers, UFR Sciences, Bât. K, 2 Bd. Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire MOLTECH-Anjou,
UMR 6200 CNRS-Université d’Angers, UFR Sciences, Bât. K, 2 Bd. Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex, France
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Mahesh K, Karpagam S, Putnin T, Le H, Bui TT, Ounnunkad K, Goubard F. Role of cyano substituents on thiophene vinylene benzothiadiazole conjugated polymers and application as hole transporting materials in perovskite solar cells. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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He T, Leowanawat P, Burschka C, Stepanenko V, Stolte M, Würthner F. Impact of 2-Ethylhexyl Stereoisomers on the Electrical Performance of Single-Crystal Field-Effect Transistors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1804032. [PMID: 30216567 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201804032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Many organic semiconductors (OSCs) inherit chiral alkyl chains, which ensure the desirable high solubility for solution-processing but may also lead to disorder, inhomogeneous film-formation, as well as interfacial defects due to the presence of mixtures of stereoisomers or diastereomers, which impair their peak performance. Here, single-crystal field-effect transistors (SCFETs) of a diketopyrrolopyrrole-based organic semiconductor with chiral 2-ethylhexyl substituents by sublimation in air and organic ribbon mask method are fabricated. Devices of the mesomer (R/S), both enantiomers (R/R, S/S), as well as mixtures of these three stereoisomers measured under ambient conditions exhibit all appreciable p-channel charge carrier mobilities of > 0.1 cm2 V-1 s-1 despite different packing arrangement in the R/S, R/R (or S/S), and racemate crystal structures. These results suggest a surprising tolerance for isomeric impurities. The highest literature-reported p-channel mobility so far for a diketopyrrolopyrrole-based OSC of 3.4 cm2 V-1 s-1 (Ion /Ioff of 1 × 106 ) is, however, only obtained for the pure R/S mesomer, illustrating the inherent potential of stereochemical purity. These results on SCFETs are further substantiated by studies on organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) of pure and mixed thin films of the different stereoisomers.
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- Tao He
- Universität Würzburg, Institut für Organische Chemie & Center for Nanosystems Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institut für Organische Chemie & Center for Nanosystems Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institut für Organische Chemie & Center for Nanosystems Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institut für Organische Chemie & Center for Nanosystems Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institut für Organische Chemie & Center for Nanosystems Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institut für Organische Chemie & Center for Nanosystems Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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Hume PA, Monks JP, Pop F, Davies ES, MacKenzie RCI, Amabilino DB. Self-Assembly of Chiral-at-End Diketopyrrolopyrroles: Symmetry Dependent Solution and Film Optical Activity and Photovoltaic Performance. Chemistry 2018; 24:14461-14469. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Paul A. Hume
- School of Chemistry; University of Nottingham; University Park NG7 2RD UK
- Present address: School of Chemical Sciences; The University of Auckland; 23 Symonds Street Auckland 1010 New Zealand
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- School of Chemistry; University of Nottingham; University Park NG7 2RD UK
- The GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry; University of Nottingham; Jubilee Campus, Triumph Road Nottingham NG7 2TU UK
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- School of Chemistry; University of Nottingham; University Park NG7 2RD UK
- Present address: Laboratoire MOLTECH-Anjou; UMR 6200 CNRS UFR Sciences, Bât. K; 2 bd. Lavoisier 49045 Angers France
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- School of Chemistry; University of Nottingham; University Park NG7 2RD UK
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- School of Chemistry; University of Nottingham; University Park NG7 2RD UK
- The GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry; University of Nottingham; Jubilee Campus, Triumph Road Nottingham NG7 2TU UK
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Umeyama T, Shibata S, Igarashi K, Takahara S, Higashino T, Seki S, Imahori H. Enantiomerically Separated α-[70]PCBM for Organic Photovoltaics. CHEM LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.170306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Tomokazu Umeyama
- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501
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Schulz M, Mack M, Kolloge O, Lützen A, Schiek M. Organic photodiodes from homochiral l-proline derived squaraine compounds with strong circular dichroism. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:6996-7008. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp00306d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We demonstrate the feasibility of inserting highly circular dichroic active layers into an organic photodiode as a potential detector for circular polarized light.
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- Matthias Schulz
- Kekulé Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn
- D-53121 Bonn
- Germany
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- Energy and Semiconductor Research Laboratory
- Institute of Physics
- University of Oldenburg
- D-26129 Oldenburg
- Germany
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- Energy and Semiconductor Research Laboratory
- Institute of Physics
- University of Oldenburg
- D-26129 Oldenburg
- Germany
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- Kekulé Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn
- D-53121 Bonn
- Germany
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- Energy and Semiconductor Research Laboratory
- Institute of Physics
- University of Oldenburg
- D-26129 Oldenburg
- Germany
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Linear solubilizing side chain substituents enhance the photovoltaic properties of two-dimensional conjugated benzodithiophene-based polymers. POLYMER 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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