Functionalized perylenes: Origin of the enhanced electrical performances

C. Piliego, F. Cordella, D. Jarzab, S. Lu, Z. Chen, A. Facchetti, M. A. Loi

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Abstract

In this letter we compare the transistor performances of two solution-processed perylene derivatives: N,N′-bis (n-octyl)- dicyanoperylene-3,4:9,10-bis(dicarboximide) (PDI8-CN2) and N,N′-1H,1H-perfluorobutyl dicyanoperylenediimide (PDIF-CN2). Perylenediimide nitrogen functionalization with perfluoroalkyl vs. alkyl chains improves the electron mobility of solution-processed organic field effect transistors (OFETs) by one order of magnitude. Time resolved spectroscopy allows attributing this increment to a higher degree of co-facial arrangement of the fluorinated molecules. This supramolecular arrangement enhances the π-π overlap leading to more efficient electron transport.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)303-308
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
Volume95
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science

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