The influence of side chains on the structures and properties of functionalized pentacenes

…, K Gallup, C Haughn, DC Martin, JE Anthony

Index: Chen, Jihua; Subramanian, Sankar; Parkin, Sean R.; Siegler, Maxime; Gallup, Kaitlin; Haughn, Chelsea; Martin, David C.; Anthony, John E. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2008 , vol. 18, # 17 p. 1961 - 1969

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Abstract

We investigated substituent-induced variations in microstructure and physical properties of a family of functionalized pentacenes, materials currently of intensive interest for making organic electronic devices such as thin film transistors, to shed light on the complex relationships between functionalization, film formation, stability, and microstructure. In this study, the pentacenes were modified with alkyl acetylene or alkylsilylethynyl groups with ...