Electron-Deficient Polycyclic Molecules via Ring Fusion for n-Type Organic Electrochemical Transistors

Jiayao Duan, Genming Zhu, Liuyuan Lan, Junxin Chen, Xiuyuan Zhu, Chaoyue Chen, Yaping Yu, Hailiang Liao, Zhengke Li, Iain McCulloch, Wan Yue

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Abstract

The primary challenge for n-type small-molecule organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) is to improve their electron mobilities and thus the key figure of merit μC*. Nevertheless, few reports in OECTs have specially proposed to address this issue. Herein, we report a 10-ring-fused polycyclic π-system consisting of the core of naphthalene bis-isatin dimer and the terminal moieties of rhodanine, which features intramolecular noncovalent interactions, high π-delocalization and strong electron-deficient characteristics. We find that this extended π-conjugated system using the ring fusion strategy displays improved electron mobilities up to 0.043 cm2 V−1 s−1 compared to our previously reported small molecule gNR, and thereby leads to a remarkable μC* of 10.3 F cm−1 V−1 s−1 in n-type OECTs, which is the highest value reported to date for small-molecule OECTs. This work highlights the importance of π-conjugation extension in polycyclic-fused molecules for enhancing the performance of n-type small-molecule OECTs.
Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume62
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2 2023
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Catalysis

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