Oxadiazole-integrated heterocoronene discotics as ambipolar organic semiconductors
Ritobrata De, Joydip De, Santosh Prasad Gupta, Indu Bala, Ankita Ankita, Tarun, Upendra Kumar Pandey, Santanu Kumar Pal
Abstract
Disc-shaped liquid crystals designed by introducing oxadiazole functional units into a heterocoronene system were explored in thin-film space-charge limited current (SCLC) devices. They were found to exhibit ambipolar semiconducting behavior.
Topics & Concepts
Ambipolar diffusionOxadiazoleMaterials scienceSemiconductorOrganic semiconductorSpace chargeOptoelectronicsCharge (physics)NanotechnologyOrganic chemistryPhysicsElectronChemistryQuantum mechanicsLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics