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Rafael Sandoval-Torrientes1, Joaquín Calbo2, Wakana Matsuda3
1Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA)-Nanociencia, c/ Faraday, 9, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
A series of donor-acceptor (D-A) small molecules based on electron-deficient benzothiadiazole (BTD) and electron-rich benzodithiophene (BDT) featuring an A-D-A structure is presented. Exhaustive spectroscopic, electrochemical, and computational studies evidence their electroactive nature and their ability to form well-ordered thin films with broad visible absorptions and low band gaps (ca. 2 eV). Time-resolved microwave conductivity (TRMC) studies unveil unexpected n-type charge transport displaying high electron mobilities around 0.1 cm2 V-1 s-1 . Efficient electron transport properties are consistent with the low electron reorganization energies (0.11-0.17 eV) theoretically predicted.
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