Tuning intermolecular non-covalent interactions for nanowires of organic semiconductors.
Anthracene and its derivatives are used to demonstrate a simple way to cast assemble nanowires of organic semiconductors with tuning of intermolecular non-covalent interactions by molecular design. The tuning of intermolecular interactions could be achieved by (i) decreasing intermolecular hydrophobic interactions by linking hydrophilic side chains to anthracene rings, (ii) increasing intermolecular interaction for self-assembly with the assistance of hydrogen bonds, and (iii) enhancing molecular π-π interaction by increasing the conjugated dimension of the compounds.
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, China.
Lang
L
Jiang
Jianhua
J
Gao
Yanyan
Y
Fu
Huanli
H
Dong
Huaping
H
Zhao
Hongxiang
H
Li
Qingxin
Q
Tang
Keqiu
K
Chen
Wenping
W
Hu
D000181:Acrylonitrile / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D000873:Anthracenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012666:Semiconductors
D000873:Anthracenes; C034020:anthracene; D000181:Acrylonitrile