title: Perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid diimides: synthesis, physical properties, and use in organic electronics.
abstract: Perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid diimides (perylene diimides, PDIs) have been used as industrial pigments for many years. More recently, new applications for PDI derivatives have emerged in areas including organic photovoltaic devices and field-effect transistors. This Perspective discusses the synthesis and physical properties of PDI derivatives and their applications in organic electronics.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States.
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barlow
authors.forename: Seth R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Marder