title: Combining form with function--the dawn of phosphole-based functional materials.
abstract: Phosphole-based π-conjugated compounds have recently attracted significant attention due their unique electronic properties. It is now well established that the versatile phosphorus chemistry offers great opportunities for efficient fine-tuning of the properties of π-conjugated systems from a fundamental point of view; a feature that pure carbon-based π-conjugated materials cannot provide. This perspective highlights the recent progress using phosphole-based π-conjugated building blocks towards applied materials with multiple and diverse functionalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baumgartner