title: Ten years of N-heteropentacenes as semiconductors for organic thin-film transistors.
abstract: Introducing N atoms to the pentacene backbone leads to N-heteropentacenes, whose properties can be tuned by changing the number, position and valence state of N atoms in the pentacene backbone. With a rapid development in recent years, N-heteropentacenes and their derivatives have arisen as a new family of organic semiconductors with high performance in organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs). This article reviews the research efforts of developing N-heteropentacenes into organic semiconductors starting from 2003 with emphasis on the work of the author's group since 2009. The structure-property relationship and design rationale are highlighted based on an overview of reported organic semiconductors of N-heteropentacenes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, PR China, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme University Grants Committee), Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Miao
keywords: organic field-effect transistors; organic semiconductors; polycyclic heteroarene; structure-property relationships