title: Synthesis and Investigation of the V-shaped Tröger's Base Derivatives as Hole-transporting Materials.
abstract: V-shaped Tröger's base core has been investigated as a central linking unit in the synthesis of new charge-transporting materials for optoelectronic applications. The studied molecules have been synthesized in two steps from relatively inexpensive starting materials, and demonstrate high glass transition temperatures, good stability of the amorphous state, and comparatively high hole drift mobility (up to 0.011 cm(2)  V(-1)  s(-1) ).
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu pl. 19, Kaunas, 50254, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Titas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Braukyla
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU, UK.
authors.forename: Nobuya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu pl. 19, Kaunas, 50254, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Maryte
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daskeviciene
authors.affiliation: Department of Solid State Electronics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 9, Vilnius, 10222, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Vygintas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jankauskas
authors.affiliation: Department of Solid State Electronics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 9, Vilnius, 10222, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Egidijus
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kamarauskas
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu pl. 19, Kaunas, 50254, Lithuania. tadas.malinauskas@ktu.lt.
authors.forename: Tadas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Malinauskas
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU, UK. henry.snaith@physics.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Henry J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Snaith
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu pl. 19, Kaunas, 50254, Lithuania. vytautas.getautis@ktu.lt.
authors.forename: Vytautas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Getautis
keywords: aldehydes; base; charge transport; materials; semiconductors