TY  - JOUR
T1  - Alkylated benzodithienoquinolizinium salts as possible non-fullerene organic n-type semiconductors
T2  - An experimental and theoretical study
AU  - Aracena, Andrés
AU  - Rezende, Marcos Caroli
AU  - García, Macarena
AU  - Muñoz-Becerra, Karina
AU  - Wrighton-Araneda, Kerry
AU  - Valdebenito, Cristian
AU  - Celis, Freddy
AU  - Vásquez, Octavio
N1  - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY  - 2021/11/1
Y1  - 2021/11/1
N2  - Three photobicyclized benzodithienoquinolizinium tetrafluoroborates (BPDTQBF4) were prepared and evaluated by UV–Vis and fluorescence spectral, electrochemical analysis, and by theoretical calculations as possible organic n-type semiconductors. Evaluation and comparison of their LUMO levels, HOMO-LUMO energy gaps as monomeric and π-stacked dimers with those of other materials, suggest their potential as organic n-type semiconductors. Calculations of their relative charge carrier mobilities confirmed this potential for one derivative with a long (C-14) alkyl chain appended to the polycyclic planar π-system.
AB  - Three photobicyclized benzodithienoquinolizinium tetrafluoroborates (BPDTQBF4) were prepared and evaluated by UV–Vis and fluorescence spectral, electrochemical analysis, and by theoretical calculations as possible organic n-type semiconductors. Evaluation and comparison of their LUMO levels, HOMO-LUMO energy gaps as monomeric and π-stacked dimers with those of other materials, suggest their potential as organic n-type semiconductors. Calculations of their relative charge carrier mobilities confirmed this potential for one derivative with a long (C-14) alkyl chain appended to the polycyclic planar π-system.
KW  - Benzodithienoquinolizinium cations
KW  - Organic semiconductors
KW  - Photocyclization of N-aryl pyridinium salts
KW  - π-stacked assemblies
UR  - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85117815692&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2  - 10.3390/ma14216239
DO  - 10.3390/ma14216239
M3  - Article
AN  - SCOPUS:85117815692
SN  - 1996-1944
VL  - 14
JO  - Materials
JF  - Materials
IS  - 21
M1  - 6239
ER  -