Results
Title

Effect of End-capping Functional Groups on the Optoelectronic Properties of Oligothiophene Derivatives.

Authors

Zuo, Zhenyu; Sun, HongjianPP; Li, Xiaoyan

Abstract

Five novel oligothiophene derivatives end-capped by different functional groups (R=ethoxyl ( EtOP3T), methylsulfanyl ( MSP3T), acetyl ( AcP3T), methylsulfonyl ( MSO2P3T) and biphenyl ( BP3T) groups) were synthesized. They were characterized by Hnuclear magnetic resonanceH (P1PH NMR), Hmass spectrometryH (MS) and Fourier transform Infra-red spectra (IR). The relationship between end-capping functional groups and optoelectronic properties of them was investigated. It was found that the compound with sulfonyl group in the molecular structure ( MSOR 2R P3T) shows the highest oxidation stability (also supported by theoretical calculations) and best thermal stability among the five compounds. The results of scanning electron microscope (SEM) interpret that MSOR 2R P3T displays excellent ability of self-film forming. This reveals that it could be a potential candidate for thin film material. The liquid crystal property of MSOR 2R P3T was characterized by polarized optical microscopy analysis (POM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results of this paper provide useful information for the design of tailored oligothiophene derivatives for devices.

Publication

Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 2012, Vol 30, Issue 10, p2401

ISSN

1001-604X

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1002/cjoc.201200487