Abstract
The conductive properties of molecular wires formed by columnar self-assembly of peripherally substituted large aromatic macrocycles were investigated. Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene (BC) consisting of 42 carbon atoms bound together in 13 adjoining C6-membered rings to form the planar, disc-shaped aromatic molecule was used. The one dimensional intracolumnar charge mobility in the liquid crystalline phase of hexakis-tetradecyl-BC (C14BC) was measured. The combined properties of one-dimensional charge mobility, wide-range liquid crystallinity, and good thermal stability make CnBC compounds ideal for such applications as vectorial charge transport layers in xerography, electrophotography, or molecular electronic devices.
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van de Craats, A. M., Warman, J. M., Mullen, K., Geerts, Y., & Brand, J. D. (1998). Rapid charge transport along self-assembling graphitic nanowires. Advanced Materials, 10(1), 36–38. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(199801)10:1<36::aid-adma36>3.0.co;2-a
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