Tetrahedral n-type materials: Efficient quenching of the excitation of p-type polymers in amorphous films

Abstract

Tetrahedral naphthalenediimide compound 1 has been synthesized as an example of a new class of amorphous n-type materials, in which the nondirectionality obtained by its shape is decoupled from its optoelectronic properties. 1 forms bicontinuous films with p-type polymers and effectively quenches the excited state, yielding long-lived mobile charge carriers on pulsed illumination. Copyright © 2005 American Chemical Society.