Organic donor-acceptor assemblies form coaxial p-n heterojunctions with high photoconductivity.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
; 54(3): 946-50, 2015 Jan 12.
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The formation of coaxial p-n heterojunctions by mesoscale alignment of self-sorted donor and acceptor molecules, important to achieve high photocurrent generation in organic semiconductor-based assemblies, remains a challenging topic. Herein, we show that mixing a p-type πâ
gelator (TTV) with an n-type semiconductor (PBI) results in the formation of self-sorted fibers which are coaxially aligned to form interfacial p-n heterojunctions. UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction studies, atomic force microscopy, and Kelvin-probe force microscopy revealed an initial self-sorting at the molecular level and a subsequent mesoscale self-assembly of the resulted supramolecular fibers leading to coaxially aligned p-n heterojunctions. A flash photolysis time-resolved microwave conductivity (FP-TRMC) study revealed a 12-fold enhancement in the anisotropic photoconductivity of TTV/PBI coaxial fibers when compared to the individual assemblies of the donor/acceptor molecules.
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