A thiadiazole-capped nanoribbon with 18 linearly fused rings

authors	Cortizo-Lacalle, D; Gozalvez, C; Franco, MM; Mateo-Alonso, A
nationality	International
journal	NANOSCALE
keywords	POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS; THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS; N-HETEROACENE; GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; PYRAZINE-ACENES; COVE-EDGE; ELECTRONICS; ACCEPTORS; NONACENE; RIBBONS
abstract	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that extend over 2 nm in one dimension are seen as monodisperse graphene nanoribbons, which have attracted significant attention for a broad range of applications in organic electronics and photonics. Herein we report the synthesis of a stable bisthiadiazole-capped pyrene-containing nanoribbon with 18 linearly fused rings (NR-18-TD). Thanks to the presence of alternating tert-butyl and tri-iso-butylsilyl groups, NR-18-TD is highly soluble in organic solvents and therefore its structure and fundamental optoelectronic, redox and electrical properties could be unambiguously established. This work illustrates that NR-18-TD is a promising soluble NR-based n-type semiconductor for applications in organic electronics.
publisher	ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
issn	2040-3364
year published	2018
volume	10
issue	24
beginning page	11297
ending page	11301
digital object identifier (doi)	10.1039/c8nr03516d
web of science category	Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied
subject category	Chemistry; Science & Technology - Other Topics; Materials Science; Physics
unique article identifier	WOS:000436133400005